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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 守 U+5B88 |  Seal script |  Jinwen | 𡬮 Semantic variant | 𡬴 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 宀+ 3 strokes = 6 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.322#28 p.435#18 Kangxi: p.282#05 Cihai: p.405r4c01 GSR: 1099.a Hanyu: v2,p0912#03 |
| Composition: | Top: 宀, bottom: 寸. Component of: 㑏 𢬇 垨 狩 𫰦 𠱔 𣑋 𤈁 䢘 𡨌 𤕠 𡨹 𡨺 𥩽 𥿾 𪧚 𬕀 𧵤 𧵿 酧 [More] |
| Mandarin: | shǒu shòu ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄡˋ |
| Cantonese: | sau2 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *shiǒu |
| Shuowen: | 《宀部》守：守官也。从宀从寸。寺府之事者。从寸。寸，法度也。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·上声·有·首》守：主守亦姓出姓苑。 《广韵·去声·宥·狩》守：太守。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·宀部·三》守：〔古文〕𡬮𡬴《唐韵》书九切《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》始九切，𠀤音首。《说文》守，守官也。从宀，官府也。从寸，法度也。《玉篇》收也，视也，护也。《易·系辞》何以守位，曰仁。《周礼·天官》兽人职时田则守罟。《注》防兽触攫也。又《广韵》主守也。《左传·昭二十年》晏子云：山林之木，衡鹿守之。泽之萑蒲，舟鲛守之。薮之薪蒸，虞𠋫守之。海之盐蜃，祈望守之。衡鹿等皆官名。又《增韵》攻守也。《易·坎卦》王公设险，以守其国。《史记·留侯世家》阻三面而守。又《唐韵》《广韵》《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》𠀤舒救切，音兽。《增韵》守之也，所守也，爲之守也。天子巡诸侯所守，曰巡守。诸侯爲天子守土，亦曰守。汉置郡太守。又姓。《正字通》宋守恭，与苏轼爲诗友。又叶式视切，音矢。《楚辞·天问》雄虺九首，儵忽焉在。何所不老，长人何守。在音泚。又叶虽遂切，音粹。《前汉·班固叙传》崇执言责，隆持官守。宝曲定陵，𠀤有大志。 考证：〔《左传·昭二十年》晏子云，山林之木，衡麓守之。〕谨照原文衡麓改衡鹿。〔海之蜃蛤，祈望守之。衡麓等皆官名。〕谨照原文蜃蛤改盐蜃。衡麓改衡鹿。 |
| Fanqie: | 书九 (《广韵·上声·有·首》) 舒救 (《广韵·去声·宥·狩》) |
| Unihan definition: | defend, protect, guard, conserve |
Example usage
| 《论语·泰伯》: | 子曰：“笃信好学，守死善道。” |
| The Master said, "With sincere faith he unites the love of learning; holding firm to death, he is perfecting the excellence of his course." | |
| 《孟子·尽心上》: | 守者曰：‘此非吾君也，何其声之似我君也？’ |
| And the keeper said, "This is not our prince. How is it that his voice is so like that of our prince?" | |
| 《礼记·缁衣》: | 故君子多闻，质而守之。 |
| Therefore the superior man, having heard much, verifies it by inquiry, and firmly holds fast (what is proved). | |
| 《孝经·士》: | 忠顺不失，以事其上，然后能保其禄位，而守其祭祀。 |
| Not failing in this loyalty and obedience in serving those above them, they are then able to preserve their emoluments and positions, and to maintain their sacrifices. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 君子之道有四易：简而易用也，要而易守也，炳而易见也，法而易言也。 |
| The dao of the junzi is easy in four ways: being simple, it is easy to use; being essential, it is easy to grasp; being bright, it is easy to see; being the model, it is easy to explain. | |
| 《墨子·亲士》: | 故彼人者，寡不死其所长，故曰：“太盛难守也。” |
| This shows that there are but few who excel other people and do not perish on account of it. Hence the saying: Position of the supreme is hard to keep. | |
| 《庄子·齐物论》: | 其留如诅盟，其守胜之谓也。 |
| Where they are given out like the conditions of a covenant, we have those who maintain their views, determined to overcome. | |
| 《道德经》: | 多言数穷，不如守中。 |
| Much speech to swift exhaustion lead we see; Your inner being guard, and keep it free. | |
| 《商君书·更法》: | 此两者所以居官守法，非所与论于法之外也。 |
| These two kinds of men are all right for filling offices and for maintaining the law, but they are not the kind who can take part in a discussion which goes beyond the law. | |
| 《孙子兵法·谋攻》: | 故用兵之法，十则围之，五则攻之，倍则分之，敌则能战之，少则能守之，不若则能避之。 |
| It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two. If equally matched, we can offer battle; if slightly inferior in numbers, we can avoid the enemy; if quite unequal in every way, we can flee from him. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 以其本知其末，以其左知其右，凡百事异理而相守也。 |
| 《说苑·修文》: | 故苗者毛取之，蒐者搜索之，狩者守留之。 |
| 《春秋繁露·王道》: | 鲁隐之代桓立，祭仲之出忽立突，仇牧、孔父、荀息之死节，公子目夷不与楚国，此皆执权存国，行正世之义，守拳拳之心，《春秋》嘉气义焉，故皆见之，复正之谓也。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 传曰：夫行露之人许嫁矣，然而未往也，见一物不具，一礼不备，守节贞理，守死不往，君子以为得妇道之宜，故举而传之，扬而歌之，以绝无道之求，防污道之行乎！ |
| 《大戴礼记·主言》: | 七教修焉，可以守。 |
| 《白虎通德论·号》: | 己复袭先王之号与继体守文之君，无以异也，不显不明，非天意也。 |
| 《新书·修政语下》: | 攻有必得，而守有必存乎？ |
| 《新序·善谋下》: | 夫关中左肴函，右陇蜀，沃野千里，南有巴蜀之饶，北有故宛之利，阻三面，守一隅，东向制诸侯，诸侯安定，河渭漕挽。 |
| 《中论·修本》: | 夫施吉报凶谓之命，施凶报吉谓之幸，守其所志而已矣 |
| 《孔子家语·王言解》: | 七教修，然后可以守。 |
| 《潜夫论·务本》: | 三者守本离末则民富，离本守末则民贫，贫则厄而忌善，富则乐而可教。 |
| 《论衡·无形》: | 假令人生立形谓之甲，终老至死，常守甲形。 |
| 《太玄经·少》: | 测曰，“贫贫”“妄振”、不能守正也。 |
| 《风俗通义》: | 《尚书》：“天子巡守，至于岱宗，觐诸侯，见百年，命大师陈诗，以观民风俗。” |
| 《孔丛子·巡守》: | 子思游齐，陈庄伯与登泰山而观，见古天子《巡守之铭》焉。 |
| 《申鉴·政体》: | 信也者，守此者也。 |
| 《忠经·天地神明章》: | 精一守中，忠之义也 |
| 《素书·正道章》: | 行足以为仪表，智足以决嫌疑，信可以使守约，廉可以使分财，此人之豪也。 |
| 《新语·道基》: | 故虐行则怨积，德布则功兴，百姓以德附，骨肉以仁亲，夫妇以义合，朋友以义信，君臣以义序，百官以义承，曾、闵以仁成大孝，伯姬以义建至贞，守国者以仁坚固，佐君者以义不倾，君以仁治，臣以义平，乡党以仁恂恂，朝廷以义便便，美女以贞显其行，烈士以义彰其名，阳气以仁生，阴节以义降，《鹿鸣》以仁求其群，《关雎》以义鸣其雄，《春秋》以仁义贬绝，《诗》以仁义存亡，《乾》、《坤》以仁和合，《八卦》以义相承，《书》以仁叙九族，君臣以义制忠，《礼》以仁尽节，乐以礼升降。 |
| 《独断·卷上》: | 刺史太守相劾奏申下上迁书文亦如之，其徵为九卿，若迁京师，近臣则言官具言姓名，其免若得罪无姓。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 帝谥：违拂不成曰隐，靖民则法曰黄，翼善传圣曰尧，仁圣盛明曰舜，残人多垒曰桀，残义损善曰纣，慈惠爱亲曰孝，爱民好与曰惠，圣善同文曰宣，声闻宣远曰昭，克定祸乱曰武，聪明睿智曰献，温柔圣善曰懿，布德执义曰穆，仁义说民曰元，安仁立政曰神，布纲治纪曰平，乱而不损曰灵，保民耆艾曰明，辟土有德曰襄，贞心大度曰匡，大虑慈民曰定，知过能改曰恭，不生其国曰声，一德不懈曰简，夙兴夜寐曰敬，清白自守曰贞，柔德好众曰靖，安乐治民曰康，小心畏忌曰僖，中身早折曰悼，慈仁和民曰顺，好勇致力曰庄，恭人短折曰哀，在国逢难曰愍，名实过爽曰缪，壅遏不通曰幽，暴虐无亲曰厉，致志大图曰景，辟土兼国曰桓，经纬天地曰文，执义扬善曰怀，短折不成曰殇，去礼远众曰炀，怠政外交曰携，治典不敷曰祈。 |
| 《列子·黄帝》: | 关尹曰：“是纯气之守也，非智巧果敢之列。” |
| 《鶡冠子·天则》: | 彼天地之以无极者，以守度量，而不可滥，日不逾辰，月宿其列，当名服事，星守弗去，弦望晦朔，终始相巡，逾年累岁，用不缦缦，此天之所柄以临斗者也。 |
| 《文子·道原》: | 约其所守，寡其所求，去其诱慕，除其贵欲，捐其思虑。 |
| 《文始真经·一宇》: | 勿以圣人坚守不易，则曰道以执得。 |
| 《列仙传·容成公》: | 取精于玄牝，其要谷神不死，守生养气者也。 |
| 《鬻子》: | 昔者，鲁周公使康叔往守于殷，戒之曰：“与杀不辜，宁失有罪。” |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 能之天中复有天，禀气有厚薄，除情去欲守中和，是谓知道要之门户也。 |
| 《韩非子·初见秦》: | 然则邯郸不守。 |
| 《申不害·大体》: | 其所守者，非恃琬琰之美、千金之重也，而欲勿失，其可得耶？ |
| 《慎子·威德》: | 士不兼官则职寡，职寡则易守。 |
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