| Chinese Text Project | |
| Simplified Chinese version |
| 貨 U+8CA8 |  Seal script | 䞈 Semantic variant | 货 Simplified character | 𣱷 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 贝+ 4 strokes = 11 strokes total. |
|---|---|
| References: | Guangyun: p.421#1 Kangxi: p.1205#12 Cihai: p.1270r4c01 GSR: 19.c Hanyu: v6,p3627#01 |
| Composition: | Top: 化, bottom: 贝. |
| Mandarin: | huò ㄏㄨㄛˋ |
| Cantonese: | fo3 |
| Shuowen: | 《贝部》货：财也。从贝化声。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·去声·过·货》货：财也，蔡氏化淸经曰货者化也，变化反易之物故字有化也。呼卧切，一。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·贝部·四》货：〔古文〕䞈𣱷《唐韵》《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》𠀤呼卧切，火去声。《说文》财也。《广韵》货者，化也。变化反易之物，故字有化也。《易·系辞》日中爲市，致天下之民，聚天下之货，交易而退。《书·洪范》八政，二曰货。《传》货，宝用物。《周礼·天官·大宰》商贾阜通货贿。《注》金玉曰货。《前汉·食货志》货，谓布帛可衣及金刀龟贝，所以分财布利通有无者也。又赂也。《左传·僖二十八年》晋侯有疾，曹伯之竖侯獳货筮史，使曰：以曹爲解。《注》货，犹赂也。又《玉篇》货，卖也。《六书故》作𧴦。 |
| Fanqie: | 呼卧 (《广韵·去声·过·货》) |
| Unihan definition: | goods, commodities, products |
Example usage
| 《论语·先进》: | 赐不受命，而货殖焉，亿则屡中。 |
| Ci does not acquiesce in the appointments of Heaven, and his goods are increased by him. Yet his judgments are often correct. | |
| 《孟子·万章下》: | 《康诰》曰：‘杀越人于货，闵不畏死，凡民罔不憝。’ |
| In "The Announcement to Kang" it is said, "When men kill others, and roll over their bodies to take their property, being reckless and fearless of death, among all the people there are none but detest them" | |
| 《礼记·曲礼上》: | 贫者不以货财为礼，老者不以筋力为礼。 |
| Goods and wealth are not to be expected from the poor in their discharge of the rules of propriety; nor the display of sinews and strength from the old. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 珍其货而后市，修其身而后交，善其谋而后动成道也。 |
| To refine one's goods and then go to market; To cultivate oneself and then make friends; To perfect one's plans and then act— [This is] the dao of success. | |
| 《墨子·尚贤中》: | 故先王言曰：‘贪于政者“不能分人以事，厚于货者不能分人以禄。’” |
| Therefore an ancient king said: "He who is too ambitious in government will not share his tasks with others. He who over-treasures wealth will not offer big emoluments to others." | |
| 《庄子·德充符》: | 不货，恶用商？ |
| He has no goods to dispose of; what need has he to play the merchant? | |
| 《道德经》: | 不贵难得之货，使民不为盗。 |
| Not to prize articles which are difficult to procure is the way to keep them from becoming thieves. | |
| 《商君书·农战》: | 下卖权，非忠臣也，而为之者，以末货也。 |
| Selling power to inferiors is not proper for a loyal minister, but those who thus act do so for the sake of insignificant presents. | |
| 《孙子兵法·作战》: | 夫钝兵，挫锐，屈力，殚货，则诸侯乘其弊而起，虽有智者，不能善其后矣！ |
| Now, when your weapons are dulled, your ardor damped, your strength exhausted and your treasure spent, other chieftains will spring up to take advantage of your extremity. Then no man, however wise, will be able to avert the consequences that must ensue. | |
| 《史记·五帝本纪》: | 缙云氏有不才子，贪于饮食，冒于货贿，天下谓之饕餮。 |
| Jinyun had a son devoid of ability, who was greedy in eating and drinking, and pursued wealth blindly. All the people called him Taotie (Glutton). | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 仁义礼善之于人也，辟之若货财粟米之于家也，多有之者富，少有之者贫，至无有者穷。 |
| 《说苑·修文》: | 丧事有賵者，盖以乘马束帛舆马曰賵，货财曰赙，水被曰襚，口实曰含，玩好曰赠。 |
| 《春秋繁露》: | 举贤良，进茂才，官得其能，任得其力，赏有功，封有德，出货财，振困乏，使四方。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷三》: | 传曰：以从俗为善，以货财为宝，以养性为己为道，是民德也，未及于士也。 |
| 《大戴礼记》: | 夫二子者，居河济之间，非有土地之厚、货粟之富也，言为文章、行为表缀于天下。 |
| 《白虎通德论》: | 货则通而不计，共忧患而相救。 |
| 《新书·铜布》: | 铜不布下，毕归于上，上挟铜积以御轻重，钱轻则以术敛之，钱重则以术散之，则钱必治，货物必平矣，四。 |
| 《新序·节士》: | 秦国患之，使张仪之楚，货楚贵臣上官大夫靳尚之属，上及令子阑，司马子椒。 |
| 《中论·修本》: | 以利之有盈缩而弃其资货者，非良贾也。 |
| 《孔子家语·儒行解》: | 儒有委之以货财而不贪，淹之以乐好而不淫，劫之以众而不惧，阻之以兵而不摄。 |
| 《潜夫论·务本》: | 商贾者，以通货为本，以鬻奇为末。 |
| 《论衡·命禄》: | 白圭、子贡，转货致富，积累金玉。 |
| 《太玄经·太玄棿》: | 古者宝龟而货贝，后世君子易之以金弊，国家以通，万民以赖。 |
| 《风俗通义·十反》: | 端木结驷以货殖，颜回屡空而弗营。 |
| 《孔丛子·居卫》: | 耆老曰：‘欲得菽粟财货。’ |
| 《申鉴·时事》: | 十曰议钱货。 |
| 《素书·遵义章》: | 货赂公行者昧。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·汉津赋》: | 导财运货，懋迁有无。 |
| 《列子·天瑞》: | 夫金玉珍宝谷帛财货，人之所聚，岂天之所与？ |
| 《鶡冠子·道端》: | 故临货分财使仁，犯患应难使勇，受言结辞使辩，虑事定计使智，理民处平使谦，宾奏赞见使礼，用民获众使贤，出封越境适绝国使信，制天地御诸侯使圣。 |
| 《文子·精诚》: | 积惠重货，使万民欣欣，人乐其生者，仁也。 |
| 《列仙传·昌容》: | 坐卧奇货，惠及孤贱。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 不贵难得之货，言人君不御好珍宝，黄金弃于山，珠玉捐于渊也。 |
| 《韩非子·孤愤》: | 其修士不能以货赂事人，恃其精洁，而更不能以枉法为治，则修智之士，不事左右，不听请谒矣。 |
| 《管子·轻重乙》: | 黄金刀布者，民之通货也，先王善制其通货，以御其司命，故民力可尽也。 |
| 《吴子·论将》: | 贪而忽名，可货而赂。 |
| 《六韬·六守》: | 商一其乡，则货足。 |
| 《尉缭子·武议》: | 夫杀人之父兄，利人之财货，臣妾人之子女，此皆盗也。 |
| 《淮南子·道应训》: | 九日，叶公入，乃发大府之货以予众，出高库之兵以赋民，因而攻之。 |
| 《吕氏春秋·听言》: | 今人曰：“某氏多货，其室培湿，守狗死，其势可穴也”，则必非之矣。 |
| 《鬼谷子·内揵》: | 或结以道德，或结以党友，或结以财货，或结以采色。 |
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