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夫昭昭生于冥冥，	'The Luminous was produced from the Obscure;
有伦生于无形，	the Multiform from the Unembodied;
精神生于道，	the Spiritual from the Dao;
形本生于精，	and the bodily from the seminal essence.
而万物以形相生，	After this all things produced one another from their bodily organisations.
故九窍者胎生，	Thus it is that those which have nine apertures are born from the womb,
八窍者卵生。	and those with eight from eggs.
其来无迹，	But their coming leaves no trace,
其往无崖，	and their going no monument;
无门无房，	they enter by no door; they dwell in no apartment:
四达之皇皇也。	they are in a vast arena reaching in all directions.
邀于此者，	They who search for and find (the Dao) in this
四肢强，	are strong in their limbs,
思虑恂达，	sincere and far-reaching in their thinking,
耳目聪明，	acute in their hearing, and clear in their seeing.
其用心不劳，	They exercise their minds without being toiled;
其应物无方。	they respond to everything aright without regard to place or circumstance.
天不得不高，	Without this heaven would not be high,
地不得不广，	nor earth broad;
日月不得不行，	the sun and moon would not move,
万物不得不昌，	and nothing would flourish:
此其道与！	such is the operation of the Dao.

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
夫	大+1		fū ㄈㄨ	General term for adult men. / Adult labourers in particular. / Soldier. / Respectful term for a man. / Husband. / Unit of area equal to one hundred mu.	v1,p0521#01	p.248#11	p.367r2c01
			fú ㄈㄨˊ	Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Modal particle used at the start of a sentence for emphasis or to indicate an assertion. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to soften the tone. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express exclamation.
昭	日+5		zhāo ㄓㄠ	bright, luminous; illustrious	v2,p1504#09	p.493#22	p.638r2c04
生	生+0	𤯓	shēng ㄕㄥ	life, living, lifetime; birth	v4,p2575#01	p.754#26	p.906r5c03
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
冥	冖+8	𣩆	míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ	dark, gloomy, night; deep	v1,p0304#10	p.130#28	p.166r4c03
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.
伦	人+8	倫伦	lún ㄌㄨㄣˊ	normal human relationships	v1,p0181#01	p.109#03	p.114r5c01
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
形	彡+4		xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ	Body, thing with form. / Human body. / Form, appearance. / Lay of the land. / Circumstances. / Condition, situation. / Form, create. / Exhibit, show. / Compare. / Mould, die. / Same as “刑(4.1)” xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ: Law, rules of punishment. / Same as “鉶” xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ: Porcelain soup bowl.	v2,p0852#10	p.363#06	p.507r4c01
精	米+8	精	jīng qíng jìng ㄐㄧㄥㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ	essence; semen; spirit	v5,p3150#11	p.910#10
神	示+5	神𥛠	shén shēn ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄣ	spirit, god, supernatural being	v4,p2392#01	p.842#03
道	辵+9	𨕥衟𡬹	dào ㄉㄠˋ	Road, path. / Journey. / Method. / Law, reason. / Doctrine, claim. / Skill, technique. / Principle, right way. / The Dao, the origin of all things in Daoism. / Speak, talk. / Take a course of action. / Take a course of action. / Rites paid to the spirit of roads. / Ancient administrative unit. / Daoism.	v6,p3864#01	p.1262#06	p.1326r3c02
			dǎo ㄉㄠˇ	Lead. / Flow smoothly.
本	木+1	夲楍㮺𡴡	běn ㄅㄣˇ	root, origin, source; basis	v2,p1151#01	p.509#07	p.666r3c01
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.
万	禸+8	万卍㸘𤍚𢁭	wàn ㄨㄢˋ	ten thousand; innumerable	v5,p3247#08	p.1042#33	p.1149r4c02
物	牛+4		wù ㄨˋ	thing, substance, creature	v3,p1805#03	p.699#09	p.869r5c01
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
相	目+4		xiāng ㄒㄧㄤ	Mutual. / In succession. / Together.	v4,p2470#13	p.800#18	p.945r1c01
			xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ	Watch. / Appearance. / Fortune-telling by appearance. / Help, assist. / Guide for the blind. / Prime minister, most senior minister. / Ceremonial officer.
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
九	乙+1	玖	jiǔ ㄐㄧㄡˇ	nine	v1,p0048#05	p.83#19	p.48r6c01
窍	穴+13	窍	qiào ㄑㄧㄠˋ	hole, opening, aperture	v4,p2744#09	p.869#03	p.1001r6c02
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.
胎	肉+5		tāi ㄊㄞ	unborn child, embryo, fetus	v3,p2065#06	p.978#02	p.1092r3c01
八	八+0	捌	bā ㄅㄚ	eight; all around, all sides	v1,p0241#03	p.126#26	p.147r4c03
卵	卩+5	卵	luǎn ㄌㄨㄢˇ	egg; ovum; roe; spawn	v1,p0313#04	p.159#20	p.226r4c01
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.
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.
迹	足+6	迹迹速	jī jì ㄐㄧㄐㄧˋ	search, track, trace	v6,p3706#02	p.1224#16	p.1290r6c03
往	彳+5	徃𢔎𨓹	wǎng wàng ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˋ	go, depart; past, formerly	v2,p0817#06	p.365#32	p.509r6c03
崖	山+8	厓	yá ya ㄧㄚˊ ㄧㄚ·	cliff, precipice; precipitous	v1,p0778#08	p.314#08	p.459r2c01
门	门+0	门	mén ㄇㄣˊ	gate, door, entrance, opening	v7,p4281#01	p.1329#53	p.1403r4c05
房	户+4		fáng páng ㄈㄤˊ ㄆㄤˊ	house, building; room	v3,p2260#04	p.415#15	p.555r4c03
四	囗+2	𦉭肆	sì ㄙˋ	four	v1,p0710#16	p.216#22	p.294r6c01
达	辵+9	达	dá tà tì ㄉㄚˊ ㄊㄚˋ ㄊㄧˋ	arrive at, reach; intelligent	v6,p3855#01	p.1262#10	p.1328r1c01
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
皇	白+4	𦤍𦤐𤽙𤽚𤽧	huáng wǎng ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄨㄤˇ	royal, imperial; ruler, superior	v4,p2645#01	p.786#14	p.735r5c02
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
邀	辵+13		yāo ㄧㄠ	invite, welcome; meet, intercept	v6,p3890#03	p.1266#16	p.1334r2c01
此	止+2		cǐ ㄘˇ	This. / Like this. / Here. / Adverb: then.	v2,p1438#03	p.574#10	p.735r4c01
肢	肉+4	肢	zhī shì ㄓㄕˋ	human limbs; animal feet	v3,p2047#03	p.974#18	p.1089r4c01
强	弓+13	强强	qiáng qiǎng jiāng jiàng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄤㄐㄧㄤˋ	stubborn, uncompromising	v2,p1003#01	p.361#06	p.506r2c01
思	心+5	恖𠂺𡴓𢍄	sī sì sāi ㄙㄙˋ ㄙㄞ	think, consider, ponder; final particle	v4,p2280#04	p.381#04	p.526r1c02
虑	心+11	虑	lǜ ㄌㄩˋ	be concerned, worry about	v4,p2342#02	p.399#34	p.542r6c01
恂	心+6	悛	xún ㄒㄩㄣˊ	careful, sincere, honest; trust	v4,p2297#08	p.383#18	p.528r4c08
耳	耳+0		ěr ㄦˇ	Ear. / Handles on either side of an object. / Ear-shaped object. / Hear, hear it said. / Connective: and. / Modal particle: just, only. / Modal particle expressing affirmation.	v4,p2783#01	p.965#05	p.1081r3c03
目	目+0	𡇡𥃦𥆤	mù ㄇㄨˋ	eye; look, see; division, topic	v4,p2467#01	p.798#25	p.943r2c02
聪	耳+11	聡聦聪	cōng ㄘㄨㄥ	intelligent, clever, bright	v4,p2795#01	p.969#06	p.1085r2c01
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
用	用+0	𤰆𠛁	yòng ㄩㄥˋ	use, employ, apply, operate; use	v1,p0097#05	p.755#24	p.908r6c02
心	心+0	㣺忄	xīn ㄒㄧㄣ	heart; mind, intelligence; soul	v4,p2267#01	p.375#01	p.521r1c01
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.
劳	力+10	勞𠣁𢥒劳	láo lào ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄠˋ	labor, toil, do manual work	v1,p0376#17	p.148#35	p.198r2c01
应	心+13	応硬应	yīng yìng ㄧㄥㄧㄥˋ	should, ought to, must	v4,p2359#03	p.405#21	p.546r1c02
方	方+0	𤙗	fāng ㄈㄤ	Two boats in line. / Two boats travelling together. / Together, in a row. / Same, equivalent. / Comparison, metaphor. / Square. / Upright, honest. / Land, earth. / Vicinity, area around. / Place, area. / One side, one area. / Wooden board used for writing in ancient times. / (Medical) prescription. / Direction. / Convention. / Standard, rule. / The proper way. / Method, way. / Specialized techniques. / Occupy. / Disobey. / Preposition: just then. / Adverb: while. / Adverb: about to. / Adverb: just. / Criticism.	v3,p2172#01	p.481#03	p.619r4c01
			páng ㄆㄤˊ	Wide, universal.
天	大+1	𠀡𠀘𦴞兲靝𠕹	tiān ㄊㄧㄢ	sky, heaven; god, celestial	v1,p0522#01	p.248#04	p.358r4c01
得	彳+8	𢔶䙷𢔨	dé ㄉㄜˊ	Get, obtain. / Plunder. / Covet. / Success. / Fitting, appropriate. / Compatible. / Satisfied, pleased. / Possible, can. / Same as “德(1)” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Morals, morality. / Same as “德(3)” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Reward kindness, thank.	v2,p0828#03	p.367#31	p.513r6c02
高	高+0	髙	gāo gào ㄍㄠㄍㄠˋ	high, tall; lofty, elevated	v7,p4593#01	p.1451#26	p.1514r4c03
地	土+3	埊𨻐埅𠏂嶳	dì de ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄜ·	earth; soil, ground; region	v1,p0420#12	p.224#06	p.312r6c01
广	广+12	广	guǎng ㄍㄨㄤˇ	broad, wide, extensive	v2,p0897#04	p.351#03	p.493r4c01
日	日+0	𡆸	rì mì ㄖˋ ㄇㄧˋ	sun; day; daytime	v2,p1482#01	p.489#01	p.627r1c01
月	月+0		yuè ㄩㄝˋ	moon; month; KangXi radical 74	v3,p2041#01	p.504#19	p.655r4c05
行	行+0	行	xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ	Walk, move (on foot). / Advance, move forward. / Leave, exit. / Patrol, go on inspection. / Inspection of the realm by the Son of Heaven. / Be married off. / Flow, circulate. / Channel, guide. / Revolution, circular motion. / Experience. / Luggage, belongings taken on a journey. / Do, carry out. / Actions. / Accomplishments. / Use, utilize. / Take over (an official duty). / Offer, present. / Moral conduct, behaviour. / A type of classical poem. / A piece of music. / Semi-cursive script. / Adverb: will, about to. / Adverb: again, once more. / Adverb: by chance, luckily. / Ambassador (official title). / Measure word for number of pourings of drinks.	v2,p0811#06	p.1108#31	p.1203r5c05
			háng ㄏㄤˊ	Road. / Track, pattern. / Row, line. / Row of soldiers in battle. / Unit of 25 soldiers. / Shaft of a feather (and by extension, wings). / Measure word for things which form rows. / Rank, position.
昌	日+4	冐	chāng ㄔㄤ	light of sun; good, proper	v2,p1490#03	p.491#10	p.630r5c01
与	臼+8	与𢌱𦦲𠔔	yǔ ㄩˇ	Give. / Follow, go along with. / Comrade, ally. / Association, contact. / Oppose. / Engage [an enemy]. / Approve, consent to. / Help. / Wait. / Preposition indicating passive tense. / Preposition: to, with. / Preposition: with. / Preposition: as. / Preposition: in, on. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: with its ... / Connective: or.	v1,p0251#04	p.1004#13	p.1113r2c03
			yù ㄩˋ	Participate, take part in.
			yǔ ㄩˇ	Interfere in.
			yú ㄩˊ	Auxiliary word: used at the end of a sentence to express questioning , exclamation, or a rhetorical question. / Auxiliary word: used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause.

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