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孟子曰: | Mencius said, |
“由尧舜至于汤, | 'From Yao and Shun down to Tang |
五百有馀岁, | were 500 years and more. |
若禹、皋陶, | As to Yu and Gao Yao, |
则见而知之; | they saw those earliest sages, and so knew their doctrines, |
若汤,则闻而知之。 | while Tang heard their doctrines as transmitted, and so knew them. |
由汤至于文王, | From Tang to king Wen |
五百有馀岁, | were 500 years and more. |
若伊尹、莱朱则见而知之; | As to Yi Yin, and Lai Zhu, they saw Tang and knew his doctrines, |
若文王,则闻而知之。 | while king Wen heard them as transmitted, and so knew them. |
由文王至于孔子, | From king Wen to Confucius |
五百有馀岁, | were 500 years and more. |
若太公望、散宜生, | As to Tai Gong Wang and San Yi Sheng, |
则见而知之; | they saw Wen, and so knew his doctrines, |
若孔子,则闻而知之。 | while Confucius heard them as transmitted, and so knew them. |
由孔子而来至于今, | From Confucius downwards until now, |
百有馀岁, | there are only 100 years and somewhat more. |
去圣人之世,若此其未远也; | The distance in time from the sage is so far from being remote, |
近圣人之居,若此其甚也, | and so very near at hand was the sage's residence. |
然而无有乎尔, | In these circumstances, is there no one to transmit his doctrines? |
则亦无有乎尔。” | Yea, is there no one to do so?' |
Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
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孟子 | 子+5 子+0 | 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | mèng zǐ ㄇㄥˋ ㄗˇ | (1) 先秦时代的思想家孟子。 Mencius, a pre-Qin philosopher. | v2,p1013#03 v2,p1006#06 | p.278#16 p.277#01 | p.399r3c02 p.395r1c01 |
曰 | 曰+0 | yuē ㄩㄝ | (1) 说。 Say, speak. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 | |
由 | 田+0 | yóu ㄧㄡˊ | (5.2) 介词:从,自。 Preposition: from. | v4,p2524#02 | p.757#01 | p.910r2c01 | |
尧 | 土+9 | 𡋰 尧 | yáo ㄧㄠˊ | 帝尧,古代圣王之一。 Yao, a legendary sage king. | v1,p0459#14 | p.234#01 | p.324r3c02 |
舜 | 舛+6 | 𡐩 𡳈 𡳉 | shùn ㄕㄨㄣˋ | 帝舜,古代圣王之一。 Shun, a legendary sage king. | v3,p2035#02 | p.1008#10 | p.1116r5c02 |
至 | 至+0 | 𦤳 𦤴 𦤵 𡊏 | zhì dié ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ | reach, arrive; extremely, very | v4,p2814#01 | p.1001#11 | p.1111r3c04 |
于 | 方+4 | 乌 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 |
汤 | 水+9 | 汤 | tāng ㄊㄤ | 商朝第一个君王。 Tang, the first ruler of the Shang dynasty. | v3,p1674#03 | p.638#16 | p.816r5c02 |
五 | 二+2 | 伍 𠄡 㐅 | wǔ ㄨˇ | five; surname | v1,p0011#03 | p.86#11 | p.64r3c01 |
百 | 白+1 | 佰 𦣻 | bǎi bó mò ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄛˋ | one hundred; numerous, many | v4,p2643#01 | p.785#04 | p.932r4c01 |
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. | ||||||
馀 | 食+7 | 馀 余 | yú yé ㄩˊ ㄧㄝˊ | surplus, excess, remainder | v7,p4456#09 | p.1420#25 | p.1492r3c03 |
岁 | 止+9 | 亗 𡻕 𢧁 岁 嵗 歳 | suì ㄙㄨㄟˋ | Planet Jupiter. / Year. / Time. / Age, years-old. / Harvest. | v2,p1443#20 | p.577#02 | p.738r6c05 |
若 | 草+5 | 若 𦱡 𦱶 𧁇 | ruò ㄖㄨㄛˋ | Iris. / Same as “北海若” běi hǎi ruò ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ: Ruo, a god of the Northern Sea. / Go by, accord with. / Choose. / Like, similar to. / Identical, the same. / As good as, comparable to. / To, arrive at. / You, your. / This way, like this. / Regarding, as regards. / If, should it be the case. / Or, alternatively. / But, yet. / Adjectival suffix. | v5,p3187#07 | p.1023#12 | p.1130r1c03 |
禹 | 禸+4 | 𢁰 𥜼 | yǔ ㄩˇ | legendary hsia dynasty founder | v1,p0039#11 | p.848#02 | p.986r2c06 |
皋陶 | 白+5 阜+8 | 皐 臯 睾 匋 | gāo yáo ㄍㄠ ㄧㄠˊ | [人名] [Name of a person] | v4,p2647#15 v6,p4139#05 | p.787#10 p.1354#10 | p.936r4c02 p.1426r6c01 |
则 | 刀+7 | 𠟻 𠟭 𠞋 𠟔 则 | zé ㄗㄜˊ | Method, rule. / Mimic, emulate. / Level, grade. / Adverb used to emphasize an assertion. / Adverb used to express scope: only. / Connective expressing continuation: then, and then. / Connective emphasizing comparison. / Connective expressing contrast. / Connective expressing allowance: yet, even so. / Connective expressing unexpected turn of events. / Connective expressing suppostion: if. | v1,p0340#06 | p.139#31 | p.183r5c05 |
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. | ||||||
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. | ||||||
知 | 矢+3 | 𢇻 𥎿 | zhī ㄓ | Know, understand. / Perception. / Recognize. / Knowledge. / Know about, make sense of. / Be friendly with. / Control, get on top of. | v4,p2581#02 | p.824#01 | p.955r5c02 |
zhì ㄓˋ | Wisdom. | ||||||
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 |
闻 | 耳+8 | 𦕁 䎽 䎹 𦖫 𥹢 闻 | wén ㄨㄣˊ | Hear. / Make hear. / Have heard, become aware of. / Knowledge, experience. / Rumour, saying. / Renowned, well-known. / Spread, disseminate. | v7,p4294#12 | p.968#11 | p.1084r3c01 |
wèn ㄨㄣˋ | Reputation, fame. / Same as “问(2)” wèn ㄨㄣˋ: Inquire after, give regards to. | ||||||
由 | 田+0 | yóu ㄧㄡˊ | Do, carry out. / Cause to happen. / Unite. / Complete, realize. / Go through, pass. / Carry out orders, do as asked. / Follow. / Accord with. / Cause. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: from. / Preposition: to, with. / Appoint, employ. / Rely on, make use of. / Evidence, proof. / Go along with, listen to. / New growth of a tree around dead wood. / Recovery, revival. / Like, similar to. / Still, yet. / Naturally, by itself. | v4,p2524#02 | p.757#01 | p.910r2c01 | |
dí ㄉㄧˊ | Road. / Method, way. | ||||||
文王 | 文+0 玉+0 | 㒚 稳 | wén wáng ㄨㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ | Same as “周文王” zhōu wén wáng ㄓㄡ ㄨㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ: 商末周部落首领。姓姬名昌,季历之子。 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 |
伊尹 | 人+4 丿+3 | 𦯴 𠈽 𢃵 𢃹 𢃁 𢃂 | yī yǐn ㄧ ㄧㄣˇ | [人名] [Name of a person] | v1,p0126#09 v2,p0964#01 | p.95#15 p.299#27 | p.90r1c01 p.445r5c01 |
莱 | 草+8 | 莱 | lái ㄌㄞˊ | goosefoot, weed; fallow field | v5,p3230#08 | p.1041#02 | p.1146r5c01 |
朱 | 木+2 | zhū shú ㄓㄨ ㄕㄨˊ | cinnabar, vermilion; surname | v2,p1154#03 | p.509#13 | p.668r2c01 | |
孔子 | 子+1 子+0 | 𡤿 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | kǒng zǐ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄗˇ | 先秦思想家,名丘,字仲尼。 Confucius, a pre-Qin philosopher. | v2,p1008#04 v2,p1006#06 | p.277#09 p.277#01 | p.396r6c02 p.395r1c01 |
太公望 | 大+1 八+2 月+7 | 㒶 望 𦣠 | tài gōng wàng ㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄤˋ | Same as “吕太公望” lǚ tài gōng wàng ㄌㄩˇ ㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄤˋ: [人名] [Name of a person] | v1,p0524#01 v1,p0242#01 v3,p2080#02 | p.248#10 p.126#28 p.505#29 | p.354r5c01 p.151r3c01 p.659r6c02 |
散宜生 | 攴+8 宀+5 生+0 | 枚 冝 𡪀 𡨆 𠣨 宐 𤯓 | sàn yí shēng ㄙㄢˋ ㄧˊ ㄕㄥ | [人名] [Name of a person] | v2,p1465#15 v2,p0920#06 v4,p2575#01 | p.472#34 p.284#03 p.754#26 | p.605r4c03 p.416r1c01 p.906r5c03 |
来 | 人+6 | 來 来 徕 耒 | lái ㄌㄞˊ | Wheat. / Come, approach, draw near. / Return. / Incur, lead to. / Will, in the future. / Since, from some time until now. / Approximate number. / Particle: used when the object of a sentence is moved forward to emphasize the object. / Particle used to alter tempo. / Modal particle expressing suggestion or encouragement. | v1,p0141#08 | p.101#16 | p.102r1c01 |
lài ㄌㄞˋ | See 劳来. | ||||||
今 | 人+2 | jīn ㄐㄧㄣ | now, today, modern era | v1,p0105#05 | p.91#18 | p.83r5c02 | |
去 | 厶+3 | qù ㄑㄩˋ | Leave, go away from. / Send away. / Remove, get rid of. / Banish, discard. / Lose, cease to possess. / Distance, separation. / Previous, past. / Later, after. | v1,p0384#08 | p.164#10 | p.232r1c04 | |
jǔ ㄐㄩˇ | Collect, keep. | ||||||
qū ㄑㄩ | Expel. | ||||||
圣人 | 耳+7 人+0 | 垩 𦕡 𠄵 圣 𠔽 亻 | shèng rén ㄕㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ | 出类拔萃的人。 Sage, outstanding person. | v4,p2789#06 v1,p0101#10 | p.967#22 p.91#01 | p.1082r6c06 p.80r2c01 |
世 | 一+4 | 丗 卋 | shì ㄕˋ | generation; world; era | v1,p0014#06 | p.77#11 | p.35r1c02 |
此 | 止+2 | cǐ ㄘˇ | This. / Like this. / Here. / Adverb: then. | v2,p1438#03 | p.574#10 | p.735r4c01 | |
其 | 八+6 | 丌 亓 | qí ㄑㄧˊ | Third-person possessive pronoun: his, her, its, their. / Demonstrative pronoun: that, those. / Adverb expressing estimation or guess. / Adverb expressing imperative. / Adverb expressing rhetorical question. / Adverb expressing future tense. / Connective expressing hypothesis: if, supposing. / Connective expressing choice: or. / Connective expressing concession: even if. / Particle used after an adjective. / Particle: of. / Particle used for emphasis after single-character adjectives or onomatopoeia. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to alter the tempo. | v1,p0245#01 | p.127#18 | p.162r5c01 |
jì ㄐㄧˋ | Particle used after bi and he. | ||||||
jī ㄐㄧ | Modal particle expressing interrogative tone. / A year. | ||||||
未 | 木+1 | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | not yet; 8th terrestrial branch | v2,p1150#01 | p.509#05 | p.665r4c01 | |
远 | 辵+10 | 逺 𨖸 𢕱 远 | yuǎn ㄩㄢˇ | Far off, remote (in distance). / Consider to be far off. / Long time. / Large or numerous differences. / Profound. / Forward looking and ambitious. / Remote, far-off place. / Far off countries. | v6,p3869#07 | p.1263#12 | p.1329r5c01 |
yuàn ㄩㄢˋ | Leave, exit. / Keep away from, avoid. / Violate (a rule). | ||||||
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 |
近 | 辵+4 | 𣥍 | jìn jì ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧˋ | near, close; approach; intimate | v6,p3819#12 | p.1254#07 | p.1312r1c07 |
居 | 尸+5 | 㞐 㝒 | jū ㄐㄩ | Sit down. / Wait. / Live, dwell. / Dwelling, residence. / Tomb. / Rank, position occupied. / Person occupying the rank of ruler. / Live peacefully. / Usually, normally. / Located in. / Defend (a post), guard (a region). / Remain behind to handle matters. / Have, possess. / Employ, implement. / Stop, rest, remain. / Store, stockpile. / Raise, rear (livestock). / Used before times expressing time elapsed: after. | v2,p0968#04 | p.300#30 | p.448r1c02 |
jǔ ㄐㄩˇ | Movement, action. | ||||||
jù ㄐㄩˋ | Arrogant. / Straight. / Saw. | ||||||
jī ㄐㄧ | Modal particle expressing exclamation or questioning. | ||||||
甚 | 甘+4 | 什 𠯕 𥱅 | shén shí shèn ㄕㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄕㄣˋ | great extent; considerably | v1,p0025#05 | p.754#06 | p.906r4c01 |
然 | 火+8 | 燃 𤓉 | rán ㄖㄢˊ | Burn. / Demonstrative pronoun: like this, like that. / Expresses affirmation: true, indeed so. / Believe correct, affirm. / Adverb: actually, thus. / Connective: but, however, yet. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express comparison. Like, as if. / Particle used after an adjective or adverb to express state. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express affirmative mode. | v3,p2213#05 | p.675#12 | p.852r5c01 |
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 |
乎 | 丿+4 | 宓 | hū ㄏㄨ | Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question. / Modal particle expressing admiration or exclamation. / Modal particle expressing estimation. / Modal particle expressing request or order. / Modal particle expressing calling. / Modal particle expressing consideration. / Modal particle expressing affirmation. / Particle used after adjectives. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause. / Preposition: in, from, to. | v1,p0036#08 | p.82#07 | p.47r3c03 |
尔 | 爻+10 | 尔 尔 | ěr ㄦˇ | Second person pronoun: you. / Luxuriant growth of flowers. / Close, near. / Simple, easily understood. / Like this, in this way. / This, that. / Modal particle: merely. / Modal particle expressing statement. / Modal particle expressing affirmation. / Modal particle expressing questioning. / Suffix. | v1,p0027#01 | p.691#04 | p.864r6c01 |
亦 | 亠+4 | 𠅃 | yì ㄧˋ | Original character for 腋. / Also. / Just, merely. / Again. / Modal particle at the beginning or middle of a sentence. / Accumulate. | v1,p0281#03 | p.88#09 | p.78r2c02 |
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