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U+9762

Seal script

Jiaguwen

Jianbo

Traditional character

Radical:+ 0 strokes = 9 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.409#47 Kangxi: p.1383#07 Cihai: p.1465r2c01 GSR: 223.a Hanyu: v7,p4398#01
Composition:Top: , bottom: . Component of: 𨜧 𢃮 𭎹 𤟯 𮧉 𨕂 𩈄 𩈃 𩈅 𠷰 𩈉 [More]
Mandarin:miàn ㄇㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese:min6
Tang reconstruction:*miɛ̀n
Shuowen:面部》面:顔前也。从𦣻,象人面形。凡面之属皆从面。
Guangyun:广韵·去声·线·》面:向也,前也。《说文》作𡇢顔前也,俗作面。弥箭切,二。
Kangxi:康熙字典·面部·面部》面:《唐韵》《集韵》《韵会》𠀤弥箭切,音偭。《说文》本作𠚑,颜前也。从𦣻,象人面形。《·益稷》汝无面从,退有后言。又见也。《礼·曲礼》夫爲人子者,出必告,反必面。《注》反言面者,从外来,宜知亲之颜色安否。《仪礼·聘礼》𢷤者出请事,賔面如觌币。《注》面,亦见也。《周礼·秋官·司仪》私面。《注》私觌也。又向也。《·周官》不学墙面。《疏》人而不学,如面向墙。《礼·曲礼》天子当依而立,诸侯北面而见天子,曰觐。又《玉藻》唯君面尊。《注》面,犹鄕也。《周礼·冬官考工记·匠人》面朝后市。又《广韵》前也。《仪礼·士冠礼》覆之面叶。《注》面,前也。又《韵会》方面,当四方之一面也。《·顾命》大辂在賔阶面,缀辂在阼阶面。《周礼·冬官考工记》或审曲面势。《注》审察五材曲直方面形势之宜。《史记·留侯世家》独韩信可属大事,当一面。又《韵会》相背曰面。《史记·项羽纪》马童面之。《注》如淳曰:面,不正视也。《前汉·项羽传注》师古曰:如淳说非也。面谓背之,不面向也。面缚亦谓反背而缚之,杜元凯以爲但见其面,非也。又《前汉·张敞传》自以便面拊马。《注》师古曰:便面,扇之类也。亦曰屛面。
考证:〔《说文》本作𠚑,颜前也。从自〕谨照原文自改𦣻。
Fanqie:弥箭 (《广韵·去声·线·》)
Unihan definition:face; surface; plane; side, dimension

Example usage

论语·雍也》:子曰:“雍也可使南。”
The Master said, "There is Yong - he might occupy the place of a prince."
孟子·尽心上》:其生色也,睟然见于,盎于背,施于四体,四体不言而喻。
Their growth and manifestation are a mild harmony appearing in the countenance, a rich fullness in the back, and the character imparted to the four limbs. Those limbs understand to arrange themselves, without being told.
礼记·投壶》:司射进度壶,间以二矢半,反位,设中,东,执八算兴。
The superintendent of the archery comes forward, and measures the distance of the pot (from the mats), which should be a space of the length of two and a half arrows. He then returns to his station, sets forth the stand for the tallies, and with his face to the east, takes eight counters and stands up.
扬子法言》:朋而不心,朋也。
Acquaintances lacking sincerity are superficial acquaintances.
庄子·德充符》:哀公异日以告闵子曰:“始也,吾以南而君天下,执民之纪,而忧其死,吾自以为至通矣。”
Some days afterwards duke Ai told this conversation to Min-zi, saying, 'Formerly it seemed to me the work of the sovereign to stand in court with his face to the south, to rule the kingdom, and to pay good heed to the accounts of the people concerned, lest any should come to a (miserable) death - this I considered to be the sum (of his duty).'
商君书·赏刑》:夫先王之禁刺杀,断人之足,黥人之,非求伤民也,以禁奸止过也。
The former kings, in making their interdicts, did not put to death, or cut off people's feet, or brand people's faces, because they sought to harm those people, but with the object of prohibiting wickedness and stopping crime.
史记·夏本纪》:女无谀。
Do not flatter me to my face
荀子·大略》:坐视膝,立视足,应对言语视
说苑·修文》:当孔子之时,上无明天子也,故言雍也可使南,南者天子也,雍之所以得称南者,问子桑伯子于孔子,孔子曰:“可也简。”
春秋繁露·竹林》:大辱莫甚于去南之位而束获为虏也。
韩诗外传·卷一》:子贡逡巡,有惭色,不辞而去
大戴礼记·保傅》:天子自为开门户,取玩好,自执器皿,亟顾环,御器之不举不藏,凡此其属,少保之任也。
白虎通德论·》:君降立于阼阶南向,所命北向,央由君右执策命之。
新书·修政语上》:是故尧教化及雕题蜀越,抚交趾,身涉流沙,地封独山,西见王母,训及大夏渠叟,北中幽都,及狗国与人身而鸟,及焦侥。
新序·善谋下》:留侯张子房曰:“雒阳虽有此固,国中小不过数百里,田地狭,四受敌,此非用武之国。”
中论·贵验》:小人耻其之不及子都也,君子耻其行之不如尧、舜也。
孔子家语·三恕》:伯常骞问于孔子曰:“骞固周国之贱吏也,不自以不肖,将北以事君子,敢问正道宜行,不容于世。”
潜夫论·遏利》:伯夷、叔齐饿于首阳,白驹、介推遯逃于山谷,颜、原、公拆困馑于郊野,守志笃固,秉节不亏,宠禄不能固,威势不能移,虽有南之尊、公侯之位,德义有殆,礼义不班,挠志如芷,负心若芬,固弗为也。
论衡·逢遇》:或以丑恶色,称媚于上,嫫母、无盐是也。
太玄经·》:次八,羡其足,济于沟渎,贞。
风俗通义·六国》:至于后世,且有伉王,赤黑,龙鸟属,须眉髭髯,大膺大匈,修下而冯上,左任介乘,奄有河室,至于休溷诸狢,南伐晋别,北灭黑姑。
孔丛子·广义》:慙曰戁,心慙曰恧,体慙曰逡。
申鉴·时事》:天子南听天下,向明而治,盖取诸《离》,天之道也。
新语·无为》:夫王者之都,南之君,臣姓之所取法,举措动作,不可失法则也。
独断·卷上》:亡国之社:古者天子亦取亡国之社以分诸侯,使为社以自儆戒,屋之掩其上使不通天,柴其下使不通地,自与天地绝也,北向阴,示灭亡也。
蔡中郎集·独断》:正月朝贺,三公奉璧上殿,向御座北,太常赞曰:“皇帝为君兴,三公伏,皇帝坐,乃进璧。”
墨子·大取》:方之一,非方也。
列子·天瑞》:逆之壠端,之而叹曰:“先生曾不悔乎,而行歌拾穗?”
鶡冠子·博选》:故北而事之,则伯己者至,先趋而后息,先问而后默,则什己者至,人趋己趋,则若己者至,凭几据杖,指麾而使,则匀役者至,乐嗟苦咄,则徒隶之人至矣。
文子·下德》:目悦五色,口惟滋味,耳淫五声,七窍交争,以害一性,日引邪欲竭其天和,身且不能治,奈治天下何,所谓得天下者,非谓其履势位,称尊号,言其运天下心,得天下力也,有南之名,无一人之誉,此失天下也。
列仙传·任光》:皆说如数十岁颜,后长老识之,赵简子聘与俱归。
韩非子·初见秦》:臣闻天下阴燕阳魏,连荆固齐,收韩而成从,将西以与秦强为难,臣窃笑之。
慎子·威德》:至南而王,则令行禁止。
谏逐客书》:惠王用张仪之计,拔三川之地,西并巴、蜀,北收上郡,南取汉中,包九夷,制鄢、郢,东据成皋之险,割膏腴之壤,遂散六国之从,使之西事秦,功施到今。
管子·轻重丁》:管子曰:“昔者癸度居人之国,必四望于天下,天下高亦高,天下高我独下,必失其国于天下。”
吴子·图国》:辟土四,拓地千里,皆起之功也。
六韬·守国》:王即斋七日,北再拜而问之。
九章算术·少广》:若开之不尽者为不可开,当以命之。
淮南子·齐俗训》:越王勾践劗发文身,无皮弁搢笏之服,拘罢拒折之容,然而胜夫差于五湖,南而霸天下,泗上十二诸侯皆率九夷以朝。
吕氏春秋·知化》:夫差将死曰:“死者如有知也,吾何以见子胥于地下?”
邓析子·无厚》:故何方之道不从,从之义不行,治乱之法不用。

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