| Chinese Text Project |
| 甘 U+7518 |  Seal script |  Jinwen |  Jiaguwen |  Jianbo | 𠙸 Semantic variant | 𠙿 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 甘+ 0 strokes = 5 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.223#39 Kangxi: p.753#19 Cihai: p.905r3c03 GSR: 606.a Hanyu: v4,p2413#01 |
| Composition: | Component of: 佄 𠤔 𨚠 𬣠 𤮾 𤮿 𤯀 绀 𭇐 拑 邯 𭓣 𭚩 咁 𡶑 甙 坩 𢇾 姏 𩠁 [More] |
| Mandarin: | gān ㄍㄢ |
| Cantonese: | gam1 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *gɑm |
| Shuowen: | 《甘部》甘：美也。从口含一。一，道也。凡甘之屬皆从甘。 |
| Guangyun: | 《廣韻·下平聲·談·甘》甘：《說文》作目美也，又隴右州本月支國漢匈奴觻得王所居後魏爲張掖郡又改爲州取甘峻山名之界有弱水祁連山上有松栢五木美水茂草冬温夏涼又有仙樹人行山中飢即食之輒飽不得持去平居時亦不可見也，又姓武丁臣甘盤之後又漢複姓有甘莊甘士甘先三氏。古三切，七。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·甘部·甘部》甘：〔古文〕𠙸𠙿《唐韻》古三切《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》沽三切，𠀤感平聲。《說文》美也。《徐曰》物之甘美者也。《韻會》五味之一。《正韻》甜也。《書·洪範》稼穡作甘。《傳》甘味生于百穀。《詩·衞風》誰謂荼苦，其甘如薺。《禮·月令》中央土，其味甘。又言之悅耳。亦曰甘。《左傳·昭十一年》幣重而言甘。又《詩·衞風》願言思伯，甘心首疾。《傳》甘，厭也。《疏》謂思之不已，乃厭足於心，用是生首疾也。凡人飮食口，甘遂至于厭足，故云：甘，厭也。又《左傳·莊九年》管召，讎也。請受而甘心焉。《註》甘心，言欲快意戮殺之。又《易·臨卦》六三甘臨，无攸利。《註》甘者，佞邪說。媚不正之名也。又《玉篇》樂也。《淮南子·繆稱訓》故人之甘甘非正爲蹠也。《註》人之甘甘，猶樂樂而爲之。又《淮南子·道應訓》大疾則苦而不入，大徐則甘而不固。《註》甘，緩意也。又姓。《書·說命》台小子舊學于甘盤。《註》甘盤，殷賢臣。又甘茂甘羅，𠀤秦人。又《抱朴子辯問卷》子韋甘均，占𠋫之聖也。又漢複姓有甘莊甘土甘先三氏。又地名。《書·甘誓》大戰于甘。《傳》甘，有扈郊地名。《左傳·僖二十四年》初，甘昭公有寵於惠后。《註》甘昭公，王子帶也，食邑於甘。又《昭十七年》陸渾子奔楚，其衆奔甘鹿。《註》甘鹿，周地。又山名。《山海經》中山經，薄山之首曰甘棗之山。又水名。《山海經》鹿蹄之山，甘水出焉。《註》按水經：甘水出南山甘谷。又州名。《五音集韻》元魏西涼州攺甘州。又《前漢·郊祀志》武帝作甘泉宮。又木名。《詩·召南》蔽芾甘棠。《傳》甘棠，杜也。《疏》郭璞曰：今之杜梨。《山海經》有不死之國，阿姓，甘木是食。《註》甘木卽不死樹。又《正韻》果名，俗作柑。《風土記》甘橘之屬，滋味甘美。又《古今注》甘實形如石榴者，謂之壷甘。又草名。《博雅》陵澤，甘遂也。《又》美丹，甘草也。又《集韻》古暗切，音紺。土之味也。又《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》𠀤胡甘切，音酣。《書·五子之歌》甘酒嗜音。又熟也。《莊子·徐無鬼》甘寢。○按《正韻》別作戸甘切，胡、戸同母。不宜分列。 |
| Fanqie: | 古三 (《廣韻·下平聲·談·甘》) |
| Unihan definition: | sweetness; sweet, tasty |
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| 《論語·陽貨》: | 夫君子之居喪，食旨不甘，聞樂不樂，居處不安，故不為也。 |
| But a superior man, during the whole period of mourning, does not enjoy pleasant food which he may eat, nor derive pleasure from music which he may hear. He also does not feel at ease, if he is comfortably lodged. Therefore he does not do what you propose. | |
| 《孟子·盡心上》: | 孟子曰：「飢者甘食，渴者甘飲，是未得飲食之正也，飢渴害之也。」 |
| Mencius said, 'The hungry think any food sweet, and the thirsty think the same of any drink, and thus they do not get the right taste of what they eat and drink. The hunger and thirst, in fact, injure their palate.' | |
| 《禮記·問喪》: | 夫悲哀在中，故形變於外也，痛疾在心，故口不甘味，身不安美也。 |
| The internal grief and sorrow produced a change in his outward appearance; and with the severe pain in his heart, his mouth could not relish any savoury food, nor his body find ease in anything pleasant. | |
| 《孝經·喪親》: | 子曰：「孝子之喪親也，哭不偯，禮無容，言不文，服美不安，聞樂不樂，食旨不甘，此哀戚之情也。」 |
| The Master said, "When a filial son is mourning for a parent, he wails, but not with a prolonged sobbing. In the movements of ceremony he pays no attention to his appearance. His words are without elegance of phrase. He cannot bear to wear fine clothes. When he hears music, he feels no delight. When he eats a delicacy, he is not conscious of its flavor. Such is the nature of grief and sorrow." | |
| 《揚子法言》: | 或問：「星有甘、石，何如？」 |
| Someone asked: Among astronomer-astrologers there are Gan De and Shi Shen. What do you think about them? | |
| 《墨子·親士》: | 有五刀，此其錯，錯者必先靡，是以甘井近竭，招木近伐，靈龜近灼，神蛇近暴。 |
| Among the five swords the keenest will be first worn out. The sweet wells become sooner dry and the elegant trees are oftener felled. The tortoises that are more responsive are oftener burned and the snakes that show more magic power are more sacrificed. | |
| 《莊子·齊物論》: | 民食芻豢，麋鹿食薦，蝍且甘帶，鴟鴉耆鼠，四者孰知正味？ |
| Men eat animals that have been fed on grain and grass; deer feed on the thick-set grass; centipedes enjoy small snakes; owls and crows delight in mice; but does any one of the four know the right taste? | |
| 《道德經》: | 天地相合，以降甘露，民莫之令而自均。 |
| Heaven and Earth (under its guidance) unite together and send down the sweet dew, which, without the directions of men, reaches equally everywhere as of its own accord. | |
| 《商君書·更法》: | 孝公平畫，公孫鞅、甘龍、杜摯三大夫御於君，慮世事之變，討正法之本，求使民之道。 |
| Duke Xiao discussed his policy. The three Great Officers, Gong sun Yang, Gan Long and Du Zhi, were in attendance on the Prince. Their thoughts dwelt on the vicissitudes of the world's affairs; they discussed the principles of rectifying the law, and they sought for the way of directing the people. | |
| 《史記·夏本紀》: | 有扈氏不服，啟伐之，大戰於甘。 |
| As the lord of Hu would not submit, Qi attacked him, and there was a great battle at Han. | |
| 《荀子·正名》: | 「山淵平」，「情欲寡」，「芻豢不加甘，大鐘不加樂」，此惑於用實，以亂名者也。 |
| 《說苑·脩文》: | 味尚甘，聲尚宮，一而復者，故三王術如循環，故夏后氏教以忠，而君子忠矣。 |
| 《春秋繁露·王道》: | 故天為之下甘露，朱草生，醴泉出，風寸時，嘉禾興，鳳凰麒麟游於郊。 |
| 《韓詩外傳·卷一》: | 《詩》曰：「蔽茀甘棠，勿剪勿伐，召伯所茇。」 |
| 《大戴禮記·用兵》: | 水旱臻焉，霜雪大滿，甘露不降，百草𣩙黃，五穀不升，民多夭疾，六畜𩜘胔，此太上之不論不議也。 |
| 《白虎通德論》: | 《詩》云：「蔽芾甘棠，勿翦勿伐，邵伯所茇。」 |
| 《新書·諭誠》: | 襄子患之，食不甘味，一夕而五易臥，見不全身。 |
| 《新序·善謀》: | 秦孝公欲用衛鞅之言，更為嚴刑峻法，易古三代之制度，恐大臣不從，於是召衛鞅，甘龍、杜摯三大夫御於君，慮世事之變計，正法之本，使民道。 |
| 《中論·務本》: | 夫小事者味甘，而大道者醇淡，近物者易驗，而遠數者難效，非大明君子則不能兼通者也。 |
| 《孔子家語·好生》: | 孔子曰：「吾於《甘棠》，見宗廟之敬也甚矣。」 |
| 《潛夫論·遏利》: | 世人之論也，靡不貴廉讓而賤財利焉，及其行也，多釋廉甘利之於人。 |
| 《論衡·幸偶》: | 蒸穀為飯，釀飯為酒，酒之成也，甘苦異味。 |
| 《太玄經·太玄數》: | 五五為土，為中央，為四維，日戊己，辰辰戍丑未，聲宮，色黃，味甘，臭芳，形殖，生金，勝水，時該，藏心，侟神，性信，情恐懼，事思，用睿，撝聖，徵風，帝黃帝，神后土，星從其位，類為其裸，為封，為缾，為宮，為宅，為中霤，為內事，為織，為衣，為裘，為繭，為絮，為床，為薦，為馴，為懷，為腹器，為脂，為漆，為膠，為囊，為包，為輿，為轂，為稼，為嗇，為食，為𡧢，為棺，為犢，為衢，為會，為都，為度，為量，為土工，為弓矢，為黃怪，為愚，為牟。 |
| 《風俗通義·五伯》: | 而繆公受鄭甘言，置戎而去，違黃髮之計，而遇殽之敗，殺賢臣百里奚，以子車氏為殉，《詩·黃鳥》之所為作，故謚曰「繆」。 |
| 《孔叢子·連叢子下》: | 於是甘貧味道，研精《墳》、《典》，十餘年間，會徒數百。 |
| 《申鑒·雜言上》: | 夫酸鹹甘苦不同，嘉味以濟謂之和羹。 |
| 《素書·遵義章》: | 賞不服人，罰不甘心者叛。 |
| 《新語·術事》: | 世俗以為自古而傳之者為重，以今之作者為輕，淡於所見，甘於所聞，惑於外貌，失於中情。 |
| 《獨斷·卷下》: | 在長安時，出祠天于甘泉備之，百官有其儀注，名曰甘泉鹵簿。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·獨斷》: | 在長安時，出祠天于甘泉備之，百官有其儀注，名曰甘泉鹵簿。 |
| 《列子·天瑞》: | 能陰能陽，能柔能剛，能短能長，能員能方，能生能死，能暑能涼，能浮能沈，能宮能商，能出能沒，能玄能黃，能甘能苦，能羶能香。 |
| 《鶡冠子·環流》: | 酸鹹甘苦之味相反，然其為善均也。 |
| 《文子·道原》: | 音者宮立而五音形矣，味者甘立而五味定矣，色者白立而五色成矣，道者一立而萬物生矣。 |
| 《列仙傳·馬師皇》: | 乃其下口中，以甘草湯飲之而愈 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 美酒甘肴，腐人肝肺。 |
| 《韓非子·存韓》: | 秦王飲食不甘，遊觀不樂，意專在圖趙，使臣斯來言，願得身見，因急與陛下有計也。 |
| 《管子·揆度》: | 其在味者，醉辛鹹苦甘也。 |
| 《淮南子·道應訓》: | 北方有獸，其名曰蹶，鼠前而兔後，趨則頓，走則顛，常為蛩蛩駏驉取甘草以與之。 |
| 《呂氏春秋·貴信》: | 以此治人，則膏雨甘露降矣，寒暑四時當矣。 |
| 《尹文子·大道上》: | 我愛白而憎黑，韻商而舍徵，好膻而惡焦，嗜甘而逆苦，白黑、商徵、膻焦、甘苦，彼之名也。 |
| 《春秋左傳》: | 秦子，梁子，以公旗辟于下道，是以皆止，鮑叔帥師來言曰，子糾，親也，請君討之，管召，讎也，請受而甘心焉，乃殺子糾于生竇，召忽死之，管仲請囚，鮑叔受之，及堂阜而稅之，歸而以告曰，管夷吾治於高傒，使相可也，公從之。 |
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