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Simplified Chinese version

U+624D

Seal script

Jinwen

Jiaguwen

Jianbo

Semantic variant

Specialized semantic variant

Specialized semantic variant

Radical:+ 0 strokes = 3 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.99#49 Kangxi: p.416#30 Cihai: p.558r2c01 GSR: 943.a Hanyu: v3,p1824#02
Composition:Component of: 𠄒 𠆫 𠠸 𨙴 𠮹 𢩱 𬁱 𥘔 𦬁 𬏛 𤿋 𪪋 𦨑 [More]
Mandarin:cái ㄘㄞˊ
Cantonese:coi4
Tang reconstruction:*dzhəi
Shuowen:才部》才:草木之初也。从丨上贯一,将生枝叶。一,地也。凡才之属皆从才。
Guangyun:广韵·上平声··》才:用也,质也,力也,文才也。《说文》作才草木之初也。
Kangxi:康熙字典·手部·手部》才:《唐韵》昨哉切《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》墙来切,𠀤音裁。《说文》草木之初也。从丨,上贯一,将生枝叶。一,地也。《徐曰》上一,初生岐枝。下一,地也。《六书正譌》才,木质也。在地爲木,旣伐爲才,象其枝根斩伐之馀。从木省。别作材,非。又天地人爲三才。《易·系辞》有天道焉,有人道焉,有地道焉。兼三才而两之,故六。一曰能也。《礼·文王世子》必取贤敛才焉。《论语》才难,不其然乎。《前汉·武帝纪》其令州县举茂才异等。《唐书·百官志》择人以四才。《邵尧夫曰》临大事然后见才之难。才者,天之良质也,学者所以成其才也。又质也,力也。《·鲁颂》思无期,思马斯才。《传》多材也。《孟子》非天之降才尔殊也。《近思录》性出于天,才出于气,气淸则才淸,气浊则才浊。又姓。明尙书才宽。又《集韵》通作材。《说文》材,水挺也。从木,才声。《徐曰》木劲直可用,故曰入山抡可爲材者。人之有才,义出于此。又《正韵》与才通。古用才爲才始字。《晋书·谢混传》才小冨贵,便豫人家事。又与裁通。《战国策》惟王才之。又与财通。《前汉·扬雄传》财足以奉宗庙。又《集韵》将来切,与哉同。亦始也。《尔雅·释诂疏》哉,古文作才。以声近,借爲哉始之哉。又作代切,音再。义同。又叶卽由切,音遒。《焦氏·易林》季子多才,使我不忧。
Fanqie:昨哉 (《广韵·上平声··》)
Unihan definition:talent, ability; just, only

Example usage

论语·泰伯》:子曰:“如有周公之之美,使骄且吝,其馀不足观也已。”
The Master said, "Though a man have abilities as admirable as those of the duke of Zhou, yet if he be proud and niggardly, those other things are really not worth being looked at."
孟子·尽心上》:得天下英而教育之,三乐也。
That he can get from the whole kingdom the most talented individuals, and teach and nourish them; this is the third delight.
礼记·文王世子》:凡语于郊者,必取贤敛焉。
At all examinations in the suburban schools, the rule was to select the best and mark out the most talented.
扬子法言》:公仪子、董仲舒之之邵也,使见善不明,用心不刚,俦克尔?
Even with the perfection of Gong Yizi and Dong Zhongshu's talents, if they had not distinguished the good clearly, and if they had not used a steadfast mind, then how could they have so prevailed?
墨子·亲士》:难令,然可以致君见尊。
Real talents may be hard to command, but they can be trusted to be envoys to the court of the emperor and to meet the nobility.
庄子·人间世》:怒其臂以当车辙,不知其不胜任也,是其之美者也。
It angrily stretches out its arms, to arrest the progress of the carriage, unconscious of its inability for such a task, but showing how much it thinks of its own powers.
史记·五帝本纪》:昔高阳氏有子八人,世得其利,谓之“八恺”。
In former days the Emperor Gaoyang had eight talented sons; the world benefited by them, and they were called the eight benevolent ones.
荀子·王制》:行反时者死无赦。
说苑·君道》:周公践天子之位布德施惠,远而逾明,十二牧,方三人,出举远方之民,有饥寒而不得衣食者,有狱讼而失职者,有贤而不举者,以入告乎天子,天子于其君之朝也,摄而进之曰:“意朕之政教有不得者与!”
春秋繁露·十指》:论贤之义,别所长之能,一指也。
韩诗外传·卷八》:对曰:“赏有能,招贤,退不肖。”
大戴礼记·千乘》:强股肱,质射御,武聪慧,治众长卒,所以为仪缀于国。
白虎通德论·》:爵者,尽也,各量其职尽其也。
新序·善谋下》:攻城得赂,积财而不能赏,天下畔之,贤怨之,而莫为之用。
中论·治学》:故虽有其,而无其志,亦不能兴其功也。
孔子家语·王言解》:则贤者说而不肖者惧,哀鳏寡,养孤独,恤贫穷,诱孝弟,选能。
潜夫论·赞学》:而况君子敦贞之质,察敏之,摄之以良朋,教之以明师,文之以《礼》、《乐》,导之以《》、《》,赞之以《周易》,明之以《春秋》,其有济乎?
论衡·命义》:颜渊困于学,以自杀。
风俗通义》:私惧后进,益以迷昧,聊以不,举尔所知,方以类聚,凡一十卷,谓之《风俗通义》。
孔丛子·广言》:佞,也。
申鉴·政体》:若乃二端不愆,五德不离,六节不悖,则三允序,五事交备,百工惟厘,庶绩咸熙。
忠经·冢臣章》:虽有周、孔之,必以忠为本也。
素书·正道章》:德足以怀远,信足以一异,义足以得众,足以鉴古,明足以照下,此人之俊也。
新语·道基》:陈力就列,以义建功,师旅行阵,德仁为固,仗义而强,调气养性,仁者寿长,美次德,义者行方。
蔡中郎集》:夫书画辞赋、之小者,匡国理政,未有其能。
列子·周穆王》:万物滋殖,艺多方。
文子·守静》:若然者,血脉无郁滞,五藏无积气,祸福不能矫滑,非誉不能尘垢,非有其世,孰能济焉,有其不遇其时,身犹不能脱,又况无道乎。
文始真经·九药》:不可以鄙猥,己。
列仙传·涓子》:九仙既传,三乃理。
老子河上公章句》:大巧若拙,大巧谓多术也。
韩非子·存韩》:臣视非之言,文其淫说,靡辩甚。
管子·参患》:道正者不安,则能之人去亡。
吴子·图国》:今寡人不,而群臣莫及者,楚国其殆矣。
六韬·举贤》:太公曰:“将相分职,而各以官名举人,按名督实,选考能,令实当其名,名当其实,则得举贤之道也。”
周髀算经·》:爽以暗蔽,学浅昧,隣高山之仰止,慕景行之轨辙,负薪馀日,聊观《周髀》。
淮南子·齐俗训》:下也,时弗宜也。
吕氏春秋·论威》:故古之至兵,民未合,而威已谕矣,敌已服矣,岂必用枹鼓干戈哉?
鬼谷子·谋篇》:智者达于数、明于理,不可欺以不诚,可示以道理,可使立功:是三也。
尹文子·大道下》:钧智同,而彼贵我贱,能不怨则美矣。
邓析子·转辞》:今之为
君者
1,无尧舜之而慕尧舜之治,故终颠殒乎混冥之中,而事不觉于昭明之术,是以虚慕欲治之名,无益乱世之理也。
春秋左传》:三月,晋侯潜会秦伯于王城,己丑,晦,公宫火,瑕甥,郤芮,不获公,乃如河上,秦伯诱而杀之,晋侯逆夫人嬴氏以归,秦伯送卫于晋三千人,实纪纲之仆,初,晋侯之竖头须,守藏者也,其出也,窃藏以逃,尽用以求纳之,及入,求见,公辞焉以沐,谓仆人曰,沐则心覆,心覆则图反,宜吾不得见也,居者为社稷之守,行者为羁绁之仆,其亦可也,何必罪居者,国君而雠匹夫,惧者甚众矣,仆人以告,公遽见之,狄人归季隗于晋,而请其二子,文公妻赵衰,生原同,屏括,搂婴,赵姬请逆盾,与其母,子馀辞,姬曰,得宠而忘旧,何以使人,必逆之,固请,许之,来,以盾为,固请于公,以为嫡子,而使其三子下之,以叔隗为内子,而己下之。

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