Chinese Text Project Dictionary

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Daoism -> Dao De Jing -> 19

	(Returning to the unadulterated influence)
绝圣弃智，	If we could renounce our sageness and discard our wisdom,
民利百倍；	it would be better for the people a hundredfold.
绝仁弃义，	If we could renounce our benevolence and discard our righteousness,
民复孝慈；	the people would again become filial and kindly.
绝巧弃利，	If we could renounce our artful contrivances and discard our (scheming for) gain,
盗贼无有。	there would be no thieves nor robbers.
此三者以为文不足。	Those three methods (of government) Thought olden ways in elegance did fail
故令有所属：	And made these names their want of worth to veil;
见素抱朴，	But simple views, and courses plain and true
少私寡欲。	Would selfish ends and many lusts eschew.

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
绝	糸+6	𢇍𠤉绝	jué ㄐㄩㄝˊ	cut, sever, break off, terminate	v5,p3396#04	p.922#04	p.1041r6c02
圣	耳+7	垩𦕡𠄵圣	shèng ㄕㄥˋ	holy, sacred; sage	v4,p2789#06	p.967#22	p.1082r6c06
弃	木+8	弃𢍞𨓋	qì ㄑㄧˋ	reject, abandon, discard	v2,p1237#07	p.531#15	p.702r4c01
智	日+8	𥏼	zhì zhī ㄓˋ ㄓ	wisdom, knowledge, intelligence	v2,p1518#15	p.497#15	p.644r3c02
民	氏+1	𠘽	mín ㄇㄧㄣˊ	people, subjects, citizens	v3,p2131#01	p.598#01	p.750r3c01
利	刀+5	利𥝢𥝤	lì ㄌㄧˋ	Sharp. / Fast, speedy. / Favourable, lucky. / Convenient, useful. / Profits, benefits. / Beneficial to, good for. / Profit, interest. / Diarrhea.	v1,p0329#02	p.138#19	p.180r2c02
百	白+1	佰𦣻	bǎi bó mò ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄛˋ	one hundred; numerous, many	v4,p2643#01	p.785#04	p.932r4c01
倍	人+8	俖	bèi ㄅㄟˋ	times, fold, multiple times	v1,p0183#04	p.107#19	p.112r2c02
仁	人+2	忈忎𡰥	rén ㄖㄣˊ	humaneness, benevolence, kindness	v1,p0107#01	p.91#07
义	羊+7	义	yì ㄧˋ	right conduct, righteousness	v5,p3133#02	p.952#32	p.1071r3c01
复	彳+9	覆𢕛𠣸复	fù fòu ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄡˋ	return; repeat; repeatedly	v2,p0834#02	p.369#22	p.516r2c04
孝	子+4		xiào ㄒㄧㄠˋ	filial piety, obedience; mourning	v2,p1011#04	p.278#11	p.398r5c03
慈	心+10	㤵	cí ㄘˊ	kind, charitable, benevolent	v4,p2324#03	p.397#25
巧	工+2	丂𢩨	qiǎo ㄑㄧㄠˇ	skillful, ingenious, clever	v1,p0412#01	p.325#09	p.465r5c01
盗	皿+7	𠪁𠉭𤋆𨹇盗	dào ㄉㄠˋ	rob, steal; thief, bandit	v4,p2564#13	p.794#21	p.940r1c01
贼	贝+6	戝贼	zéi zé ㄗㄟˊ ㄗㄜˊ	thief, traitor	v6,p3637#01	p.1208#14	p.1275r4c01
无	火+8	𣟒𣚨𠘩无无	wú ㄨˊ	Not have. / Philosophical category referring to absence, non-existence, or vacuity. / Adverb expressing negation: not. / Adverb expressing questioning: or not. / Connective: regardless of. / Connective: even if. / Particle used at the beginning of a sentence, no meaning. / Do not. / Barren, uncultivated.	v3,p2211#15	p.673#26	p.848r2c04
有	月+2		yǒu ㄧㄡˇ	Have, possess. / Store, collect. / Occupy. / Hold on to, retain. / Have in abundance. / Good harvest. / Obtain. / Only. / Be, exist. / Occur, happen. / Make. / Particle used before a noun with no meaning. / Particle used before a monosyllabic adjective with no meaning. / Particle used before a verb with no meaning. / Still, yet. / Some people. / Region.	v3,p2041#05	p.504#20	p.656r5c01
			yòu ㄧㄡˋ	Help, assist. / Same as “又(3)” yòu ㄧㄡˋ: Moreover.
此	止+2		cǐ ㄘˇ	This. / Like this. / Here. / Adverb: then.	v2,p1438#03	p.574#10	p.735r4c01
三	一+2	叁弎	sān sàn ㄙㄢㄙㄢˋ	three	v1,p0004#03	p.76#05	p.11r2c01
者	老+4		zhě ㄓㄜˇ	Pronoun used after verbs, adjectives, etc. in place of a person or thing. / Pronoun used after numbers in place of a thing. / Pronoun used after time or negation to express "when" or "if". / Expressive particle used in a declarative sentence after the subject. / Expressive particle used in a sentence after the subject to express cause or explanation.	v4,p2780#05	p.961#01	p.1080r1c01
			zhuó ㄓㄨㄛˊ	In, located in.
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
为	火+5	爲为	wéi ㄨㄟˊ	Create, make. / Build, construct. / Do. / Plant, grow. / Govern. / Research, study. / Serve as. / Change into, become. / As, in the role of. / Count as, be considered as. / Called, named. / Expresses judgement: is. / Make, cause (to). / Have. / Take part in. / Write, author. / Connective: if. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to move forward the object. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express a rhetorical question.	v3,p2198#11	p.669#10	p.844r4c03
			wèi ㄨㄟˋ	Help, assist. / Preposition: for, on behalf of. / Preposition: by (passive). / Preposition: because of, due to. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: because. / Say. / False, fake.
文	文+0	㒚稳	wén ㄨㄣˊ	Mixture of colours. / Decorative design. / Portray in words or pictures. / Adornment, embellishment. / External appearance. / Characters, words. / Books, works. / Confucian doctrine. / Civilian, non-military. / Drum (musical instrument). / Measure word for money.	v3,p2169#01	p.477#01	p.608r4c02
			wèn ㄨㄣˋ	Adorn, embellish. / Conceal, gloss over.
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.
足	足+0	疋𤴕	zú jù ㄗㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ	foot; attain, satisfy, enough	v6,p3686#01	p.1221#17	p.1287r6c03
故	攴+5		gù ㄍㄨˋ	Cause. / State of affairs. / Event, incident. / Plot. / Old. / Past, original. / Death. / On purpose. / Originally. / Hence, thus.	v2,p1453#05	p.469#25	p.601r5c01
令	人+3	令	lìng ㄌㄧㄥˋ	Order, decree / Drinking game. / Give an order, issue a command. / Cause, make. / Seasons. / Official title: top administrative official in a district. / Official title: central or local official in charge of a particular function. / Good, good looking. / Respectful term for another's family. / A short form of writing. / Words said out of politeness or diplomacy.	v1,p0111#10	p.93#12	p.87r2c01
			líng ㄌㄧㄥˊ	If. / Wagtail.
			lián ㄌㄧㄢˊ	Same as “令居” lián jū ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩ: [Name of a place]
所	户+4	𢨷	suǒ ㄙㄨㄛˇ	Place. / Location. / A suitable place or location. / Measure word, used for counting buldings. / Used before a verb, creates a noun-like phrase. / If. Mainly used in oaths and curses. / Used together with 为 to indicate the passive tense. / Indicates an approximate number. / Number, number of times. / Meaning.	v3,p2259#01	p.415#16	p.556r1c01
属	尸+18	属𡱆	shǔ zhǔ ㄕㄨˇ ㄓㄨˇ	class, category, type; to belong to	v2,p0982#08	p.304#07	p.451r2c06
见	见+0	现见	jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ	See, catch sight of. / Feel, perceive. / Meet, come across. / Meet with, see. / Meet in battle. / Go to see. / Have come to see, have visit. / Grant an interview. / Recommend, introduce. / Introduce, present. / Hear. / Know, understand. / Experience, insight. / Intent, plan. / Used before a verb to indicate passive tense. / Used before a verb to indicate one is the receipient of anothers actions. / Particle used after a verb to indicate simultaneous action. / Coffin clothes. / Mix, mingle.	v6,p3663#01	p.1133#01	p.1229r1c01
			xiàn ㄒㄧㄢˋ	Appear, become visible. / Manifest, make evident. / Now, at present. / Existing, ready prepared.
素	糸+4		sù ㄙㄨˋ	White, untreated silk. / Natural color, uncolored. / Simple, unadorned. / Root, beginning. / Fruit and vegetables. / Constantly, repeatedly. / Beforehand, first.	v5,p3368#03	p.918#11	p.1034r4c03
抱	手+5	抔	bào ㄅㄠˋ	embrace, hold in arms, enfold	v3,p1856#04	p.423#08	p.565r4c03
朴	木+12	朴	pú pǔ ㄆㄨˊ ㄆㄨˇ	simple, honest; plain; rough	v2,p1291#04	p.551#28	p.720r1c01
少	小+1		shǎo shào ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋ	few, less, inadequate	v1,p0561#02	p.296#20	p.442r4c01
私	禾+2	厶	sī ㄙ	private, personal; secret	v4,p2589#06	p.849#05	p.987r3c01
寡	宀+11	关	guǎ ㄍㄨㄚˇ	Few. / Lack, reduce. / A widow; be widowed. / A widower or unmarried man. / Modest way of referring to oneself used by rulers.	v2,p0947#07	p.290#19	p.427r2c02
欲	欠+7	欲	yù ㄩˋ	desire, want, long for; intend	v3,p2140#07	p.567#36	p.729r4c02

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