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Song-Ming -> Romance of the Three Kingdoms -> Giving Counsels, Jia Xu Directs A Great Victory; Braving Battlefield, Xiahou Dun Loses An Eye -> 10

操還許都，表奏孫策有功，封為討逆將軍，賜爵吳侯，遣使齎詔江東，諭令防剿劉表。操回府，眾官參見畢。荀彧問曰：「丞相緩行至安眾，何以知必勝賊兵？」操曰：「彼退無歸路，必將死戰，吾緩誘之而暗圖之，是以知其必勝也。」

On his return to the capital, Cao Cao presented a memorial on the good services rendered by Sun Ce, and the Emperor made him Lord of Wu with the title General Who Destroys Rebels. The messenger bearing the decree bore also the order to repress Liu Biao. Cao Cao went to his palace and there received the ceremonial calls of congratulation. These finished, Xun Yu asked, saying, "You, Sir, marched very leisurely to Anzhong: How came it that you felt certain of victory?" Cao Cao replied, "My soldiers, who retire and find their retreat cut off, fight vigorously and desperately. I retired slowly to entice the enemy into following whereby I could do as I wished with them. Basing my movements on these considerations I felt secure."

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
操	手+13		cāo ㄘㄠ	Hold, holding. / Control, drive. / Carry, bring with. / Serve as, do. / Integrity, moral character. / Cao, name of a piece of zither music. / Play (on the zither).	v3,p1969#03	p.458#15	p.594r3c01
還	辵+13	还	huán hái xuán ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄞˊ ㄒㄩㄢˊ	still, yet, also, besides	v6,p3888#02	p.1266#23	p.1334r3c01
許	言+4	许	xǔ hǔ ㄒㄩˇ ㄏㄨˇ	allow, permit; promise; betroth	v6,p3946#09	p.1151#14	p.1239r4c02
都	邑+9	都𨛷	dū dōu ㄉㄨㄉㄡ	metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined	v6,p3776#07	p.1274#09
表	衣+3	𧘝𧞧𧜫錶	biǎo ㄅㄧㄠˇ	show, express, manifest, display	v1,p0021#12	p.1111#13	p.1209r2c03
奏	大+6	𡙹𡲯𡴨𢽥	zòu ㄗㄡˋ	memorialize emperor; report	v1,p0537#01	p.251#15	p.372r6c02
孫策	子+7 竹+6	孙筞	sūn cè ㄙㄨㄣㄘㄜˋ	[人名] [Name of a person]	v2,p1016#05 v5,p2963#09	p.279#23 p.883#18	p.401r6c02 p.1013r6c01
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.
功	力+3		gōng ㄍㄨㄥ	achievement, merit, good result	v1,p0365#08	p.146#11	p.192r3c03
封	寸+6	𡉘𡊽	fēng ㄈㄥ	letter, envelope; feudal	v1,p0504#14	p.294#07	p.432r4c04
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.
討	言+3	讨	tǎo ㄊㄠˇ	to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry	v6,p3940#06	p.1147#16	p.1237r5c02
逆	辵+6		nì ㄋㄧˋ	disobey, rebel; rebel, traitor	v6,p3833#02	p.1256#30	p.1315r2c01
將	寸+8	𤕭𢪇将畺	jiāng ㄐㄧㄤ	Take. / Use. / Push forward. / Drive. / Help, support. / Help financially. / Advance, go forward. / Carry out, execute. / Follow. / Comply, submit. / Do, carry out. / Accompany, see off. / Transmit. / Express. / Offer (as a sacrifice). / Look after, raise. / Protect. / Strong, robust. / Long time. / Carry, lead. / Side, beside. / Will, about to. / Close to, almost. / How? / Preposition: with. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: or, otherwise. / Connective: if, supposing. / Particle used after a verb. / A kind of insect.	v4,p2375#10	p.294#16	p.434r1c03
			jiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ	Command troops. / Military commander. / Appoint as military commander.
			qiāng ㄑㄧㄤ	Please, humbly request. / [Onomatopoeia]
			zāng ㄗㄤ	Female sheep.
軍	車+2	𡗽军	jūn ㄐㄩㄣ	army, military; soldiers, troops	v5,p3513#02	p.1239#11	p.1297r3c01
賜	貝+8	赐	cì ㄘˋ	Bestow, give. / A favour or gift. / Exhaust, use up.	v6,p3648#02	p.1209#15	p.1276r3c04
爵	爪+14	𥥼𩰧𣡫𠙘	jué ㄐㄩㄝˊ	feudal title or rank	v3,p2037#06	p.689#29
吳	口+4	呉虞𡗿𡗾吴	wú ㄨˊ	one of warring states; surname	v1,p0595#08	p.179#04	p.258r6c01
侯	人+7	𥎦	hóu hòu ㄏㄡˊ ㄏㄡˋ	marquis, lord; target in archery	v1,p0167#01	p.103#07	p.104r3c06
遣	辵+10		qiǎn qiàn ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ	send, dispatch; send off, exile	v6,p3871#07	p.1263#19	p.1330r2c03
使	人+6	𡥐𠭆	shǐ ㄕˇ	Order, send (on a mission). / Cause, make. / Allocate, use. / Indulge in.. / Send as an envoy. / Envoy, messenger. / Connective: if, supposing.	v1,p0145#02	p.101#05	p.101r3c03
齎	齊+7	賫赍	jī qí ㄐㄧㄑㄧˊ	take in both hands and offer to	v7,p4787#01	p.1532#02	p.1571r2c01
詔	言+5	诏	zhào zhāo ㄓㄠˋ ㄓㄠ	decree, proclaim; imperial decree	v6,p3959#05	p.1155#03	p.1241r3c01
江	水+3		jiāng ㄐㄧㄤ	large river; yangzi; surname	v3,p1551#03	p.606#04	p.765r1c01
東	木+4	东	dōng ㄉㄨㄥ	east, eastern, eastward	v2,p1165#04	p.513#12	p.675r6c02
諭	言+9	谕	yù tǒu ㄩˋ ㄊㄡˇ	proclaim, instruct; edict	v6,p3999#16	p.1171#03	p.1250r3c01
令	人+3	令	lìng ㄌㄧㄥˋ	Order, decree / Drinking game. / Give an order, issue a command. / Cause, make. / Seasons. / Official title: top administrative official in a district. / Official title: central or local official in charge of a particular function. / Good, good looking. / Respectful term for another's family. / A short form of writing. / Words said out of politeness or diplomacy.	v1,p0111#10	p.93#12	p.87r2c01
			líng ㄌㄧㄥˊ	If. / Wagtail.
			lián ㄌㄧㄢˊ	Same as 「令居」 lián jū ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩ: [Name of a place]
防	阜+4		fáng ㄈㄤˊ	defend; prevent; embankment	v6,p4118#01	p.1347#05	p.1415r1c03
剿	刀+11	勦𣩓𠞰	jiǎo chāo ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄠ	destroy, exterminate, annihilate	v1,p0354#18	p.143#38	p.188r4c06
劉表	刀+13 衣+3	鎦𠭱刘𧘝𧞧𧜫錶	liú biǎo ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄧㄠˇ	[人名] [Name of a person]	v1,p0359#04 v1,p0021#12	p.144#39 p.1111#13	p.188r5c03 p.1209r2c03
回	囗+3	囬囘廻	huí ㄏㄨㄟˊ	Rotate, move in a circle. / Turn around. / Return. / Change, alter. / Violate (a rule). / Evil, wicked. / Distrust and favouritism.	v1,p0712#02	p.216#26	p.300r2c02
府	广+5		fǔ ㄈㄨˇ	prefecture; prefect; government	v2,p0877#15	p.345#02	p.487r5c01
眾	目+6	衆𠂝𥅫𠱧众	zhòng ㄓㄨㄥˋ	masses, people, multitude, crowd	v4,p2917#04	p.807#15	p.951r1c02
官	宀+5	𠕍	guān ㄍㄨㄢ	official, public servant	v2,p0921#04	p.283#15	p.413r2c01
參	厶+9	參𠫰朁叅薓参	cān sān shēn dēn cēn ㄘㄢㄙㄢㄕㄣㄉㄣㄘㄣ	take part in, intervene; ginseng	v1,p0387#23	p.164#28	p.232r4c05
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.
畢	田+6	毕	bì ㄅㄧˋ	end, finish, conclude; completed	v4,p2535#09	p.761#21	p.913r5c01
荀彧	艸+6 彡+7		xún yù ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄩˋ	[人名] [Name of a person]	v5,p3207#08 v2,p1405#13	p.1029#18 p.363#14	p.1136r3c02 p.508r2c01
問	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 「聞(7)」 wèn ㄨㄣˋ: Reputation, fame.	v7,p4284#03	p.195#10	p.279r3c03
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
丞	一+5		chéng ㄔㄥˊ	assist, aid, rescue	v1,p0019#08	p.78#05	p.37r1c02
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.
緩	糸+9	𦅻缓	huǎn ㄏㄨㄢˇ	slow, leisurely; to postpone, delay	v5,p3429#10	p.931#12	p.1054r1c01
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.
至	至+0	𦤳𦤴𦤵𡊏	zhì dié ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ	reach, arrive; extremely, very	v4,p2814#01	p.1001#11	p.1111r3c04
安	宀+3		ān ㄢ	Stable, steady. / Peaceful, tranquil. / Safe. / Accustomed to do, habitually do. / Not worry about, be relaxed about. / Comfort, ease. / Stop, cease. / Unhurried. / Place, put. / Interrogative pronoun: how. / Interrogative pronoun: where. / Interrogative pronoun: what. / Interrogative pronoun: who. / Connective: so, thereupon.	v2,p0913#09	p.282#08	p.406r2c01
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.
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
知	矢+3	𢇻𥎿	zhī ㄓ	Know, understand. / Perception. / Recognize. / Knowledge. / Know about, make sense of. / Be friendly with. / Control, get on top of.	v4,p2581#02	p.824#01	p.955r5c02
			zhì ㄓˋ	Wisdom.
必	心+1		bì ㄅㄧˋ	surely, most certainly; must	v4,p2267#02	p.375#02	p.522r5c01
勝	力+10	𠢧𠅫𢾶胜	shèng shēng ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄥ	victory; excel, be better than	v3,p2090#13	p.148#31	p.197r6c02
賊	貝+6	戝贼	zéi zé ㄗㄟˊ ㄗㄜˊ	thief, traitor	v6,p3637#01	p.1208#14	p.1275r4c01
兵	八+5	𠈯𠡿	bīng ㄅㄧㄥ	soldier, troops	v1,p0244#04	p.127#10	p.162r1c02
彼	彳+5		bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	That. / There. / He. / Others, the other. / Not, no.	v2,p0817#10	p.365#25	p.509r6c02
退	辵+6	𨓆𨑧𢓴𢓇𨔫	tuì ㄊㄨㄟˋ	step back, retreat, withdraw	v6,p3834#04	p.1256#14	p.1314r4c01
無	火+8	𣟒𣚨𠘩无橆	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
歸	止+14	帰归𤾤	guī kuì ㄍㄨㄟㄎㄨㄟˋ	return; return to, revert to	v2,p1446#15	p.578#07	p.739r6c01
路	足+6	路	lù luò ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ	road, path, street; journey	v6,p3704#06	p.1225#22	p.1289r6c04
死	歹+2	𠑾𣥴	sǐ ㄙˇ	die; dead; death	v2,p1380#06	p.578#22	p.740r6c06
戰	戈+12	戦战	zhàn ㄓㄢˋ	war, fighting, battle	v2,p1412#12	p.414#11	p.553r5c01
吾	口+4	𠮣	wú ㄨˊ	First person pronoun: I, we. / Defend, resist.	v1,p0585#13	p.180#03	p.260r5c01
			yú ㄩˊ	See 吾吾.
			yá ㄧㄚˊ	Yunyu, an ancient district.
誘	言+7	䛻羐诱	yòu ㄧㄡˋ	persuade, entice, induce; guide	v6,p3977#05	p.1162#15	p.1245r4c03
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
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.
暗	日+9	晻	àn ㄢˋ	dark; obscure; in secret, covert	v2,p1526#06	p.498#27	p.645r3c01
圖	囗+11	図圗𡈖𡇴圕图	tú ㄊㄨˊ	diagram; chart, map, picture	v1,p0725#06	p.220#18	p.308r3c03
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
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.
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

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