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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 帝曰： | The Di said, |
| “咨！ | 'Ho! |
| 四岳。 | (President of) the Four Mountains, |
| 朕在位七十载， | I have been on the throne seventy years. |
| 汝能庸命， | You can carry out my commands |
| 巽朕位？” | - I will resign my place to you.' |
| 岳曰： | The Chief said, |
| “否德忝帝位。” | 'I have not the virtue; I should disgrace your place.' |
| 曰： | (The Di) said, |
| “明明扬侧陋。” | 'Show me some one among the illustrious, or set forth one from among the poor and mean.' |
| 师锡帝曰： | All (then) said to the Di, |
| “有鳏在下， | 'There is an unmarried man among the lower people, |
| 曰虞舜。” | called Shun of Yu'. |
| 帝曰： | The Di said, |
| “俞？ | 'Yes, |
| 予闻， | I have heard of him. |
| 如何？” | What have you to say about him?' |
| 岳曰： | The Chief said,' |
| “瞽子， | He is the son of a blind man. |
| 父顽， | His father was obstinately unprincipled; |
| 母嚚， | his (step-)mother was insincere; |
| 象傲； | his (half-) brother Xiang was arrogant. |
| 克谐以孝， | He has been able (however), by his filial piety to live in harmony with them, |
| 烝烝乂， | and to lead them gradually to self-government, |
| 不格奸。” | so that they (no longer) proceed to great wickedness.' |
| 帝曰： | The Di said, |
| “我其试哉！ | 'I will try him; |
| 女于时， | I will wive him, |
| 观厥刑于二女。” | and thereby see his behaviour with my two daughters.' |
| 厘降二女于妫汭， | (Accordingly) he arranged and sent down his two daughters to the north of the Gui, |
| 嫔于虞。 | to be wives in (the family of) Yu. |
| 帝曰： | The Di said to them, |
| “钦哉！” | 'Be reverent!' |
| Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 帝 | 巾+6 | 𢂇 𠫦 | dì ㄉㄧˋ | supreme ruler, emperor; god | v1,p0738#02 | p.330#14 | p.474r5c07 |
| 曰 | 曰+0 | yuē ㄩㄝ | (1) 说。 Say, speak. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 | |
| 咨 | 口+6 | 谘 嗞 谘 | zī ㄗ | inquire, consult, discuss; plan | v1,p0621#04 | p.186#11 | p.270r1c04 |
| 四 | 囗+2 | 𦉭 肆 | sì ㄙˋ | four | v1,p0710#16 | p.216#22 | p.294r6c01 |
| 岳 | 山+5 | 岳 | yuè ㄩㄝˋ | mountain peak; surname | v1,p0767#14 | p.309#31 | p.456r1c01 |
| 朕 | 月+6 | 𦩎 | zhèn ㄓㄣˋ | First person pronoun: I, we. / From the era of Qin Shi Huang onwards, used by the emperor to refer to himself. / Sign, omen. | v3,p2071#05 | p.505#19 | p.659r6c01 |
| 在 | 土+3 | zài ㄗㄞˋ | Exist, be alive. / Be in a certain place. / Inquire after, pay one's respects to. / Preposition: due to, being that. / Preposition: specifies location or time of an action - in, at. | v1,p0418#07 | p.223#10 | p.312r2c07 | |
| 位 | 人+5 | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | throne; position, post; rank, status; seat | v1,p0138#03 | p.98#07 | p.96r1c04 | |
| 七 | 一+1 | 柒 | qī ㄑㄧ | seven | v1,p0003#03 | p.75#07 | p.7r4c02 |
| 十 | 十+0 | 拾 拾 | shí ㄕˊ | ten, tenth; complete; perfect | v1,p0058#09 | p.155#17 | p.207r5c02 |
| 载 | 车+6 | 𡙺 儎 载 | zài zǎi dài zāi zī ㄗㄞˋ ㄗㄞˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄗㄞ ㄗ | load; carry; transport, convey | v5,p3526#10 | p.1243#12 | p.1300r6c02 |
| 汝 | 水+3 | rǔ ㄖㄨˇ | The Ru, a river. / Second person pronoun: you. | v3,p1555#04 | p.606#02 | p.764r6c01 | |
| 能 | 肉+6 | néng ㄋㄥˊ | A type of bear. / Ability, talent. / Man of ability, man of talent. / Able to, competent. / Comply with, be friendly towards. / Encompass, obtain. / To, arrive at. / Then, thus. / Same as “而(4.3)” ér ㄦˊ: Connective: if, supposing. / Only, merely. / Even if. / Thus, in this way. / Three-legged turtle. | v3,p2074#01 | p.981#16 | p.1095r5c02 | |
| nài ㄋㄞˋ | Withstand, endure. | ||||||
| tái ㄊㄞˊ | Same as “台(1.1)” tái ㄊㄞˊ: Name of a celestial body. | ||||||
| tài ㄊㄞˋ | State, form. | ||||||
| 庸 | 广+8 | 㐯 𠆌 | yōng yóng ㄩㄥ ㄩㄥˊ | usual, common, ordinary, mediocre | v2,p0890#05 | p.347#30 | p.490r6c01 |
| 命 | 口+5 | mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ | Order, command. / Written order, commandment. / Send (on a mission), dispatch. / A (diplomatic) mission. / Force, make do. / Instruct, tell. / Gift given by a ruler to his ministers by rank. / Will of heaven. / Fate. / Life, lifespan. / Call, name, assign a name to. / Know for certain. | v1,p0604#11 | p.183#18 | p.266r6c01 | |
| 巽 | 己+9 | 巺 𢁅 | xùn ㄒㄩㄣˋ | 5th of the 8 trigrams; south-east; mild, modest, obedient | v2,p0987#05 | p.327#16 | p.470r3c01 |
| 否 | 口+4 | 𠘶 | fǒu ㄈㄡˇ | Adverb expressing negative response: no. / Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question. | v1,p0586#05 | p.178#02 | p.258r1c01 |
| pǐ ㄆㄧˇ | Blocked, unpassable. / Difficulties, adversity. / Evil, wrong. | ||||||
| 德 | 彳+12 | 惪 悳 | dé ㄉㄜˊ | Morals, morality. / Good deeds. / Good fortune. / Reward kindness, thank. / Heart, feelings. / Same as “得(1.1)” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Get, obtain. | v2,p0841#17 | p.371#08 | p.518r3c01 |
| 忝 | 心+4 | tiǎn ㄊㄧㄢˇ | disgraced; ashamed; self-deprecating | v4,p2279#05 | p.377#08 | p.523r6c06 | |
| 明 | 日+4 | 朙 | míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ | Bright, brilliant. / Daytime. / Clear, obvious. / Clarify, make clear. / Understand. / Straightforwardly, clearly. / Clear, clean. / Wise. / Make wise. / Spirit, god. / Respect. / Eyesight. / Good eyesight. / See clearly. / The following (day, month, year, etc.). | v2,p1491#08 | p.491#12 | p.631r3c01 |
| 扬 | 手+9 | 敭 𠭲 扬 | yáng ㄧㄤˊ | scatter, spread; praise | v3,p1914#11 | p.442#08 | p.584r6c03 |
| 侧 | 人+9 | 侧 | cè zè ㄘㄜˋ ㄗㄜˋ | side; incline, slant, lean | v1,p0189#12 | p.111#34 | p.119r1c08 |
| 陋 | 阜+6 | 陋 | lòu ㄌㄡˋ | narrow; crude, coarse; ugly | v6,p4125#03 | p.1349#08 | p.1421r1c03 |
| 师 | 巾+7 | 𠵀 𠦵 𢂖 𩇱 师 | shī ㄕ | Unit of 2500 soldiers. / Troops in general. / The masses. / Teacher. / Take ... as one's teacher. / Model, example. / Follow, mimic, learn from. / Specialist, expert. / Official, chief. / Lion. | v1,p0740#02 | p.331#35 | p.475r3c05 |
| 锡 | 金+8 | 㒪 锡 | xí xī tì ㄒㄧˊ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄧˋ | tin, stannum; bestow, confer | v6,p4219#03 | p.1312#05 | p.1385r6c01 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 鳏 | 鱼+10 | 𩶊 鳏 | guān guàn kūn gǔn yín ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄎㄨㄣ ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄧㄣˊ | huge fish; widower; bachelor | v7,p4706#09 | p.1475#40 | p.1530r3c08 |
| 下 | 一+2 | 丅 厥 𠄟 | xià ㄒㄧㄚˋ | under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down | v1,p0007#01 | p.76#10 | p.28r1c01 |
| 曰 | 曰+0 | yuē ㄩㄝ | Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 | |
| 虞舜 | 虍+7 舛+6 | 𠈌 吴 虞 𩦢 𡐩 𡳈 𡳉 | yú shùn ㄩˊ ㄕㄨㄣˋ | Same as “舜” shùn ㄕㄨㄣˋ: 帝舜，古代圣王之一。 Shun, a legendary sage king. | v4,p2827#02 v3,p2035#02 | p.1074#24 p.1008#10 | p.1184r5c02 p.1116r5c02 |
| 俞 | 人+7 | 兪 | yú shù ㄩˊ ㄕㄨˋ | surname; consent, approve | v1,p0155#03 | p.105#21 | p.110r2c03 |
| 予 | 亅+3 | 豫 余 | yú ㄩˊ | (4) 我。 First-person pronoun: I, me. | v1,p0052#02 | p.85#16 | p.58r2c03 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 如 | 女+3 | rú ㄖㄨˊ | Go to. / According to, in accordance with. / Like, similar to. / As good as, comparable to. / Should. / Or, alternatively. / If, should it be the case. / As for, as regards. / Adjectival suffix. | v2,p1025#09 | p.255#21 | p.378r5c02 | |
| 何 | 人+5 | hé ㄏㄜˊ | Ask, enquire. / What. / Who, which one. / How, in what way. / Why, for what reason. / Where, in what place. / How much, to what extent. | v1,p0130#04 | p.98#15 | p.97r2c04 | |
| hē ㄏㄜ | Criticize, condemn. | ||||||
| hè ㄏㄜˋ | Carry on one's back. / Bear, carry a burden. | ||||||
| 瞽 | 目+13 | gǔ ㄍㄨˇ | blind; blind musician; stupid | v4,p2516#03 | p.819#03 | p.954r2c02 | |
| 子 | 子+0 | 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | zǐ ㄗˇ | Child, heir. Refers to both sons and daughters. / Love, charity. / Respectful term for a man. / People in general. / Fourth of the five levels of nobility. / First of the twelve earthly branches of the zodiac. | v2,p1006#06 | p.277#01 | p.395r1c01 |
| 父 | 父+0 | fù fǔ ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇ | father; KangXi radical 88 | v3,p2039#01 | p.690#01 | p.864r1c01 | |
| 顽 | 页+4 | 顽 | wán kūn ㄨㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄣ | obstinate, stubborn; recalcitrant | v7,p4359#08 | p.1401#04 | p.1476r2c03 |
| 母 | 毋+1 | mǔ mú wǔ wú ㄇㄨˇ ㄇㄨˊ ㄨˇ ㄨˊ | mother; female elders; female | v4,p2380#03 | p.588#25 | p.745r1c03 | |
| 嚚 | 口+15 | 𠽺 𡅚 𡓶 𠿦 | yín ㄧㄣˊ | argumentative, talkative | v1,p0699#19 | p.212#43 | p.293r1c03 |
| 象 | 豕+5 | 𤉢 𧰼 | xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ | elephant; ivory; figure, image | v6,p3611#09 | p.1195#21 | p.1262r5c04 |
| 傲 | 人+11 | ào ㄠˋ | proud, haughty, overbearing | v1,p0199#06 | p.114#19 | p.122r1c03 | |
| 克 | 儿+5 | 𠧳 𡱀 𠅔 𠅡 𠧻 克 | kè ㄎㄜˋ | gram; overcome; transliteration | v1,p0269#04 | p.124#15 | p.137r4c01 |
| 谐 | 言+9 | 谐 谐 | xié ㄒㄧㄝˊ | harmonize, agree; joke, jest | v6,p3996#09 | p.1170#11 | p.1250r2c01 |
| 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 |
| 孝 | 子+4 | xiào ㄒㄧㄠˋ | filial piety, obedience; mourning | v2,p1011#04 | p.278#11 | p.398r5c03 | |
| 烝 | 火+6 | 蒸 | zhēng ㄓㄥ | rise, steam; many, numerous | v3,p2202#07 | p.671#01 | p.847r2c01 |
| 乂 | 丿+1 | yì ㄧˋ | govern, control, manage; nurture | v1,p0031#03 | p.81#10 | p.46r5c08 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 格 | 木+6 | gé gē ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄜ | pattern, standard, form; style | v2,p1203#06 | p.524#11 | p.691r6c01 | |
| 奸 | 女+6 | 𢙶 奸 | jiān ㄐㄧㄢ | adultery, debauchery; debauch | v2,p1048#10 | p.260#10 | p.384r1c07 |
| 我 | 戈+3 | 𠨂 𢦓 𢦠 | wǒ ㄨㄛˇ | First-person pronoun: I. / One's own side in general. / Expresses closeness. / Egoism, self-involvement. | v2,p1401#02 | p.412#01 | p.552r1c01 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 试 | 言+6 | 试 | shì ㄕˋ | test, try, experiment | v6,p3960#12 | p.1157#03 | p.1242r3c03 |
| 哉 | 口+6 | 才 | zāi ㄗㄞ | Begin, start. / Modal particle expressing exclamation. / Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question. | v1,p0611#07 | p.189#08 | p.270r2c01 |
| 女 | 女+0 | 女 𠨰 | nǚ ㄋㄩˇ | Woman, female. / Unmarried woman. / Weak and small. | v2,p1023#23 | p.254#22 | p.376r1c02 |
| nǜ ㄋㄩˋ | Marry off. | ||||||
| rǔ ㄖㄨˇ | Same as “汝(2)” rǔ ㄖㄨˇ: Second person pronoun: you. | ||||||
| 于 | 二+1 | 扵 于 | yú ㄩˊ | Go to, go towards. / Take. / Rim of the mouth of a bell. / A type of plant. / [Onomatopoeia] / Same as “于(3.1)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: in. / Same as “于(3.2)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: from or to. / Same as “于(3.3)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: compared to. / Same as “于(3.4)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: to, for, towards. / Same as “于(3.5)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Same as “于(3.6)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: with, using. / Same as “于(3.7)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: due to, because of. / Same as “于(3.8)” yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: by, according to. / Preposition: for, in place of. / Connective: and. / Auxiliary word: used in a sentence for aesthetic purpose only, no meaning. / Auxiliary word: used in at the end of a sentence to express questioning. | v1,p0004#05 | p.86#06 | p.63r3c02 |
| 时 | 日+6 | 旹 时 | shí ㄕˊ | Season. / Unit of time equal to two hours. / [The passage of] time. / Time, times. / Age, period, epoch. / Occasion, opportune moment. / On time. / Then, at that time. / Always, constantly. / Same as “伺(1)” sì ㄙˋ: Wait until, wait for (a chance). | v2,p1505#05 | p.494#22 | p.639r3c04 |
| 观 | 见+18 | 覌 𥍊 𥸑 𥷯 观 | guān guàn ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄢˋ | see, observe, view; appearance | v6,p3677#05 | p.1138#14 | p.1231r6c04 |
| 厥 | 厂+10 | 氒 〈 氏 下 可 〉 𨈑 𨈐 𣅞 | jué ㄐㄩㄝˊ | personal pronoun he, she, it | v1,p0076#13 | p.162#22 | p.231r1c03 |
| 刑 | 刀+4 | xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ | Punish. / Kill, put to death. / Harm, disaster. / Law, rules of punishment. / Rule by law. / A die used in casting. / A model, an example. / To emulate, imitate. / Achieve, establish. / Same as “鉶” xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ: Porcelain soup bowl. / Same as “形(1.1)” xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ: Body, thing with form. / Same as “形(5)” xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ: Exhibit, show. | v1,p0324#15 | p.137#11 | p.178r4c02 | |
| 二 | 二+0 | 贰 弍 贰 | èr ㄦˋ | two; twice | v1,p0002#01 | p.86#01 | p.58r6c01 |
| 厘 | 里+11 | 𨤺 厘 | lí xī ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧ | manage, control; 1/1000 of a foot | v6,p3684#07 | p.1292#10 | p.1362r1c02 |
| 降 | 阜+6 | 降 夅 | jiàng xiáng xiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ | descend, fall, drop; lower, down | v6,p4126#18 | p.1349#12 | p.1421r2c02 |
| 妫 | 女+9 | 嬀 妫 | guī ㄍㄨㄟ | family name | v2,p1068#18 | p.267#36 | |
| 汭 | 水+4 | ruì ㄖㄨㄟˋ | confluence of two streams; bend | v3,p1566#01 | p.607#15 | p.767r6c01 | |
| 嫔 | 女+14 | 𡜷 𡝏 姘 𡣑 𡤁 嫔 | pín ㄆㄧㄣˊ | court lady; palace maid | v2,p1087#19 | p.272#37 | p.392r2c02 |
| 虞 | 虍+7 | 𠈌 吴 虞 𩦢 | yú ㄩˊ | concerned about, anxious, worried | v4,p2827#02 | p.1074#24 | p.1184r5c02 |
| 钦 | 欠+8 | 𣣽 钦 | qīn qìn yín ㄑㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄣˊ | respect, admire; respectful | v3,p2143#01 | p.568#21 | p.729r5c05 |
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