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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 濟 U+6FDF |  Seal script |  Jinwen | 㴉 Semantic variant | 泲 Semantic variant | 济 Simplified character |
| Radical: | 水+ 14 strokes = 17 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.268#36 p.370#26 Kangxi: p.656#01 Cihai: p.836r1c01 GSR: 593.o Hanyu: v3,p1771#12 |
| Composition: | Left: 氵, right: 齐. Component of: 𫬵 |
| Mandarin: | jì jǐ qí ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄑㄧˊ |
| Cantonese: | zai2 zai3 |
| Tang reconstruction: | tzèi |
| Shuowen: | 《水部》济：水。出常山房子赞皇山，东入泜。从水齐声。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·上声·荠·济》济：定也，止也，齐也，亦济济多威仪皃又水名出王屋亦州本齐地秦属东郡宋于此置碻磝戍后魏于此置济北郡周武帝置肥城郡武德改爲济州或作泲又姓出姓苑襄城人也，子礼切。又音霁。五。 《广韵·去声·霁·霁》济：渡也，定也，止也，又卦名旣济。又子礼切。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·水部·十四》济：〔古文〕泲㴉《唐韵》《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》𠀤子礼切，音秭。水名。《说文》水出常山郡房子县赞皇山。《释名》济，济也，源出河北济河而南也。《风俗通·山泽篇》济者齐，齐其度量也。《书·禹贡》导沇水，东流爲济。《传》泉源爲沇，流去爲济。又水名，出郦县。《山海经》支离之山，济水出焉。又济南，郡名。《广舆记》汉初爲济南国，景帝时分郡。又济济，衆盛之貌。一曰多威仪也。《诗·大雅》济济多士。又《广韵》《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》𠀤子计切，音霁。渡也。《扬子·方言》过渡谓之涉济。《诗·邶风》济有深涉。又止也。《诗·墉风》旣不我嘉，不能旋济。又与霁通。亦止也。《尔雅·释天》济，谓之霁。《疏》济，止也。今南阳人呼雨止爲霁。又成也。《左传·僖二十年》以欲从人则可，以人从欲鲜济。又利用也。《易·系辞》臼杵之利，万民以济。又益也。《左传·桓十一年》莫敖曰：盍请济师于王。又賙救也。《易·系辞》知周乎万物，而道济天下。又相助也。《易·谦卦》天道下济而光明。又《扬子·方言》济，忧也。陈楚或曰湿，或曰济。又读作挤，灭也。《晋语》二帝用师，以相济也。《注》济，当读爲挤。又《集韵》前西切，音齐。济济，祭祀容。又在礼切，音荠。与霁同。 |
| Fanqie: | 子礼 (《四书章句集注·孟子集注·滕文公章句上》) 子礼 (《广韵·上声·荠·济》) 子计 (《广韵·去声·霁·霁》) 子礼 (《广韵·去声·霁·霁》) |
| Unihan definition: | to help, aid, relieve; to ferry, cross |
Example usage
| 《论语·雍也》: | 子贡曰：“如有博施于民而能济众，何如？” |
| Zi Gong said, "Suppose the case of a man extensively conferring benefits on the people, and able to assist all, what would you say of him?" | |
| 《孟子·离娄下》: | 子产听郑国之政，以其乘舆济人于溱洧。 |
| When Zi Chan was chief minister of the State of Zheng, he would convey people across the Zhen and Wei in his own carriage. | |
| 《礼记·曲礼下》: | 天子穆穆，诸侯皇皇，大夫济济，士跄跄，庶人僬僬。 |
| The demeanour of the son of Heaven should be characterised by majesty; of the princes, by gravity; of the Great officers, by a regulated composure; of (inferior) officers, by an easy alertness; and of the common people, by simplicity and humility. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 舍舟航而济乎渎者，末矣。 |
| Throwing away the boat and yet crossing a great river, there has never been anyone who could do this]. | |
| 《墨子·尚同中》: | 故古者圣人之所以济事成功，垂名于后世者，无他故异物焉，曰唯能以尚同为政者也。 |
| So there was no other reason for the success and great fame of the ancient sages than that they could carry out the principle of Identification with the Superior in their administration. | |
| 《庄子·齐物论》: | 泠风则小和，飘风则大和，厉风济则众窍为虚。 |
| Gentle winds produce a small response; violent winds a great one. When the fierce gusts have passed away, all the apertures are empty | |
| 《道德经》: | 开其兑，济其事，终身不救。 |
| Let him keep his mouth open, and (spend his breath) in the promotion of his affairs, and all his life there will be no safety for him. | |
| 《商君书·弱民》: | 背法而治，此任重道远而无马牛，济大川而无舡楫也。 |
| This is like carrying a heavy load along a far road without having a horse or an ox, or like crossing a wide river without having a boat or oars. | |
| 《孙子兵法·行军》: | 绝水必远水，客绝水而来，勿迎于水内，令半济而击之利。 |
| After crossing a river, you should get far away from it. | |
| 《史记·五帝本纪》: | 此十六族者，世济其美，不陨其名。 |
| Of these sixteen men after ages have acknowledged the excellence, and not let their names fall to the ground. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 朝廷之美，济济枪枪。 |
| 《说苑·修文》: | 韩褐子济于河，津人告之曰：“夫人过于此者，未有不快用者也。” |
| 《春秋繁露·灭国下》: | 戎人乃窥兵于济西，由见鲁孤独而莫之救也。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 必济矣夫！ |
| 《大戴礼记》: | 居上位而不淫，临事而栗者，鲜不济矣，先忧事者，后乐事。 |
| 《白虎通德论·巡狩》: | 《尔雅》云：“江、河、淮、济，为四渎也。” |
| 《新书·修政语上》: | 然后济东海，入江内，取绿图，西济积石，涉流沙，登于昆仑，于是还归中国，以平天下，天下太平，唯躬道而已。 |
| 《新序·善谋》: | 王休甲息众，二年而复之，有取满、衍、首、垣，以临仁，平丘，黄，济阳、甄城，而魏氏服，王又割濮，历之北，注之齐、秦之要，绝楚、赵之脊，天下五合六聚而不敢相救，王之威亦单矣。 |
| 《中论·法象》: | 言必济也 |
| 《孔子家语·致思》: | 孔子使人竝涯止之，曰：“此悬水三十仞，圜流九十里，鱼鳖、鼋鼍不能居也，意者难可济也。” |
| 《潜夫论·赞学》: | 而况君子敦贞之质，察敏之才，摄之以良朋，教之以明师，文之以《礼》、《乐》，导之以《诗》、《书》，赞之以《周易》，明之以《春秋》，其有济乎？ |
| 《论衡·吉验》: | 光武帝建平元年十二月甲子生于济阳宫后殿第二内中，皇考为济阳令，时夜无火，室内自明。 |
| 《太玄经·羡》: | 次八，羡其足，济于沟渎，面贞。 |
| 《风俗通义》: | 后匡去济南相，琼为司空，比比援举，起家，拜尚书，迁弘农。 |
| 《孔丛子·论书》: | 虽退而穷，居河济之间、深山之中，作壤室，编蓬户，常于此弹琴瑟以歌先王之道，则可以发愤慷喟，忘己贫贱。 |
| 《申鉴·政体》: | 济大川者，太上乘舟，其次泅。 |
| 《忠经·广为章》: | 《诗》云：“济济多士，文王以宁。” |
| 《素书·求人之志章》: | 任材使能，所以济物。 |
| 《新语·道基》: | 川谷交错，风化未通，九州绝隔，未有舟车之用，以济深致远。 |
| 《蔡中郎集》: | 济济群彦，如云如龙。 |
| 《列子·黄帝》: | 颜回问乎仲尼曰：“吾尝济乎觞深之渊矣，津人操舟若神。” |
| 《鶡冠子·度万》: | 百业俱绝，万生皆困，济济混混，孰知其故。 |
| 《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，有其才不遇其时，身犹不能脱，又况无道乎。 |
| 《列仙传·关令尹》: | 俱济流沙，同归妙处。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 道无形质，故能出入无间，通神明济群生也。 |
| 《韩非子·初见秦》: | 齐之清济浊河，足以为限。 |
| 《慎子·逸文》: | 燕鼎之重乎千钧，乘于吴舟，则可以济，所托者浮道也。 |
| 《管子·轻重丁》: | 鲍叔驰而西，反报曰：“西方之氓者，带济负河，菹泽之萌也，猎渔取薪，蒸而为食。” |
| 《吴子·料敌》: | 吴子曰：“凡料敌有不卜而与之战者八：一曰疾风大寒，早兴寤迁，刊木济水，不惮艰难。” |
| 《六韬·文师》: | 免人之死、解人之难、救人之患、济人之急者，德也。 |
| 《司马法·天子之义》: | 太重则钝，钝则不济。 |
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