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Chinese Text Project

U+8C9D

Seal script

Jinwen

Jiaguwen

Jianbo

Semantic variant

Semantic variant

Simplified character

Radical:+ 0 strokes = 7 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.381#7 Kangxi: p.1204#01 Cihai: p.1267r6c03 GSR: 320.a Hanyu: v6,p3622#01
Composition:Top: , bottom: . Compositionally related: 𭾘 . Component of: 𧴥 𠩠 𧴦 𠭁 𧴧 𧴨 𧴩 𬥎 𮙭 𧴤 𧴱 𧴬 𫸳 [More]
Mandarin:bèi ㄅㄟˋ
Cantonese:bui3
Tang reconstruction:*bɑ̀i
Shuowen:貝部》貝:海介蟲也。居陸名猋,在水名蜬。象形。古者貨貝而寶龜,周而有泉,至秦廢貝行錢。凡貝之屬皆从貝。
Guangyun:廣韻·去聲··》貝:《說文》曰:海介蟲也,居陸名贆在水名蜬象形古者貨貝而寶龜亦州名春秋時屬晉七國屬趙秦爲鉅鹿郡漢爲淸河郡周置貝州以貝丘爲名。博蓋切,十四。
Kangxi:康熙字典·貝部·貝部》貝:《唐韻》《集韻》《韻會》𠀤博蓋切,音䟺。《埤雅》貝以其背用,故謂之貝。《說文》海介蟲也。古者貨貝而寶龜,周而有泉,至秦廢貝行錢。《爾雅·釋魚》貝居陸贆,在水者蜬,大者魧,小者𧐐。《註》大貝如車渠,細貝亦有紫色者。《又》餘貾黃白文。《註》黃爲質,白文爲點。《又》餘泉白黃文。《註》白爲質,黃爲文點,今紫貝也。《又》蚆博而頯。《註》頯者,中央廣兩頭銳。《又》蜠大而險。《註》險者,謂汙薄。《疏》此辨貝居陸,居水,大小文采不同之名也。《相貝經》朱仲受之於琴高,以遺會稽大守嚴助,其略曰:貝盈尺,狀如赤電黑雲曰紫貝,赤質紅章曰珠貝,靑地綠文曰綬貝,黑文黃畫曰霞貝。下此有浮貝、濯貝、皭貝、慧貝。又《山海經》隂山漁水中多文貝,邽山濛水多黃貝。《易·震卦》億喪貝。《註》貝,資貨糧用之屬也。《·盤庚》具乃貝玉。《疏》貝者,水蟲。古人取其甲以爲貨,如今之用錢然。又《顧命》大貝。《傳》大貝如車渠。《史記·平準書》農工商交易之路通,而龜貝金錢刀布之幣興焉。《註》《食貸志》有十朋五貝,皆用爲貨,各有多少,兩貝爲朋,故直二百一十六。又錦名。《·禹貢》厥篚織貝。《疏》貝,錦名。《·小雅》萋兮斐兮,成是貝錦。又樂器。《正字通》梵貝,大可容數斗,乃蠡之大者,南蠻吹以節樂。又飾也。《·魯頌》貝胄朱綅。《傳》貝胄,貝飾也。《疏》貝甲有文章,故以爲飾。又州名。《廣韻》周置貝州,以貝丘爲名。又姓。《玉篇》貝氏,出淸河貝丘。《姓苑》:古有賢者貝獨坐,唐有貝韜。又《正韻》邦妹切,音背。義同。又《集韻》敗古作貝。註詳攴部七畫。
Fanqie:博蓋 (《廣韻·去聲··》)
Unihan definition:sea shell; money, currency

Example usage

禮記·檀弓下》:飯用米,弗忍虛也。
Filling the mouth with rice uncooked and fine shells arises from a feeling which cannot bear that it should be empty.
莊子·盜跖》:今將軍兼此三者,身長八尺二寸,面目有光,脣如激丹,齒如齊,音中黃鐘,而名曰盜跖,丘竊為將軍恥不取焉。
Your person is eight cubits and two inches in height; there is a brightness about your face and a light in your eyes; your lips look as if stained with vermilion; your teeth are like rows of precious shells; your voice is attuned to the musical tubes, and yet you are named "The Robber Zhi."
史記·夏本紀》:貢金三品,瑤、琨、竹箭,齒、革、羽、旄,島夷卉服,其篚織,其包橘、柚錫貢。
Its tribute consisted of gold, silver, and copper, jasper, pearls, bamboos of various kinds, ivory, hides, feathers, and hair. The wild people of the isles brought garments of grass; their baskets were filled with woven silks and cowries, and their bundles contained small oranges and pummeloes, which were rendered when required.
詩經·巷伯》:萋兮斐兮、成是錦。
A few elegant lines, May be made out to be shell-embroidery.
尚書·禹貢》:厥篚織,厥包橘柚,錫貢。
With silks woven in shell-patterns in their baskets. Their bundles contained small oranges and pummeloes, rendered when specially required.
周易·䷲震》:六二:震來厲,億喪,躋于九陵,勿逐,七日得。
The second SIX, divided, shows its subject, when the movement approaches, in a position of peril. He judges it better to let go the articles (in his possession), and to ascend a very lofty height. There is no occasion for him to pursue after (the things he has let go); in seven days he will find them.
荀子·大略》:貨財曰賻,輿馬曰賵,衣服曰襚,玩好曰贈,玉曰唅。
說苑·脩文》:天子唅實以珠,諸侯以玉,大夫以璣,士以,庶人以穀實。
韓詩外傳·卷九》:傳曰:「目如擗杏,齒如編。」
白虎通德論·封禪》:德至淵泉則黃龍見,醴泉通,河出龍圖,洛出龜書,江出大,海出明珠。
潛夫論·衰制》:愚君闇主託坐於左,而姦臣逆道執轡於右,此齊騶馬傳所以沈胡公於水,宋羊叔䍧所以獘華元於鄭師,而莫之能御也。
論衡·訂鬼》:齊襄公將為賊所殺,游于姑棼,遂田于丘,見大豕。
太玄經·》:次八,兼以役,往益來𨲞。
風俗通義·東方朔》:臣朔年二十三,長九尺三寸,目若懸珠,齒若編,勇若孟賁,捷若慶忌,廉如鮑叔,信若尾生。
管子·侈靡》:水鼎之汨也,人聚之,壤地之美也,人死之,若江湖之大也,求珠者不令也。
淮南子·主術訓》:楚文王好服獬冠,楚國效之,趙武靈王帶鵔鸃而朝,趙國化之。
春秋左傳》:冬,十二月,齊侯游于姑棼,遂田于丘,見大豕,從者曰,公子彭生也,公怒曰,彭生敢見,射之,豕人立而啼,公懼,隊于車,傷足,喪屨,反,誅屨於徒人費,弗得,鞭之見血,走出,遇賊于門,劫而束之,費曰,我奚御哉,袒而示之背,信之,費請先入,伏公而出鬥,死于門中,石之紛如死于階下,遂入,殺孟陽于床,曰,非君也,不類,見公之足于戶下,遂弒之,而立無知,初,襄公立無常,鮑叔牙曰,君使民慢,亂將作矣,奉公子小白出奔莒,亂作,管夷吾,召忽奉公子糾來奔,初,公孫無知虐于雍廩。
逸周書·王會解》:具區文蜃,共人玄,海陽大蟹,自深桂,會稽以𪓽,皆西嚮,正北方。
鹽鐵論·錯幣》:夏后以玄,周人以紫石,後世或金錢刀布。
春秋穀梁傳》:乘馬曰賵,衣衾曰襚,玉曰含,錢財曰賻。
漢書·敘傳下》:商以足用,茂遷有無,貨自龜,至此五銖。
前漢紀》:明珠文犀象翠羽之珍。
東觀漢記·梁商》:商病篤,敕子冀等曰:「吾以不德,享受多福,生無以輔益朝庭,死必耗費帑藏,衣衾飯唅玉匣珠之屬,何益朽骨。」
後漢書·黨錮列傳》:初察孝廉,歷慎令、丘長,皆以郡守非其人,辭病去。
竹書紀年·厲王》:楚人來獻龜
穆天子傳·卷二》:朱帶飾三十。
周禮·春官宗伯》:翟車,面組總,有握。
楚辭·河伯》:魚鱗屋兮龍堂,紫闕兮朱宮。
儀禮·士喪禮》:三,實於笄。
山海經·西山經》:又西三百里,曰陰山,濁浴之水出焉,而南流注于蕃澤,其中多文
焦氏易林·訟之》:喪我寶,妻妾失位。
京氏易傳·䷀乾》:水配位為福德,木入金鄉居寶,土臨內象為父母,火來四上嫌相敵,金入金鄉木漸微。
說文解字·辵部》:从辵聲。
爾雅·釋草》:莔,母。
急就篇》:款東母薑狼牙。
傷寒論》:母三分,味辛苦,平。
金匱要略》:當歸、母、苦參各四兩。
顏氏家訓·名實》:吾見世人,清名登而金入,信譽顯而然諾虧,不知後之矛戟,毀前之干櫓也。
抱朴子·逸民》:夫山之金玉,水之珠,雖不在府庫之中,不給朝夕之用,然皆君之財也。
金樓子·箴戒》:黃金目,毛如織錦,玉女駭雞犀,九江大,青狐元豹,黃熊白虎,因費仲獻紂,紂喜之。
水經注·河水》:蓋疏潤下之勢,以通河海,及齊桓霸世,塞廣田居,同為一河,故自堰以北,館陶、廮陶、丘、鬲、般、廣川、信都、東光、河間樂城以東,城地竝存,川瀆多亡。

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