| Chinese Text Project | |
| Simplified Chinese version |
| 訟 U+8A1F |  Seal script |  Jinwen |  Jianbo | 㕬 Semantic variant | 䛦 Semantic variant | 吅 Semantic variant | 讼 Simplified character | 𧧡 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 言+ 4 strokes = 11 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.34#37 p.344#30 Kangxi: p.1149#18 Cihai: p.1238r6c03 GSR: 1190.b Hanyu: v6,p3949#03 |
| Composition: | Left: 言, right: 公. Component of: 𦄸 |
| Mandarin: | sòng róng ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ |
| Cantonese: | zung6 |
| Tang reconstruction: | ziòng |
| Shuowen: | 《言部》讼：争也。从言公声。曰：謌讼。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·上平声·锺·松》讼：争狱。又徐用切。 《广韵·去声·用·颂》讼：争罪曰狱争财曰讼。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·言部·四》讼：〔古文〕䛦𧧡吅㕬《唐韵》《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》𠀤似用切，音颂。《说文》争也。《六书故》争曲直于官有司也。又《易·讼卦疏》凡讼者，物有不和情𠂯，争而致其讼。《注》争辩也。又《杂卦》讼，不亲也。《周礼·地官·大司徒》凡万民之不服敎而有狱讼者，听而断之。《注》争罪曰狱，争财曰讼。《疏》对文例也。若狱讼不相对，则争财亦爲狱。又衆论异同错互也。《后汉·曹褒传》会礼之家，名爲聚讼。《注》言相争不定也。又上书爲人雪冤曰讼。《前汉·王莽传》吏民上书冤讼莽者，以百数。又责也。《论语》吾未见能见其过而内自讼者也。《注》讼，犹责也。又公也。《史记·吕后纪》未敢讼言诛之。《注》讼，公也。犹明言也。《韵会小补》通作诵。《前汉·吕后纪·邓展注》诵言，公言也。《正字通》讼，亦音工。与公通。又《韵会》通作颂。《说文》謌讼也。《徐铉曰》古本《毛诗》雅颂字多作讼。又《广韵》《集韵》《韵会》𠀤祥容切，颂平声。亦争狱也。《诗·召南》何以速我讼，叶上墉下从。毛氏曰：《易》注：讼，争也，言之于公也，从言从公，盖会意也。且谐公声，是以《诗》协从韵，《易》独音去声，未爲允当。合依《诗》音，二韵通用。又《集韵》馀封切，音容。诤也。《书·尧典》嚚讼可乎。马融本作庸。又容也。《史记·吴王濞传》佗郡国吏欲来捕亡者，讼共禁弗予。《注》讼音容。言其相容禁止不与也。又叶古东切，音公。《潘岳·关中诗》旣征尔辞，复蔽尔讼。当乃明实，否则证空。又叶徂郞切，音藏。《魏武帝·对酒曲》宰相股肱皆忠良，咸礼让，民无所争讼。 |
| Fanqie: | 祥容 (《广韵·上平声·锺·松》) 徐用 (《广韵·上平声·锺·松》) 似用 (《广韵·去声·用·颂》) |
| Unihan definition: | accuse; argue, dispute; litigate |
Example usage
| 《论语·公冶长》: | 吾未见能见其过而内自讼者也。 |
| I have not yet seen one who could perceive his faults, and inwardly accuse himself. | |
| 《孟子·万章上》: | 朝觐讼狱者不之益而之启，曰：‘吾君之子也。’ |
| The princes, repairing to court, went not to Yi, but they went to Qi. Litigants did not go to Yi, but they went to Qi, saying, "He is the son of our sovereign;" | |
| 《礼记·曲礼上》: | 分争辨讼，非礼不决。 |
| Nor can the clearing up of quarrels and discriminating in disputes be accomplished. | |
| 《墨子·尚贤下》: | 有国有土，告女讼刑，在今而安百姓，女何择言人，何敬不刑，何度不及。 |
| Ye rulers of states and territories, I will tell you how to make punishments a blessing. Now it is yours to give repose to the people: - what should you be most concerned about the choosing of? Should it not be proper men? What should you deal with the most reverently? Should it not be punishments? What should you calculate the most? Should it not be to whom they should reach? | |
| 《庄子·盗跖》: | 吾日与子讼于无约，曰：‘小人殉财，君子殉名。’ |
| Let me and you refer the matter to-morrow to the decision of Wu-yue.' (This Wu-yue) said, 'The small man pursues after wealth; the superior man pursues after reputation. | |
| 《商君书·垦令》: | 重刑而连其罪，则褊急之民不斗，很刚之民不讼，怠惰之民不游，费资之民不作，巧谀恶心之民无变也。 |
| If penalties are made heavy and relations are involved in the punishments, petty and irascible people will not quarrel, intractable and stubborn people will not litigate, slothful and lazy people will not idle, those who waste their substance will not thrive, and those of evil heart, given to flattery, will bring about no change. | |
| 《史记·五帝本纪》: | 诸侯朝觐者不之丹朱而之舜，狱讼者不之丹朱而之舜，讴歌者不讴歌丹朱而讴歌舜。 |
| When the princes went to an audience at court, they did not present themselves before Danzhu, but before Shun; litigants did not go before Danzhu, but Shun; and the singers did not sing in praise of Danzhu, but of Shun. | |
| 《诗经·行露》: | 谁谓女无家、何以速我讼。 |
| Who can say that you did not get me betrothed? How else could you have urged on this trial? | |
| 《尚书·尧典》: | 嚚讼可乎？ |
| He is insincere and quarrelsome - can he do? | |
| 《荀子·正名》: | 故析辞擅作名，以乱正名，使民疑惑，人多辨讼，则谓之大奸。 |
| 《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，有贤才而不举者，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·精华》: | 听讼折狱，可无审耶！ |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 《诗》曰：“虽速我讼，亦不尔从。” |
| 《大戴礼记·礼察》: | 孔子曰：“听讼，吾犹人也，必也使无讼乎。” |
| 《新书·先醒》: | 内领国政治，而外施教百姓，富民恒一，路不拾遗，国无狱讼。 |
| 《新序·善谋下》: | 周之先自后稷，尧封之邰，积德累善十馀世，公娇避桀居邠，大王以狄伐去邠，杖马策居岐国，人争归之，及文王为西伯，断虞芮讼，始受命，吕望、伯夷自海滨来归之，武王伐纣，不期而会孟津上八百诸侯，灭殷，成王即位，周公之属傅相，乃营成周雒邑，以为天下中，诸侯四方，纳贡职道里均矣。 |
| 《中论·贵验》: | 谤之为名也，逃之而愈至，距之而愈来，讼之而愈多。 |
| 《孔子家语·始诛》: | 有父子讼者，夫子同狴执之，三月不别，其父请止，夫子赦之焉。 |
| 《潜夫论·考绩》: | 州司不治，令远诣阙上书讼诉。 |
| 《论衡·物势》: | 一乡之中，必有讼者。 |
| 《太玄经·从》: | 测曰，“从不淑”、祸不可讼也。 |
| 《风俗通义·三王》: | 俗儒新生，不能采综，多共辨论，至于讼阋。 |
| 《孔丛子·刑论》: | 况听讼乎！ |
| 《申鉴·时事》: | 曰：“事枉而难实者，欺慢必众，奸伪必作，争讼必繁，刑杀必深，吁嗟纷扰之声，章乎天下矣，非所以抚遗民，成缉熙也。” |
| 《新语·至德》: | 是以君子之为治也，块然若无事，寂然若无声，官府若无吏，亭落若无民，闾里不讼于巷，老幼不愁于庭，近者无所议，远者无所听，邮驿无夜行之吏，乡闾无夜名之征，犬不夜吠，乌不夜鸣，老者息于堂，丁壮者耕耘于田，在朝者忠于君，在家者孝于亲。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·历数议》: | 光晃所据则殷历元也，他元虽不明于图谶，各家术皆当有效于其当时，黄帝始用太初丁丑之元，有六家纷错，争讼是非。 |
| 《列子·周穆王》: | 遂讼而争之，归之士师。 |
| 《文子·上礼》: | 唯圣人可盛而不败，圣人初作乐也，以归神杜淫，反其天心，至其衰也，流而不反，淫而好色，不顾正法，流及后世，至于亡国，其作书也，以领理百事，愚者以不忘，智者以记事，及其衰也，为奸伪以解有罪而杀不辜，其作囿也，以成宗庙之具，简士卒以戒不虞，及其衰也，驰骋弋猎以夺民时，以罢民力，其上贤也，以平教化，正狱讼，贤者在位，能者在职，泽施于下，万民怀德，至其衰也，朋党比周，各推其所与，废公趣私，外内相举，奸人在位，贤者隐处。 |
| 《列仙传·子主》: | 以道相符，当与讼微。 |
| 《鬻子·上禹政第六》: | 为铭于簨𧇽，曰：“教寡人以道者击鼓，教寡人以义者击钟，教寡人以事者振铎，语寡人以忧者击磬，语寡人以狱讼者挥鼗。” |
| 《韩非子·孤愤》: | 是以诸侯不因则事不应，故敌国为之讼。 |
| 《管子·问》: | 审刑当罪，则人不易讼。 |
| 《尉缭子·原官》: | 官无事治，上无庆赏，民无狱讼，国无商贾，何王之至？ |
| 《三略·上略》: | 军谶曰：将能清，能静，能平，能整，能受谏，能听讼，能纳人，能采言，能知国俗，能图山川，能表险难，能制军权。 |
| 《淮南子·精神训》: | 延陵季子不受吴国，而讼间田者惭矣。 |
| 《吕氏春秋·离谓》: | 民之献衣襦袴而学讼者，不可胜数。 |
| 《春秋左传》: | 冬，会于温，讨不服也，卫侯与元咺讼，甯武子为辅，针庄子为坐，士荣为大士，卫侯不胜，杀士荣，刖针庄子，谓甯俞忠而免之，执卫侯，归之于京师，置诸深室，甯子职纳橐饘焉，元咺归于卫，立公子瑕。 |
| 《国语·晋语二》: | 是以言至而无所讼之也，故陷于大难，乃逮于谗。 |
| 《晏子春秋》: | 吾为夫妇狱讼之不正乎？ |
| 《盐铁论·未通》: | 不治其家而讼县官，亦悖矣。 |
| 《列女传·魏芒慈母》: | 遂讼之 |
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