| Chinese Text Project | |
| Simplified Chinese version |
| 盍 U+76CD |  Seal script |  Jinwen |  Jianbo | 盇 Alternate form Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 皿+ 5 strokes = 10 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.536#50 Kangxi: p.794#02 Cihai: p.939r2c01 GSR: 642.n Hanyu: v4,p2559#04 |
| Composition: | Top: 去, bottom: 皿. Component of: 𨜴 𪝙 㕎 㔩 𠥕 𬤒 𬾾 𡻊 𢄍 馌 廅 𤠡 嗑 搕 阖 溘 㥺 圔 𡏖 𢩘 [More] |
| Mandarin: | hé kě ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄜˇ |
| Cantonese: | hap6 |
| Tang reconstruction: | hɑp |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·入声·盍·盍》盍：何不也。《说文》作盇覆也，尔雅合也。胡腊切，十。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·皿部·五》盍：《唐韵》胡腊切《集韵》《韵会》辖腊切《正韵》胡閤切。𠀤与盇同。《说文》覆也。《尔雅·释诂》合也。《易·豫卦》朋盍簪。《疏》羣朋合聚而疾来也。又何不也。《左传·桓十一年》盍请济师于王。《论语》盍各言尔志。又《魏略·西域传》氐人分窜山谷闲，其种非一，自相号曰盍稚。又姓。宋盍著，嘉𧙗七年，以殿中丞知常熟县事。又《韵会》或作盖。《诗·小雅》盖云归处。《孟子》则盖反其本矣。又《集韵》丘葛切，音渴。盍旦，鸟名。《礼·坊记》诗云：相彼盍旦，尚犹患之。《注》夜鸣求旦之鸟。《集韵》与䳚曷鶡𠀤同。又《集韵》丘盖切，音嘅。义同。《字汇补》别作𥂊，非。 考证：〔《易·豫卦》朋盍簪。《疏》羣朋合聚而疾求也。〕谨照原文求改来。 |
| Fanqie: | 胡腊 (《广韵·入声·盍·盍》) |
| Equivalent readings: | 合 (《四书章句集注·论语集注·公冶长第五》) |
| Unihan definition: | what? why not? |
Example usage
| 《论语·公冶长》: | 子曰：“盍各言尔志？” |
| The Master said to them, "Come, let each of you tell his wishes." | |
| 《孟子·尽心上》: | 孟子曰：“伯夷辟纣，居北海之滨，闻文王作兴，曰：‘盍归乎来！’” |
| Mencius said, 'Bo Yi, that he might avoid Zhou, was dwelling on the coast of the northern sea when he heard of the rise of king Wen. He roused himself and said, "Why should I not go and follow him?'" | |
| 《礼记·檀弓下》: | 夫差谓行人仪曰：“是夫也多言，盍尝问焉。” |
| Fu Chai (king of Wu) said to his internuncius, 'This fellow has much to say. Let us ask him a question.' | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 或曰：“君子病没世而无名，盍势诸名卿，可几也。” |
| Someone said: Confucius said, "The junzi worries about leaving the world without having established a reputation." So why not use power to obtain it? Those with high-ranking office can seek a reputation. Confucius said, "The junzi worries about leaving the world without having established a reputation." | |
| 《墨子·公孟》: | 有游于子墨子之门者，子墨子曰：“盍学乎？” |
| A man visited Mozi's school. Mozi said: Why not come and study? | |
| 《庄子·盗跖》: | 子张1问于满苟得曰：“盍不为行？” |
| Zi-zhang asked Man Gou-de, saying, 'Why do you not pursue a (righteous) course?' | |
| 《荀子·尧问》: | 伯禽将归于鲁，周公谓伯禽之傅曰：“汝将行，盍志而子美德乎？” |
| 《说苑·辨物》: | 有则盍朝之！ |
| 《韩诗外传·卷二》: | 桀相然而拚，盍然而笑曰：“子又妖言矣。” |
| 《白虎通德论·八风》: | 四十五日昌盍风至。 |
| 《孔子家语·相鲁》: | 子盍图之？ |
| 《论衡·刺孟》: | 子盍为我言之？ |
| 《孔丛子·嘉言》: | 盍姑已乎。 |
| 《新语·辨惑》: | 有若对曰：“盍彻乎？” |
| 《蔡中郎集·释诲》: | 盍亦回涂要至，俛仰取容。 |
| 《管子·戒》: | 中妇诸子谓宫人盍不出从乎？ |
| 《吕氏春秋·长利》: | 夫子盍行乎，无虑吾农事。 |
| 《史记·周本纪》: | 伯夷、叔齐在孤竹，闻西伯善养老，盍往归之。 |
| 《春秋左传》: | 楚屈瑕将盟贰轸，郧人军于蒲骚，将与随，绞，州，蓼，伐楚师，莫敖患之，斗廉曰，郧人军其郊，必不诫，且日虞四邑之至也，君次于郊郢以御四邑，我以锐师宵加于郧，郧有虞心而恃其城，莫有斗志，若败郧师，四邑必离，莫敖曰，盍请济师于王，对曰，师克在和，不在众，商周之不敌，君之所闻也，成军以出，又何济焉，莫敖曰，卜之，对曰，卜以决疑，不疑何卜，遂败郧师于蒲骚，卒盟而还。 |
| 《国语·吴语》: | 王其盍亦鉴于人，无鉴于水。 |
| 《晏子春秋》: | 对曰：“盍去冤聚之狱，使反田矣。” |
| 《越绝书·请籴内传》: | 君王盍少求卜焉？ |
| 《战国策》: | 人生世上，势位富贵，盍可忽乎哉！ |
| 《列女传·楚野辩女》: | 大夫曰：“盍从我于郑乎？” |
| 《春秋公羊传》: | 庄公死，庆父谓乐曰：“般之辱尔，国人莫不知，盍弑之矣？” |
| 《汉书·叙传上》: | 既谇尔以吉象兮，又申之以炯戒：盍孟晋以迨群兮？ |
| 《后汉书》: | 有则盍往朝之。 |
| 《周易·䷏豫》: | 朋盍簪。 |
| 《楚辞·东皇太一》: | 瑶席兮玉瑱，盍将把兮琼芳。 |
| 《说文解字·口部》: | 从口盍声。 |
| 《尔雅·释诂》: | 㪉，合，盍，翕，仇，偶，妃，匹，会，合也。 |
| 《抱朴子·广譬》: | 抱朴子曰：震雷车訇车盍，而不能致音乎聋聩之耳，重光丽天，而不能曲景于幽岫之中。 |
| 《三国志·倭人传》: | 其自相号曰盍稚，各有王侯，多受中国封拜。 |
| 《群书治要·宣公》: | 潘党曰：君盍筑武军，筑军营以彰武功也。 |
| 《艺文类聚·海水》: | 盍往朝之。 |
| 《通典》: | 君可以冠矣，大夫盍为冠具？ |
| 《四书章句集注》: | 子曰：“盍各言尔志？” |
| 《论语注疏·公冶长》: | 于是伯夷、叔齐闻西伯昌善养老，盍往归焉。 |
| 《三国演义》: | 主公盍早为计！ |
| 《广韵·将》: | 乌盍切。 |
| 《太平御览·丰稔》: | 臣恐疲兵而无成，君盍盍，何不也。 |
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