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| 或问“治己”。 | Someone asked about governing oneself. |
| 曰：“治己以仲尼。” | Yangzi said: Govern yourself by using Confucius as a model. |
| 或曰： | The other said: |
| “治己以仲尼， | 'Govern yourself by using Confucius as a model.' |
| 仲尼奚寡也？” | But people like Confucius are rare! |
| 曰： | Yangzi said: |
| “率马以骥， | Use a good horse to lead other horses. |
| 不亦可乎。” | Indeed, can this not be done? |
| 或曰： | The other said: |
| “田圃田者莠乔乔， | If one plants too large a field, the weeds grow higher and higher. |
| 思远人者心忉忉。” | If one thinks of those far away, the heart grows more miserable. |
| 曰：“日有光，月有明。 | Yangzi said: The sun shines, the moon is bright. |
| 三年不目日， | If for three years you do not see the light of the sun, |
| 视必盲； | you will inevitably go blind. |
| 三年不目月， | If for three years you do not see the light of the moon, |
| 精必蒙。 | your spirit will become obscured. |
| 荧魂旷枯， | Once the spirit is withered |
| 糟莩旷沈， | and vision has been destroyed, |
| 掷埴索涂， | like a blind man using a walking stick to poke at the ground to find the road, |
| 冥行而已矣。” | you simply walk in darkness. |
| Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 或 | 戈+4 | 𢈿 | huò ㄏㄨㄛˋ | (1) 代词：代人或事物：有的，有人。 Pronoun: some, someone, something. | v2,p1402#08 | p.412#18 | p.552r5c01 |
| 问 | 口+8 | 𠳅 问 | wèn ㄨㄣˋ | Ask, inquire. / Investigate, look into. / Inquire after, give regards to. / Interrogate, question. / Visit (another states). / Research, investigate. / Give, present with. / Tell. / Sound. / Same as “闻(7)” wèn ㄨㄣˋ: Reputation, fame. | v7,p4284#03 | p.195#10 | p.279r3c03 |
| 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 |
| 己 | 己+0 | 𢀒 | jǐ ㄐㄧˇ | self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem | v2,p0983#05 | p.326#09 | p.467r2c01 |
| 曰 | 曰+0 | yuē ㄩㄝ | (1) 说。 Say, speak. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 | |
| 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 |
| 仲尼 | 人+4 尸+2 | zhòng ní ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄋㄧˊ | Same as “孔子” kǒng zǐ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄗˇ: 先秦思想家，名丘，字仲尼。 Confucius, a pre-Qin philosopher. | v1,p0121#07 v2,p0965#04 | p.94#11 p.300#03 | p.88r4c01 p.446r3c01 | |
| 奚 | 大+7 | xī xí ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧˊ | where? what? how? why?; servant | v1,p0541#11 | p.252#10 | p.373r2c03 | |
| 寡 | 宀+11 | 关 | guǎ ㄍㄨㄚˇ | Few. / Lack, reduce. / A widow; be widowed. / A widower or unmarried man. / Modest way of referring to oneself used by rulers. | v2,p0947#07 | p.290#19 | p.427r2c02 |
| 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 |
| 率 | 玄+6 | 率 卛 | shuài ㄕㄨㄞˋ | Net for catching birds. / Along, in the same direction as. / Follow, go along with. / Command, lead. / Model. / Create a model for something. / Do, engage in. / Fast, quickly. / Frank, direct. / Because of, due to. / Similar. / Similar things. / Adverb: in general, mostly. / Adverb: all. / Same as “帅(2.1)” shuài ㄕㄨㄞˋ: Commander of an army. / Same as “帅(2.2)” shuài ㄕㄨㄞˋ: Thing which plays a leading role. | v1,p0289#03 | p.725#05 | p.884r3c03 |
| lǜ ㄌㄩˋ | A fixed standard or ratio. / Same as “锊” lüè ㄌㄩㄝˋ: Unit of weight, approximately 6 liang. | ||||||
| 马 | 马+0 | 𢒠 𩡬 𢒗 马 | mǎ ㄇㄚˇ | horse; surname; KangXi radical 187 | v7,p4539#01 | p.1433#01 | p.1499r1c01 |
| 骥 | 马+17 | 蘎 骥 | jì ㄐㄧˋ | thoroughbred horse; refined | v7,p4583#05 | p.1447#04 | p.1511r5c04 |
| 不 | 一+3 | 不 𠀚 𠙐 | bù ㄅㄨˋ | (3.3) 否定副词：表示反问，常与“乎”相呼应。 Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...? | v1,p0011#06 | p.76#15 | p.30r1c01 |
| 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 |
| 可 | 口+2 | 歌 厥 | kě kè ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄜˋ | may, can, -able; possibly | v1,p0567#07 | p.172#12 | p.244r1c02 |
| 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 |
| 田 | 田+0 | tián ㄊㄧㄢˊ | field, arable land, cultivated | v4,p2524#01 | p.756#11 | p.909r3c02 | |
| 圃 | 囗+7 | 圑 | pǔ ㄆㄨˇ | garden, cultivated field | v1,p0718#15 | p.218#21 | p.303r2c02 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 莠 | 草+7 | yǒu xiù ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ | weeds, tares; undesirable, evil | v5,p3220#01 | p.1034#22 | p.1140r6c06 | |
| 乔 | 口+9 | 乔 | qiáo ㄑㄧㄠˊ | tall, lofty; proud, stately | v1,p0656#12 | p.200#22 | p.284r4c02 |
| 思 | 心+5 | 恖 𠂺 𡴓 𢍄 | sī sì sāi ㄙ ㄙˋ ㄙㄞ | think, consider, ponder; final particle | v4,p2280#04 | p.381#04 | p.526r1c02 |
| 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). | ||||||
| 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 |
| 心 | 心+0 | 㣺 忄 | xīn ㄒㄧㄣ | heart; mind, intelligence; soul | v4,p2267#01 | p.375#01 | p.521r1c01 |
| 忉 | 心+2 | dāo ㄉㄠ | grieved; distressed in mind | v4,p2268#08 | p.375#08 | p.522r6c01 | |
| 日 | 日+0 | 𡆸 | rì mì ㄖˋ ㄇㄧˋ | sun; day; daytime | v2,p1482#01 | p.489#01 | p.627r1c01 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 光 | 儿+4 | 灮 炗 𤎫 𠈑 𤉭 | guāng ㄍㄨㄤ | light, brilliant, shine; only | v1,p0266#07 | p.124#06 | p.135r4c01 |
| 月 | 月+0 | yuè ㄩㄝˋ | moon; month; KangXi radical 74 | v3,p2041#01 | p.504#19 | p.655r4c05 | |
| 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 |
| 三 | 一+2 | 叁 弎 | sān sàn ㄙㄢ ㄙㄢˋ | three | v1,p0004#03 | p.76#05 | p.11r2c01 |
| 年 | 干+3 | 秊 𠫺 | nián ㄋㄧㄢˊ | year; new-years; person's age | v1,p0037#06 | p.340#01 | p.483r6c01 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 目 | 目+0 | 𡇡 𥃦 𥆤 | mù ㄇㄨˋ | eye; look, see; division, topic | v4,p2467#01 | p.798#25 | p.943r2c02 |
| 视 | 示+7 | 眎 𥄙 眡 𥄚 𥅭 𥉙 𤋇 视 | shì ㄕˋ | look at, inspect, observe, see | v6,p3665#19 | p.1134#21 | |
| 必 | 心+1 | bì ㄅㄧˋ | surely, most certainly; must | v4,p2267#02 | p.375#02 | p.522r5c01 | |
| 盲 | 目+3 | 𥇋 | máng wàng ㄇㄤˊ ㄨㄤˋ | blind; unperceptive, shortsighted | v4,p2469#19 | p.800#01 | p.943r6c01 |
| 精 | 米+8 | 精 | jīng qíng jìng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ | essence; semen; spirit | v5,p3150#11 | p.910#10 | |
| 蒙 | 草+10 | 蒙 | méng mēng měng máng ㄇㄥˊ ㄇㄥ ㄇㄥˇ ㄇㄤˊ | cover; ignorant; suffer; mongolia | v5,p3271#04 | p.1048#15 | p.1156r6c02 |
| 荧 | 火+10 | 荧 | yíng xíng jiǒng ㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩㄥˇ | shine, shimmer; shining, dazzling | v3,p2225#02 | p.679#21 | p.856r1c01 |
| 魂 | 鬼+4 | hún ㄏㄨㄣˊ | soul, spirit | v7,p4428#09 | p.1461#12 | p.1522r6c02 | |
| 旷 | 日+15 | 昿 𣊥 旷 | kuàng ㄎㄨㄤˋ | extensive, wide, broad; empty | v2,p1539#17 | p.501#24 | p.648r1c03 |
| 枯 | 木+5 | kū ㄎㄨ | dried out, withered, decayed | v2,p1178#03 | p.517#03 | p.684r1c01 | |
| 糟 | 米+11 | 醩 | zāo ㄗㄠ | sediment, dregs; pickle | v5,p3158#02 | p.912#30 | p.1028r2c03 |
| 莩 | 草+7 | 殍 | fú piǎo ㄈㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄠˇ | membrane lining inside of reed | v5,p3222#04 | p.1035#11 | p.1141r3c01 |
| 沈 | 水+4 | 沉 渖 | chén shěn tán ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄣˇ ㄊㄢˊ | sink, submerge; addicted to; surname | v3,p1572#07 | p.610#06 | p.770r1c01 |
| 掷 | 手+15 | 掷 | zhí tì zhì ㄓˊ ㄊㄧˋ ㄓˋ | to select, to pick out from, to discard | v3,p1975#08 | p.461#30 | p.596r5c01 |
| 埴 | 土+8 | zhí ㄓˊ | soil with large clay content | v1,p0450#03 | p.231#05 | p.320r6c01 | |
| 索 | 糸+4 | 索 | suǒ ㄙㄨㄛˇ | large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated | v5,p3369#09 | p.918#16 | p.1035r5c01 |
| 涂 | 土+10 | 凃 涂 | tú ㄊㄨˊ | smear, daub, apply, spread; paint | v1,p0474#08 | p.235#20 | p.326r3c02 |
| 冥 | 冖+8 | 𣩆 | míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ | dark, gloomy, night; deep | v1,p0304#10 | p.130#28 | p.166r4c03 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| 已 | 己+0 | yǐ ㄧˇ | Stop, discontinue. / Complete / The past. / Recover, be cured. / Leave [a post], retire. / Value and carry out. / Adverb: shortly, before long. / Adverb: already. / Adverb: extremely. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence. / Interjection. / Same as “以(1)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Use. / Same as “以(9)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time. | v2,p0984#01 | p.326#11 | p.467r3c01 | |
| 矣 | 矢+2 | 𠤘 | yǐ ㄧˇ | Modal particle used to express declaration. / Modal particle used to express exclamation. / Modal particle used to express an order or request. | v4,p2580#04 | p.823#37 | p.955r5c01 |
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