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四体既正，肤革充盈，人之肥也。	When the four limbs are all well proportioned, and the skin is smooth and full, the individual is in good condition.
父子笃，兄弟睦，夫妇和，家之肥也。	When there is generous affection between father and son, harmony between brothers, and happy union between husband and wife, the family is in good condition.
大臣法，小臣廉，官职相序，君臣相正，国之肥也。	When the great ministers are observant of the laws, the smaller ministers pure, officers and their duties kept in their regular relations and the ruler and his ministers are correctly helpful to one another, the state is in good condition.
天子以德为车、以乐为御，	When the son of Heaven moves in his virtue as a chariot, with music as his driver,
诸侯以礼相与，	while all the princes conduct their mutual intercourse according to the rules of propriety,
大夫以法相序，	the Great officers maintain the order between them according to the laws,
士以信相考，	inferior officers complete one another by their good faith,
百姓以睦相守，	and the common people guard one another with a spirit of harmony,
天下之肥也。	all under the sky is in good condition.
是谓大顺。	All this produces what we call (the state of) great mutual consideration (and harmony).

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
四	囗+2	𦉭肆	sì ㄙˋ	four	v1,p0710#16	p.216#22	p.294r6c01
体	骨+13	𩪆体軆	tǐ tī ㄊㄧˇ ㄊㄧ	body; group, class, body, unit	v7,p4419#03	p.1451#06	p.1513r5c01
既	无+5	旣	jì xì ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ	already; de facto; since; then	v2,p1148#01	p.485#27	p.626r3c02
正	止+1	㱏𣥔𤴓𧾸	zhèng ㄓㄥˋ	Straight, not at an angle. / Appropriate. / Normal. / Decent, upstanding. / Fix, determine. / Govern, rule. / Set punishments. / Formal, primary. / Pure, unadulterated. / Son by one's official wife. / Luckily, fortuitously. / Expresses continuation of an action or state. / Officer. / Only. / Government, state affairs. / Prove, verify.	v2,p1436#01	p.574#02	p.732r5c02
			zhēng ㄓㄥ	First month in the Chinese calander. / Centre of a target. / Attack, punitive expedition.
肤	肉+11	肤	fū ㄈㄨ	skin; superficial, shallow	v3,p2107#05	p.992#28	p.1102r5c04
革	革+0	𠦶	gé jí jǐ ㄍㄜˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˇ	leather, animal hides; rad. 177	v7,p4325#01	p.1385#01	p.1466r1c01
充	儿+4	𠑽	chōng ㄔㄨㄥ	fill, be full, supply	v1,p0269#02	p.123#10	p.133r6c01
盈	皿+4		yíng ㄧㄥˊ	fill; full, overflowing; surplus	v4,p2558#12	p.793#07	p.938r5c03
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
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
肥	肉+4		féi bǐ ㄈㄟˊ ㄅㄧˇ	fat, plump, obese; fertile	v3,p2055#01	p.974#23	p.1089r4c02
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
父	父+0		fù fǔ ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇ	father; KangXi radical 88	v3,p2039#01	p.690#01	p.864r1c01
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
笃	竹+10	笃	dǔ ㄉㄨˇ	deep, true, sincere, genuine	v5,p2997#06	p.894#29	p.1019r6c02
兄	儿+3		xiōng ㄒㄩㄥ	elder brother	v1,p0266#04	p.123#09	p.133r5c02
弟	弓+4	𠂖𢦢	dì ㄉㄧˋ	Sequence, order. / Younger brother. / Younger sister. / Late. / But, only.	v1,p0244#10	p.357#17	p.501r1c02
			tì ㄊㄧˋ	Respect one's elders.
			tuí ㄊㄨㄟˊ	See 弟靡.
睦	目+8	𡻲	mù ㄇㄨˋ	friendly, amiable, peaceful	v4,p2494#04	p.811#03	p.952r4c02
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.
妇	女+8	𢽰媍妇	fù ㄈㄨˋ	married women; woman; wife	v2,p1062#06	p.265#14
和	口+5	和咊惒	hé huò huó hè ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄜˋ	harmony, peace; peaceful, calm	v1,p0602#01	p.185#01	p.267r3c01
家	宀+7	家宊𠖔𡩅𡧚	jiā jie gū ㄐㄧㄚㄐㄧㄝ· ㄍㄨ	house, home, residence; family	v2,p0930#15	p.286#17	p.420r1c02
大	大+0	𠘲	dà ㄉㄚˋ	Large, great. / Exceed, be greater than. / Venerate, treat as being great. / Many. / Thick, coarse. / Elder. / Respectful term of address. / Adverb expressing high level or broad range.	v1,p0520#01	p.248#01	p.342r3c03
			tài ㄊㄞˋ	Most (superlative). / Too much. / Peaceful, tranquil.
臣	臣+0	𢘑	chén ㄔㄣˊ	minister, statesman, official	v4,p2801#01	p.999#13	p.1106r2c02
法	水+5	佱灋𣳴	fǎ ㄈㄚˇ	Law, penal code. / Principle, system. / Standard. / Method, way of doing. / Follow, imitate. / Adhere to the rules. / The Legalist school.	v3,p1579#04	p.616#11	p.778r4c01
小	小+0		xiǎo ㄒㄧㄠˇ	Small. / Make small. / View as small. / Thin. / Insufficient. / Short (time), fleeting. / Young. / Slightly, somewhat. / Low level. / A person of low rank. / A person of bad moral character. / Humble term for oneself.	v1,p0560#12	p.296#18	p.438r2c01
廉	广+10	廉磏槏𢋯𢉧	lián ㄌㄧㄢˊ	upright, honorable, honest	v2,p0896#01	p.349#08	p.491r5c01
官	宀+5	𠕍	guān ㄍㄨㄢ	official, public servant	v2,p0921#04	p.283#15	p.413r2c01
职	耳+12	軄职	zhí zhì tè ㄓˊ ㄓˋ ㄊㄜˋ	duty, profession; office, post	v4,p2797#14	p.970#04	p.1086r4c01
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.
序	广+4		xù ㄒㄩˋ	series, serial order, sequence	v2,p0875#18	p.343#35	p.487r1c02
君	口+4	𠱩𠱭	jūn ㄐㄩㄣ	The son of heaven. / The ruler of a state. / Dafu (title). / To be ruler. / To rule, to govern.	v1,p0595#06	p.177#07	p.256r6c08
国	囗+8	圀国囗囶𢧌䆐囯国	guó ㄍㄨㄛˊ	nation, country, nation-state	v1,p0720#09	p.219#16	p.303r4c02
天子	大+1 子+0	𠀡𠀘𦴞兲靝𠕹㜽𢀈𢀉𡐫𣕓只	tiān zǐ ㄊㄧㄢㄗˇ	对最高统治者的尊称。 Son of Heaven, title of the supreme ruler.	v1,p0522#01 v2,p1006#06	p.248#04 p.277#01	p.358r4c01 p.395r1c01
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
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
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.
车	车+0	𠦴车	chē jū ㄔㄜㄐㄩ	cart, vehicle; carry in cart	v5,p3511#01	p.1239#01	p.1296r2c04
乐	木+11	樂乐	yuè ㄩㄝˋ	Music. / Perform, play music. / Musical instrument. / The (now lost) classic of music. / Musician. / Yue, a surname.	v2,p1280#16	p.548#20	p.715r4c03
			lè ㄌㄜˋ	Happiness. / Make happy. / Fondness for, liking of. / Happy to, willing to. / Tranquil, contented. / Music and debauchery. / Le, a surname.
御	彳+8	驭𢓷𢕜御	yù yà ㄩˋ ㄧㄚˋ	drive, ride; chariot; manage	v2,p0832#16	p.368#23	p.515r4c02
诸侯	言+9 人+7	𢒕诸𥎦	zhū hóu ㄓㄨㄏㄡˊ	古代帝王分封的各国国君，规定要服从王命，定期朝贡述职。 Ruler of a vassal state during the Zhou dynasty.	v6,p3982#03 v1,p0167#01	p.1172#04 p.103#07	p.104r3c06
礼	示+13	禮礼𠃞𤔑礼	lǐ ㄌㄧˇ	social custom; manners; courtesy; rites	v4,p2409#14	p.847#07	p.985r2c04
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.
士	士+0		shì ㄕˋ	scholar, gentleman; soldier	v1,p0416#01	p.242#38	p.333r1c03
信	人+7	伩㐰䚱	xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ	True, words fitting the truth. / As expected. / Really, actually. / Trust, trustworthy. / Reliable, orderly. / Believe, have confidence in. / Clarify, determine. / Clear, clear-cut. / Certificate, (object of) proof. / Sealed letter, written proof. / Envoy, messenger. / Freely, as one wishes. / Stay for two nights in succession.	v1,p0165#01	p.105#25	p.109r2c01
			shēn ㄕㄣ	Straight, linear. / Uphold, promote.
考	老+0	考𦒱	kǎo ㄎㄠˇ	examine, test; investigate	v4,p2779#02	p.960#27	p.1079r1c01
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
守	宀+3	𡬮𡬴	shǒu shòu ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄡˋ	defend, protect, guard, conserve	v2,p0912#03	p.282#05	p.405r4c01
天下	大+1 一+2	𠀡𠀘𦴞兲靝𠕹丅厥𠄟	tiān xià ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ	世界。 "All under heaven", the world.	v1,p0522#01 v1,p0007#01	p.248#04 p.76#10	p.358r4c01 p.28r1c01
是	日+5	昰𣆞	shì ㄕˋ	Straight. / Right, correct. / Believe accurate, affirm. / Demonstrative pronoun: this. / Be (copula). / Auxiliary word, used after moving forward the object.	v2,p1497#05	p.493#26	p.639r1c01
谓	言+9	谓	wèi ㄨㄟˋ	To (when speaking to someone). / Say, speak. / Call, name. / Meaning, what is meant. / Discuss, comment on (a person). / How? / Same as “为(21.3)” wèi ㄨㄟˋ: Preposition: because of, due to.	v6,p3997#06	p.1173#12	p.1251r6c01
			wéi ㄨㄟˊ	Same as “为(10)” wéi ㄨㄟˊ: Count as, be considered as.
顺	页+3	㥧巡𠈼顺	shùn ㄕㄨㄣˋ	obey, submit to, go along with	v7,p4357#05	p.1399#17	p.1475r3c01

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