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U+9119

Seal script
𠴿
Semantic variant

Radical:+ 11 strokes = 14 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.247#21 Kangxi: p.1276#18 Cihai: p.1345r4c05 GSR: 983.e Hanyu: v6,p3792#08
Composition:Left: , right: .
Mandarin: ㄅㄧˇ
Cantonese:pei2
Tang reconstruction:byǐ
Shuowen:邑部》鄙:五酇為鄙。从邑啚聲。
Guangyun:廣韻·上聲··》鄙:陋也,又邊鄙也。方美切,四。
Kangxi:康熙字典·邑部·十一》鄙:〔古文〕𠴿《廣韻》方美切《集韻》《韻會》補美切《正韻》補委切,𠀤音比。《釋名》鄙,否也。小邑不能遠通也。《周禮·天官·大宰》以八則治都鄙。《註》都之所居曰鄙,公卿大夫之采邑,王子弟所食邑在畿內者。又《地官·遂人》掌造縣鄙形體之法,五酇爲鄙,五鄙爲縣。又《廣韻》邊鄙也。《左傳·隱元年》太叔命西鄙北鄙貳于己。《註》鄙,鄭邊邑。又《正韻》陋也,厭薄之也。《左傳·宣十四年》過我而不假道,鄙我也。《老子·道德經》衆人皆有以,我獨頑似鄙。又鄙與都對言,朴野也。《淮南子·詮言訓》夫始于都者,常大于鄙。又鄙與仁對,言不通也。《前漢·董仲舒傳》或仁或鄙。又嗇於財者曰鄙吝。俗作鄙、𨝣。
考證:〔《老子·道德經》衆人皆有以,我獨頑且鄙。〕謹照原文且改似。
Fanqie:方美 (《廣韻·上聲··》)
Unihan definition:mean; low

Example usage

論語·泰伯》:出辭氣,斯遠倍矣。
And that in his words and tones he keep far from lowness and impropriety.
孟子·萬章下》:故聞柳下惠之風者,夫寬,薄夫敦
Therefore when men now hear the character of Hui of Liu Xia, the mean become generous, and the niggardly become liberal.
揚子法言》:秦悼武、烏獲、任扛鼎抃牛,非絕力邪?
Yangzi said: To lift cauldrons on one's shoulders or wrestle oxen like King Dao Wu of Qin, Wu Huo or Ren Bi—are these not examples of incomparable strength?
墨子·尚賢上》:逮至遠郊外之臣,門庭庶子,國中之眾、四之萌人聞之,皆競為義
Vassals of distant districts as well as youths in the palace, and multitudes within the state boundaries as well as the rustics living on the four borders, upon hearing this, all competed in doing righteousness.
莊子·人間世》:始乎諒,常卒乎
People are at first sincere, but always end with becoming rude.
道德經》:澹兮其若海,飂兮若無止,衆人皆有以,而我獨頑似
I seem to be carried about as on the sea, drifting as if I had nowhere to rest. All men have their spheres of action, while I alone seem dull and incapable, like a rude borderer.
史記·五帝本紀》:嶽應曰:「德忝帝位。」
The president replied, 'My moral qualities are of such a low order that I should disgrace the Imperial throne.'
禮記·緇衣》:夫民閉於人,而有心,可敬不可慢,易以溺人。
荀子·大略》:子贛季路故人也,被文學,服禮義,為天下列士。
說苑·談叢》:心者,不可授便勢。
春秋繁露·奉本》:當此之時,魯無疆,諸侯之伐哀者皆言我。
韓詩外傳·卷一》:子貢曰:「吾、北之人也,將南之楚,逢天之暑,思心潭潭,願乞一飲,以表我心。」
大戴禮記·保傅》:語曰:『不習為吏,如視已事。』
白虎通德論·禮樂》:北方太陰卻,故少蠻蟲難化,執心違邪。
新書·連語》:朱公曰:「臣人也,不知當獄。」
新序·義勇》:逆子以兵爭也,應子以聲也,吾聞士立義不爭,行死不,拱而待兵,顏色不變也。
中論·治學》:儒之博學也,務於物名,詳於器械,矜於詁訓,摘其章句,而不能統其大義之所極以獲先王之心,此無異乎女史誦《》、內豎傳令也。
孔子家語·問禮》:孔子對曰:「丘也人,不足以知大禮。」
潛夫論·論榮》:論若必以位,則是兩王是為世士,而二處為愚也。
論衡·命祿》:《淮南書》曰:「仁在時不在行,利害在命不在智。」
孔叢子·抗志》:先生久降於土,蓋為賓主之餼焉。
申鑒·雜言下》:存張騫於西極,念蘇武於朔垂,而知懷閭室者之足也。
素書·本德宗道章》:幽莫幽於貪
新語·道基》:於是中聖乃設辟雍庠序之教,以正上下之儀,明父子之禮、君臣之義,使強不凌弱、眾不暴寡,棄貪之心,興清潔之行。
獨斷·卷下》:人不識,謂之平天冠
蔡中郎集·獨斷》:人不識,謂之鵲尾冠。
列子·黃帝》:列子曰:「曩吾以汝為達,今汝之至此乎。」
文子·下德》:不齊,比周朋黨,各推其與,懷機巧詐之心,是以貴義。
文始真經·三極》:殊不知聖人雜廁,別分居,所以為人,不以此為己。
老子河上公章句》:我乘乘如窮,無所歸就。
韓非子·存韓》:殘,國固守,鼓鐸之聲於耳,而乃用臣斯之計晚矣。
慎子·逸文》:非不欲兔也,分定之後,雖不爭。
管子·侈靡》:國貧而富,苴美於朝市國。
三略·下略》:犯上者尊,貪者富,雖有聖主,不能致其治。
淮南子·齊俗訓》:故仕在時不在行,利害在命不在智。
呂氏春秋·愛類》:墨子聞之,自魯往,裂裳裹足,日夜不休,十日十夜而至於郢,見荊王曰:「臣北方之人也,聞大王將攻宋,信有之乎?」
尹文子·大道上》:二曰齊俗之法,能同異是也。
春秋左傳》:既而大叔命西、北貳於己。
逸周書·職方解》:職方氏掌天下之圖,辨其邦國、都、四夷、八蠻、七閩、九貉、五戎、六狄之人民,與其財用、九穀、六畜之數,周知其利害,乃辨九州之國,使同貫利。
國語·吳語》:夫吳之邊遠者,罷而未至,吳王將恥不戰,必不須至之會也,而以中國之師與我戰。
晏子春秋》:有歌,紂作北里,幽厲之聲,顧夫淫以而偕亡。

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