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| 殷契，母曰簡狄，有娀氏之女，為帝嚳次妃。 | Qi of Yin's mother was Jian Di, who was one of the daughters of Yousong and the secondary wife of Emperor Ku. |
| 三人行浴， | She was going with her two sisters to bathe, |
| 見玄鳥墮其卵， | when she saw a dark bird drop its egg. |
| 簡狄取吞之， | Jian Di picked it up, and swallowed it, |
| 因孕生契。 | and thus being with child gave birth to Qi. |
| 契長而佐禹治水有功。 | When Qi grew up, he was succeseful in assisting Yu to control the flood, |
| 帝舜乃命契曰： | and the Emperor Shun, directing Qi, said: |
| 「百姓不親， | The people are wanting in affection for one another, |
| 五品不訓， | and do not observe the five orders of relationship. |
| 汝為司徒而敬敷五教， | You, as Minister of Instruction, should reverently inculcate the lessons of duty belonging to those five orders, |
| 五教在寬。」 | but do so with gentleness. |
| 封于商， | He held in fief the principality of Shang, |
| 賜姓子氏。 | and was given the surname of Zi (son). |
| 契興於唐、虞、大禹之際， | Qi flourished in the reigns of Yao, Shun, and the great Yu. |
| 功業著於百姓， | His services were manifest to the people, |
| 百姓以平。 | who were accordingly at peace. |
| Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 殷契 | 殳+6 大+6 | 契 | yīn xiè ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄝˋ | [人名] [Name of a person] | v3,p2156#04 v1,p0536#10 | p.585#02 p.251#21 | p.742r6c03 p.372r3c01 |
| 母 | 毋+1 | mǔ mú wǔ wú ㄇㄨˇ ㄇㄨˊ ㄨˇ ㄨˊ | mother; female elders; female | v4,p2380#03 | p.588#25 | p.745r1c03 | |
| 曰 | 曰+0 | yuē ㄩㄝ | (2) 稱，叫做。 Call, name. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 | |
| 簡狄 | 竹+12 犬+4 | 耕 简 | jiǎn dí ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄧˊ | [人名] [Name of a person] | v5,p3017#15 v2,p1337#01 | p.899#14 p.707#24 | p.874r2c02 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 娀 | 女+6 | sōng ㄙㄨㄥ | name of a concubine of Di Ku, father of the mythical Yao | v2,p1042#05 | p.261#23 | p.386r2c03 | |
| 氏 | 氏+0 | 厥 | shì zhī jīng ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄥ | clan, family; mister | v3,p2130#01 | p.597#18 | p.750r2c01 |
| 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 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 為 | 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. | ||||||
| 帝嚳 | 巾+6 口+17 | 𢂇 𠫦 俈 喾 | dì kù ㄉㄧˋ ㄎㄨˋ | 五帝之一，姬姓，名俊，號高辛。 Emperor Ku. | v1,p0738#02 v1,p0704#04 | p.330#14 p.214#04 | p.474r5c07 p.294r1c01 |
| 次 | 欠+2 | 𦮏 𠕞 𠤣 | cì ㄘˋ | order, sequence; next | v3,p2133#02 | p.565#03 | p.728r5c04 |
| 妃 | 女+3 | fēi pèi ㄈㄟ ㄆㄟˋ | wife, spouse; imperial concubine | v2,p1027#11 | p.255#22 | p.379r3c01 | |
| 三 | 一+2 | 叁 弎 | sān sàn ㄙㄢ ㄙㄢˋ | three | v1,p0004#03 | p.76#05 | p.11r2c01 |
| 人 | 人+0 | 𠔽 亻 | rén ㄖㄣˊ | Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence. | v1,p0101#10 | p.91#01 | p.80r2c01 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 浴 | 水+7 | yù ㄩˋ | bathe, wash; bath | v3,p1629#03 | p.625#09 | p.795r4c03 | |
| 見 | 見+0 | 現 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. | ||||||
| 玄 | 玄+0 | 𤣥 伭 | xuán xuàn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˋ | deep, profound, abstruse; KangXi radical 95 | v1,p0280#03 | p.725#01 | p.883r1c01 |
| 鳥 | 鳥+0 | 鸟 | niǎo diǎo dǎo què ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ | bird; KangXi radical 196 | v7,p4613#01 | p.1480#52 | p.1533r1c02 |
| 墮 | 土+12 | 堕 | duò huī ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄟ | fall, sink, let fall; degenerate | v1,p0484#03 | p.239#11 | p.330r4c01 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 卵 | 卩+5 | 卵 | luǎn ㄌㄨㄢˇ | egg; ovum; roe; spawn | v1,p0313#04 | p.159#20 | p.226r4c01 |
| 取 | 又+6 | qǔ ㄑㄩˇ | Cut off (the ears). / Catch, capture. / Take, exact. / Gain, take possession of. / Incur. / Achieve an easy victory. / Defeat in battle, conquer. / Extract from, come out of. / Take, choose, pick out. / Select, appoint. / Take a wife. / Adverb: expresses range, scope: merely. | v1,p0395#01 | p.166#04 | p.236r3c01 | |
| 吞 | 口+4 | 呑 | tūn ㄊㄨㄣ | swallow; absorb, annex, engulf | v1,p0585#04 | p.177#18 | p.257r4c02 |
| 因 | 囗+3 | 囙 𤇀 | yīn ㄧㄣ | cause, reason; by; because (of) | v1,p0711#09 | p.217#02 | |
| 孕 | 子+2 | 㚺 𣎜 | yùn ㄩㄣˋ | be pregnant, pregnancy | v2,p1009#05 | p.277#14 | p.397r6c01 |
| 生 | 生+0 | 𤯓 | shēng ㄕㄥ | life, living, lifetime; birth | v4,p2575#01 | p.754#26 | p.906r5c03 |
| 契 | 大+6 | 契 | xiè ㄒㄧㄝˋ | Same as 「殷契」 yīn xiè ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄝˋ: [人名] [Name of a person] | v1,p0536#10 | p.251#21 | p.372r3c01 |
| 長 | 長+0 | 镸 𨱗 𠤐 𠑷 𠔊 𠑻 𠑿 𡕣 长 | cháng zhǎng zhàng ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄤˇ ㄓㄤˋ | long; length; excel in; leader | v6,p4050#01 | p.1328#07 | p.1399r3c04 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 佐 | 人+5 | zuǒ ㄗㄨㄛˇ | assist, aid, second; subordinate | v1,p0130#06 | p.98#10 | p.96r5c01 | |
| 禹 | 禸+4 | 𢁰 𥜼 | yǔ ㄩˇ | legendary hsia dynasty founder | v1,p0039#11 | p.848#02 | p.986r2c06 |
| 治 | 水+5 | 乿 | zhì ㄓˋ | Rule, administer. / Well ruled, peaceful and orderly. / Punish, execute. / Cure, treat (an illness). / Prepare. / Construct. / Research, study. | v3,p1599#06 | p.614#07 | p.776r5c02 |
| 水 | 水+0 | 氵 | shuǐ ㄕㄨㄟˇ | water, liquid, lotion, juice | v3,p1545#01 | p.603#01 | p.757r1c01 |
| 功 | 力+3 | gōng ㄍㄨㄥ | achievement, merit, good result | v1,p0365#08 | p.146#11 | p.192r3c03 | |
| 帝舜 | 巾+6 舛+6 | 𢂇 𠫦 𡐩 𡳈 𡳉 | dì shùn ㄉㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄣˋ | Same as 「舜」 shùn ㄕㄨㄣˋ: 帝舜，古代聖王之一。 Shun, a legendary sage king. | v1,p0738#02 v3,p2035#02 | p.330#14 p.1008#10 | p.474r5c07 p.1116r5c02 |
| 乃 | 丿+1 | 廼 𢏩 𢎧 迺 𠄎 𠧤 | nǎi ㄋㄞˇ | Second person pronoun: you. / Demonstrative pronoun: like this, thus. / Adverb: expresses affirmation. / Adverb: expresses limiting of scope: only, just. / Adverb: and then. / Adverb: just. / Adverb: expresses two contradictory or contrasting states of affairs. / Adverb: expresses beginning, origin. / Connective: hence / Adverb: regarding, as for. / Connective: if. / Particle, no meaning. | v1,p0031#05 | p.81#12 | p.46r6c01 |
| 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 | |
| 曰 | 曰+0 | yuē ㄩㄝ | (1) 說。 Say, speak. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 | |
| 百 | 白+1 | 佰 𦣻 | bǎi bó mò ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄛˋ | one hundred; numerous, many | v4,p2643#01 | p.785#04 | p.932r4c01 |
| 姓 | 女+5 | 𤯧 𤯣 | xìng ㄒㄧㄥˋ | one's family name; clan, people | v2,p1037#12 | p.259#05 | p.381r6c02 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 親 | 見+9 | 𢈥 寴 𡩁 亲 | qīn ㄑㄧㄣ | Parents. / Relatives. / Love, favour. / Close, intimate. / Contact, touch. / Personally. / Do oneself. | v6,p3671#12 | p.1136#12 | p.1230r5c04 |
| 五 | 二+2 | 伍 𠄡 㐅 | wǔ ㄨˇ | five; surname | v1,p0011#03 | p.86#11 | p.64r3c01 |
| 品 | 口+6 | pǐn ㄆㄧㄣˇ | article, product, commodity | v1,p0615#10 | p.188#12 | p.270r6c01 | |
| 訓 | 言+3 | 𧥥 馴 训 | xùn ㄒㄩㄣˋ | teach, instruct; exegesis | v6,p3942#02 | p.1148#06 | p.1237r6c04 |
| 汝 | 水+3 | rǔ ㄖㄨˇ | The Ru, a river. / Second person pronoun: you. | v3,p1555#04 | p.606#02 | p.764r6c01 | |
| 司 | 口+2 | 𤔲 | sī ㄙ | take charge of, control, manage; officer | v1,p0572#08 | p.174#03 | p.246r4c03 |
| 徒 | 彳+7 | 𨑒 𠫠 | tú ㄊㄨˊ | disciple, follower; go on foot | v2,p0823#03 | p.367#22 | p.513r4c01 |
| 敬 | 攴+9 | 𣀖 𢿩 | jìng ㄐㄧㄥˋ | respect, honor; respectfully | v2,p1466#02 | p.473#35 | p.606r5c02 |
| 敷 | 攴+11 | 旉 尃 | fū ㄈㄨ | spread, diffuse; apply, paint | v2,p1473#07 | p.474#53 | p.607r2c03 |
| 教 | 攴+7 | 敎 | jiào jiāo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠ | teach, class | v2,p1459#09 | p.472#05 | |
| 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 | |
| 寬 | 宀+12 | 寛 完 宽 | kuān ㄎㄨㄢ | broad, wide; spacious, vast | v2,p0947#01 | p.292#06 | p.430r4c01 |
| 封 | 寸+6 | 𡉘 𡊽 | fēng ㄈㄥ | letter, envelope; feudal | v1,p0504#14 | p.294#07 | p.432r4c04 |
| 于 | 二+1 | 扵 於 | yú ㄩˊ | Go to, go towards. / Take. / Rim of the mouth of a bell. / A type of plant. / [Onomatopoeia] / Same as 「於(3.1)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: in. / Same as 「於(3.2)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: from or to. / Same as 「於(3.3)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: compared to. / Same as 「於(3.4)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: to, for, towards. / Same as 「於(3.5)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Same as 「於(3.6)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: with, using. / Same as 「於(3.7)」 yú ㄩˊ: Preposition: due to, because of. / Same as 「於(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 |
| 商 | 口+8 | 𡅟 𠾃 𡂦 𠿧 𡃬 𡄚 𠹧 𧶜 | shāng ㄕㄤ | commerce, business, trade | v1,p0288#06 | p.194#32 | p.278r1c03 |
| 賜 | 貝+8 | 赐 | cì ㄘˋ | Bestow, give. / A favour or gift. / Exhaust, use up. | v6,p3648#02 | p.1209#15 | p.1276r3c04 |
| 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 |
| 興 | 臼+9 | 㒷 兴 | xīng ㄒㄧㄥ | Get up, arise. / Rise up, appear. / Create. / Establish, set up. / Advocate. / Move, start moving, raise (an army). / Do. / Select, pick out. / Collect. / Flourish, prosper. | v1,p0253#09 | p.1005#05 | p.1113r4c01 |
| xìng ㄒㄧㄥˋ | Like, appreciate. / Metaphor. / One of the six literary styles in the Book of Poetry. | ||||||
| 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 |
| 唐 | 口+7 | 啺 𣉺 𡃯 | táng ㄊㄤˊ | Same as 「堯」 yáo ㄧㄠˊ: 帝堯，古代聖王之一。 Yao, a legendary sage king. | v1,p0633#05 | p.192#12 | p.273r3c01 |
| 虞 | 虍+7 | 𠈌 吳 虞 𩦢 | yú ㄩˊ | Same as 「舜」 shùn ㄕㄨㄣˋ: 帝舜，古代聖王之一。 Shun, a legendary sage king. | v4,p2827#02 | p.1074#24 | p.1184r5c02 |
| 大禹 | 大+0 禸+4 | 𠘲 𢁰 𥜼 | dà yǔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˇ | Same as 「夏禹」 xià yǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ: [人名] Yu, a legendary ruler. | v1,p0520#01 v1,p0039#11 | p.248#01 p.848#02 | p.342r3c03 p.986r2c06 |
| 際 | 阜+11 | 际 | jì ㄐㄧˋ | border, boundary, juncture | v6,p4154#15 | p.1359#28 | p.1433r4c01 |
| 業 | 木+9 | 𤑽 𤎸 业 | yè ㄧㄝˋ | profession, business, trade | v2,p1247#07 | p.541#05 | p.710r1c04 |
| 著 | 艸+8 | 着 螫 | zhù zhuó chú zhāo zháo zhe ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄔㄨˊ ㄓㄠ ㄓㄠˊ ㄓㄜ· | manifest; (Cant.) to wear | v5,p3228#02 | p.1044#26 | p.1153r3c03 |
| 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 |
| 平 | 干+2 | 𤔁 𠀭 | píng ㄆㄧㄥˊ | flat, level, even; peaceful | v1,p0407#01 | p.339#03 | p.480r4c02 |
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