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U+8CE2

Seal script

Jinwen

Semantic variant

Semantic variant
Semantic variant

Simplified character

Radical:+ 8 strokes = 15 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.133#37 Kangxi: p.1209#28 Cihai: p.1276r5c02 GSR: 368.e Hanyu: v6,p3646#06
Composition:Top: , bottom: . Component of: 𫣴 𡮷 𡮺 𢤞 𢸒 𤂐 𪦬
Mandarin:xián ㄒㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese:jin4
Tang reconstruction:*hen
Shuowen:贝部》贤:多才也。从贝臤声。
Guangyun:广韵·下平声··》贤:善也,能也,大也,亦姓。胡田切,十七。
Kangxi:康熙字典·贝部·》贤:〔古文〕臤贒《广韵》《正韵》戸田切《集韵》《韵会》戸千切,𠀤音弦。《说文》多才也。《玉篇》有善行也。《易·鼎卦》大亨,以养圣贤。又《系辞》可久则贤人之德,可大则贤人之业。《·大禹谟》野无遗贤。又《咸有一德》任官惟贤材。又《礼·内则》若富,则具二牲献其贤者于宗子。《注》贤,犹善也。又胜也。《礼·投壷》某贤于某若干纯。《注》以胜爲贤。又下见切,音现。《周礼·冬官考工记》《轮人》:五分其毂之长,去一以爲贤。《注》贤,大穿也。又《韵补》叶下珍切。《·小雅》我从事独贤。叶上臣。《前汉·叙传》旣登爵位,禄赐颐贤,布衾疏食,用俭饬身。
Fanqie:胡田 (《广韵·下平声··》)
Unihan definition:virtuous, worthy, good; able

Example usage

论语·学而》:子夏曰:“易色,事父母能竭其力,事君能致其身,与朋友交言而有信。”
Zi Xia said, "If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if, in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere"
孟子·尽心上》:仁者无不爱也,急亲之为务。
The benevolent embrace all in their love, but what they consider of the greatest importance is to cultivate an earnest affection for the virtuous.
礼记·缁衣》:子曰:“轻绝贫贱,而重绝富贵,则好不坚,而恶恶不著也。”
The Master said, 'When a man on light grounds breaks off his friendship with the poor and mean, and only on great grounds with the rich and noble, his love of worth cannot be great, nor does his hatred of evil clearly appear.'
扬子法言》:人则异众人矣,圣人则异人矣。
The worthy are different from the common man, and the sage is different from the worthy.
庄子·人间世》:且苟为悦而恶不肖,恶用而求有以异?
Further, if perchance he takes pleasure in men of worth and hates those of an opposite character, what is the use of your seeking to make yourself out to be different (from such men about him)?
道德经》:不尚,使民不争。
Not to value and employ men of superior ability is the way to keep the people from rivalry among themselves.
商君书·更法》:者更礼,而不肖者拘焉。
A man of talent reforms rites, but a worthless man is enslaved by them.
荀子·大略》:古之人,贱为布衣,贫为匹夫,食则饘粥不足,衣则竖褐不完。
说苑·君道》:对曰:“人君之道清净无为,务在博爱,趋在任。”
春秋繁露·玉杯》:是故虽有至,能为君亲含容其恶,不能为君亲令无恶。
韩诗外传·卷一》:君人者、降礼尊而王,重法爱民而霸,好利多诈而危,权谋倾覆而亡。
大戴礼记·主言》:孔子曰:“上敬老则下益孝,上顺齿则下益悌,上乐施则下益谅,上亲则下择友,上好德则下不隐,上恶贪则下耻争,上强果则下廉耻,民皆有别,则贞、则正,亦不劳矣,此谓七教。”
白虎通德论·》:极于百里。
新书·修政语上》:故诸君子得而举之,得而与之,譬其若登山乎。
新序·善谋下》:今陛下能封圣人之墓,表人之闾,轼智者之门乎?
中论·治学》:者不能学于远,乃学于近,故以圣人为师。
孔子家语·始诛》:陈道德以先服之,而犹不可,尚以劝之。
潜夫论·赞学》:先圣得道之精者以行其身,欲人自勉以入于道。
论衡·命义》:及长,置以师良傅,教君臣、父子之道。
太玄经·》:测曰,“虚邪”“矢夫”、得臣也。
风俗通义》:今俗语虽云浮浅,然愚所共咨论,有似犬马,其为难矣。
孔丛子·广诂》:、裒、繁、优、饶、夥,多也。
申鉴·政体》:惟先哲王之政,一曰承天,二曰正身,三曰任,四曰恤民,五曰明制,六曰立业。
忠经·圣君章》:官能,式敷大化。
素书·原始章》:人君子,明于盛衰之道,通乎成败之数,审乎治乱之势,达乎去就之理。
新语·道基》:圣人王世,者建功,汤举伊尹,周任吕望,行合天地,德配阴阳,承天诛恶,克暴除殃,将气养物,明□设光,耳听八极,目覩四方,忠进谗退,直立邪亡,道行奸止,不得两张,□本理,杜渐消萌。
独断·卷下》:天子冠通天冠,诸侯王冠远游冠,公侯冠进冠,公王三梁,卿大夫、尚书、二千石博士冠两梁,千石、六百石以下至小吏冠一梁。
蔡中郎集·独断》:珠冕、爵冔收、通天冠、进冠、长冠、缁布冠、委貌冠、皮弁、惠文冠,古者天子冠所加者,其次在汉礼。
墨子·大取》:举己,非也。
列子·天瑞》:又有人锺世,矜巧能,修名誉,夸张于世,而不知己者,亦何人哉?
鶡冠子·博选》:君也者,端神明者也,神明者,以人为本者也,人者,以圣为本者也,圣者,以博选为本者也,博选者,以五至为本者也。
文子·道原》:有馀者有名,有名者高也。
文始真经·一宇》:一情善,为人。
鬻子》:圣人在上,士百里而有一人,则犹无有也。
老子河上公章句》:禀气有厚薄,得中和滋液,则生圣,得错乱污辱,则生贪淫也。
韩非子·难言》:故子胥善谋而吴戮之,仲尼善说而匡围之,管夷吾实而鲁囚之。
申不害·大体》:今人君之力,非乎乌获、彭祖,而勇非乎孟贲、成荆也。
慎子·威德》:而屈于不肖者,权轻也。
管子·明法解》:明主之择人也,言勇者试之以军,言智者试之以官,试于军而有功者则举之,试于官而事治者则用之。
孙子兵法·用间》:故明君将,所以动而胜人,成功出于众者,先知也。
吴子·图国》:君能使者居上,不肖者处下,则陈已定矣。

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