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| 牧之野，武王之大事也。 | The field of Mu-ye was the great achievement of king Wu. |
| 既事而退，柴於上帝，祈於社，設奠於牧室。遂率天下諸侯，執豆籩，逡奔走；追王大王亶父、王季歷、文王昌；不以卑臨尊也。 | When he withdrew after the victory, he reared a burning pile to God; prayed at the altar of the earth; and set forth his offerings in the house of Mu. He then led all the princes of the kingdom, bearing his offerings in their various stands, and hurrying about, and carried the title of king back to Tai who was Dan-fu, Ji-li, and king Wen who was Chang - he would not approach his honourable ancestors with their former humbler titles. |
| Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 牧 | 牛+4 | mù ㄇㄨˋ | tend cattle, shepherd | v3,p1803#19 | p.698#16 | p.869r4c02 | |
| 之 | 丿+3 | 㞢 | zhī ㄓ | Towards; go to. / Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Auxiliary word: of. / Auxiliary word: used between subject and predicate, cancels independence of a clause. / Auxiliary word: used in a sentence for aesthetic purpose only, no meaning. | v1,p0043#01 | p.82#04 | p.47r2c02 |
| 野 | 里+4 | 埜 𡐨 | yě ㄧㄝˇ | open country, field; wilderness | v6,p3683#01 | p.1291#05 | p.1360r2c01 |
| 武王 | 止+4 玉+0 | wǔ wáng ㄨˇ ㄨㄤˊ | Same as 「周武王」 zhōu wǔ wáng ㄓㄡ ㄨˇ ㄨㄤˊ: 西周的創建者，姬姓，名發，諡號武王。姓名：姬發，在位前1046-前1043。 King Wu of Zhou, first king of the Zhou dynasty. (ruled 1046 BC-1043 BC)  | v2,p1439#05 v2,p1099#10 | p.575#09 p.727#02 | p.736r4c01 p.888r1c02 | |
| 大 | 大+0 | 𠘲 | dà ㄉㄚˋ | Large, great. / Exceed, be greater than. / Venerate, treat as being great. / Many. / Thick, coarse. / Elder. / Respectful term of address. / Adverb expressing high level or broad range. | v1,p0520#01 | p.248#01 | p.342r3c03 |
| tài ㄊㄞˋ | Most (superlative). / Too much. / Peaceful, tranquil. | ||||||
| 事 | 亅+7 | 亊 叓 𠭏 | shì ㄕˋ | Office, duty. / Job, career. / Things, affairs. / Accident, incident. / Engage (in), pursue. / Serve. | v1,p0023#03 | p.85#24 | p.58r3c02 |
| 也 | 乙+2 | 𠃟 匜 | yě ㄧㄝˇ | Modal particle used at the end of a sentence, expressing assertion and affirmation. / Modal particle used at the end of a question for emphasis. / Modal particle used at the end of a cause-effect sentence to express explanation. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause. | v1,p0050#05 | p.84#04 | p.55r1c01 |
| 既 | 无+5 | 旣 | jì xì ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ | already; de facto; since; then | v2,p1148#01 | p.485#27 | p.626r3c02 |
| 而 | 而+0 | ér ㄦˊ | Whiskers. / Like, similar to. / Pronoun: you. / Pronoun: this, like this. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: and, then. / Connective: if, supposing. / Connective: yet, however. / Connective: therefore, hence. / Connective: expresses method or state. / Particle: of. / Expressive particle. | v4,p2810#01 | p.961#18 | p.1080r2c03 | |
| néng ㄋㄥˊ | Same as 「能(3)」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Able to, competent. / Same as 「能(2.1)」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Ability, talent. | ||||||
| 退 | 辵+6 | 𨓆 𨑧 𢓴 𢓇 𨔫 | tuì ㄊㄨㄟˋ | step back, retreat, withdraw | v6,p3834#04 | p.1256#14 | p.1314r4c01 |
| 柴 | 木+5 | 茈 𡍥 | chái zhài zì ㄔㄞˊ ㄓㄞˋ ㄗˋ | firewood, faggots, fuel | v2,p1197#11 | p.521#06 | p.689r3c02 |
| 於 | 方+4 | 烏 𣱏 𤕘 于 亏 扵 | yú ㄩˊ | Be (copula). / Be, exist. / Preposition: in. / Preposition: from or to. / Preposition: compared to. / Preposition: to, for, towards. / Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Preposition: with, using. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: by, according to. / Connective: just as. / Auxiliary word, no meaning. | v3,p2175#02 | p.481#11 | p.622r2c03 |
| 上 | 一+2 | 丄 𠄞 | shàng ㄕㄤˋ | top; superior, highest; go up, send up | v1,p0005#04 | p.76#07 | p.24r2c01 |
| 帝 | 巾+6 | 𢂇 𠫦 | dì ㄉㄧˋ | supreme ruler, emperor; god | v1,p0738#02 | p.330#14 | p.474r5c07 |
| 祈 | 示+4 | qí guǐ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ | pray; entreat, beseech | v4,p2388#14 | p.840#09 | ||
| 社 | 示+3 | 𥙲 䄕 𥙭 | shè ㄕㄜˋ | god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society | v4,p2386#07 | p.839#26 | |
| 設 | 言+4 | 设 | shè ㄕㄜˋ | build; establish; display; particle of hypothesis, supposing | v6,p3950#05 | p.1151#09 | p.1239r2c04 |
| 奠 | 大+9 | diàn ㄉㄧㄢˋ | pay respect; settle | v1,p0546#06 | p.253#05 | p.373r5c01 | |
| 室 | 宀+6 | shì ㄕˋ | room, home, house, chamber | v2,p0925#03 | p.285#02 | p.416r6c01 | |
| 遂 | 辵+9 | 𨒉 𨔱 𨓸 𨔲 | suì ㄙㄨㄟˋ | Ditch between fields. / Waterway. / Pass through. / Succeed, go well. / Finished, past. / Grow up, bring up. / Favourable, as hoped. / Follow. / Not interfere with. / Advance. / Item used in archery. / Distant suburbs. / Adverb: finally, at last. / Adverb: and then, thereupon. / Part of a clock. / Distant, far off. / Name of a state in ancient China. | v6,p3862#03 | p.1260#32 | p.1328r5c01 |
| zhuì ㄓㄨㄟˋ | Fall. | ||||||
| 率 | 玄+6 | 率 卛 | shuài ㄕㄨㄞˋ | Net for catching birds. / Along, in the same direction as. / Follow, go along with. / Command, lead. / Model. / Create a model for something. / Do, engage in. / Fast, quickly. / Frank, direct. / Because of, due to. / Similar. / Similar things. / Adverb: in general, mostly. / Adverb: all. / Same as 「帥(2.1)」 shuài ㄕㄨㄞˋ: Commander of an army. / Same as 「帥(2.2)」 shuài ㄕㄨㄞˋ: Thing which plays a leading role. | v1,p0289#03 | p.725#05 | p.884r3c03 |
| lǜ ㄌㄩˋ | A fixed standard or ratio. / Same as 「鋝」 lüè ㄌㄩㄝˋ: Unit of weight, approximately 6 liang. | ||||||
| 天下 | 大+1 一+2 | 𠀡 𠀘 𦴞 兲 靝 𠕹 丅 厥 𠄟 | tiān xià ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ | 世界。 "All under heaven", the world. | v1,p0522#01 v1,p0007#01 | p.248#04 p.76#10 | p.358r4c01 p.28r1c01 |
| 諸侯 | 言+9 人+7 | 𢒕 诸 𥎦 | zhū hóu ㄓㄨ ㄏㄡˊ | 古代帝王分封的各國國君，規定要服從王命，定期朝貢述職。 Ruler of a vassal state during the Zhou dynasty. | v6,p3982#03 v1,p0167#01 | p.1172#04 p.103#07 | p.104r3c06 |
| 執 | 土+8 | 执 𠌷 | zhí ㄓˊ | hold in hand; keep; carry out | v1,p0457#05 | p.231#09 | p.321r1c02 |
| 豆 | 豆+0 | 𣅋 𤽋 𣅣 荳 | dòu ㄉㄡˋ | beans, peas; bean-shaped | v6,p3565#01 | p.1191#14 | p.1260r4c05 |
| 籩 | 竹+19 | 笾 | biān ㄅㄧㄢ | bamboo container for food | v5,p3033#18 | p.905#37 | p.1024r2c02 |
| 逡 | 辵+7 | qūn jùn xùn suō ㄑㄩㄣ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄙㄨㄛ | retreat, withdraw, fall back | v6,p3847#02 | p.1258#14 | p.1319r6c01 | |
| 奔 | 大+6 | 犇 | bēn ㄅㄣ | Run. / Quickly, hastily. / Flee in defeat. / Flee, go into exile. / Chase, pursue. / Refers to a girl leaving to stay with her lover without approval. | v1,p0533#01 | p.252#03 | p.372r1c02 |
| fèn ㄈㄣˋ | Be defeated. | ||||||
| bèn ㄅㄣˋ | Head for, go towards. / Almost, approximately. | ||||||
| 走 | 走+0 | 赱 㞫 | zǒu ㄗㄡˇ | walk, go on foot; run; leave | v5,p3473#01 | p.1215#01 | p.1283r6c02 |
| 追 | 辵+6 | 隨 | zhuī duī tuī ㄓㄨㄟ ㄉㄨㄟ ㄊㄨㄟ | pursue, chase after; expel | v6,p3829#05 | p.1256#10 | p.1314r1c01 |
| 王 | 玉+0 | wáng ㄨㄤˊ | King, title of supreme ruler of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. / Ruler of a vassal state in the warring states period. / Highest title in feudal China. / Meet with the emperor. / Respectful term for one's paternal grandparents. | v2,p1099#10 | p.727#02 | p.888r1c02 | |
| wàng ㄨㄤˋ | Rule as king, control all under heaven. / Enfeoff as king. / Flourish, abound. | ||||||
| wǎng ㄨㄤˇ | To, go to. | ||||||
| 亶 | 亠+11 | dǎn dàn ㄉㄢˇ ㄉㄢˋ | sincere; real, true; truth | v1,p0291#06 | p.89#20 | p.80r1c01 | |
| 父 | 父+0 | fù fǔ ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇ | father; KangXi radical 88 | v3,p2039#01 | p.690#01 | p.864r1c01 | |
| 王季歷 | 玉+0 子+5 止+12 | 𡥞 𡦠 𩐄 𩐖 曆 歴 𡿌 历 | wáng jì lì ㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ | [人名] [Name of a person] | v2,p1099#10 v2,p1013#05 v2,p1445#09 | p.727#02 p.279#03 p.577#14 | p.888r1c02 p.400r4c01 p.739r3c01 |
| 文王 | 文+0 玉+0 | 㒚 穩 | wén wáng ㄨㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ | Same as 「周文王」 zhōu wén wáng ㄓㄡ ㄨㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ: 商末周部落首領。姓姬名昌，季歷之子。 King Wen of Zhou, founder of the Zhou dynasty. | v3,p2169#01 v2,p1099#10 | p.477#01 p.727#02 | p.608r4c02 p.888r1c02 |
| 昌 | 日+4 | 冐 | chāng ㄔㄤ | light of sun; good, proper | v2,p1490#03 | p.491#10 | p.630r5c01 |
| 不 | 一+3 | 不 𠀚 𠙐 | bù ㄅㄨˋ | Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...? | v1,p0011#06 | p.76#15 | p.30r1c01 |
| fǒu ㄈㄡˇ | Same as 「否(1.2)」 fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as 「否(1.3)」 fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question. | ||||||
| fū ㄈㄨ | Sepal of a flower. | ||||||
| pī ㄆㄧ | Same as 「丕(1)」 pī ㄆㄧ: Large. | ||||||
| bǐ ㄅㄧˇ | Show disdain for. | ||||||
| 以 | 人+3 | 㠯 | yǐ ㄧˇ | Use. / Believe. / Command. / Lead. / Connect, implicate. / Have. / Cause, reason. / Preposition: because. / Preposition: from, in. / Preposition: at [some time]. / Preposition: using. / Preposition: in accordance with. / Preposition: relying upon. / Preposition: in the capacity of. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: indicates the following action is the objective of the preceding one. / Connective: used between adverbial clause and verb to express modification. / Connective: and. / Connective: but. / Connective: and so, thus. / Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time. / Modal particle. / Same as 「已(1)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Stop, discontinue. / Same as 「已(7.2)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: already. / Same as 「已(7.3)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: extremely. | v1,p0105#07 | p.94#01 | p.87r6c01 |
| 卑 | 十+6 | 𤰞 | bēi ㄅㄟ | humble, low, inferior; despise | v1,p0063#01 | p.156#27 | p.216r2c08 |
| 臨 | 臣+11 | 臨 𦣷 临 | lín lìn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˋ | draw near, approach; descend | v4,p2802#19 | p.999#24 | p.1106r5c01 |
| 尊 | 寸+9 | zūn ㄗㄨㄣ | respect, revere, venerate; honor | v1,p0509#06 | p.295#10 | p.435r4c01 |
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