| Chinese Text Project |
| 備 U+5099 |  Seal script |  Jinwen |  Jianbo | 俻 Semantic variant | 备 Simplified character | 𠈍 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 人+ 10 strokes = 12 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.351#50 Kangxi: p.113#21 Cihai: p.121r3c02 GSR: 984.d Hanyu: v1,p0200#08 |
| Composition: | Component of: 𭢨 憊 㷶 𡀠 𤏛 𮉹 𬣈 𮣆 𮧫 𮧳 |
| Mandarin: | bèi ㄅㄟˋ |
| Cantonese: | bei6 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *bhyì |
| Shuowen: | 《人部》備：愼也。从人𤰈聲。 |
| Guangyun: | 《廣韻·去聲·至·備》備：備具也，防也，咸也，皆也，副也，愼也，成也，又姓風俗通云宋封人備之後。平祕切，十七。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·人部·十》備：〔古文〕𠈍《唐韻》《集韻》《韻會》𠀤平祕切，音避。成也。《周禮·春官·樂師》凡樂成則告備。又咸也，副也。《書·周官》官不必備惟其人。又先具以待用也。《書·說命》惟事事，乃其有備，有備無患。《左傳·僖五年》凡分至啓閉，必書雲物，爲備故也。又足也。《易·繫辭》易之爲書也，廣大悉備。又《禮·祭統》福者，備也。備者，百順之名也。無所不順者之謂備。又盡也。《禮·月令》季秋之月，乃命冢宰，農事備收。又長兵曰備。《左傳·昭二十一年》用少莫如齊致死，齊致死莫如去備。又搔也。《周禮·秋官》冥氏若得其獸，則獻其皮革齒須備。《註》須直謂頤下須，備謂搔也。搔音爪。又姓。又叶蒲必切，音弼。《詩·小雅》禮儀旣備，鐘鼓旣戒。戒音吉。 考證：〔《周禮·春官·大司樂》凡樂則告備。〕謹照原書大司樂改樂師。凡樂下增成字。〔《禮·月令》季秋之月，命冢宰，農事備收。〕謹照原文命字上增乃字。 |
| Fanqie: | 平祕 (《廣韻·去聲·至·備》) |
| Unihan definition: | prepare, ready, perfect |
Example usage
| 《論語·子路》: | 及其使人也，求備焉。 |
| But in his employment of men, he wishes them to be equal to everything. | |
| 《孟子·盡心上》: | 居仁由義，大人之事備矣。 |
| When benevolence is the dwelling-place of the heart, and righteousness the path of the life, the business of a great man is complete. | |
| 《禮記·曲禮上》: | 道德仁義，非禮不成，教訓正俗，非禮不備。 |
| The course (of duty), virtue, benevolence, and righteousness cannot be fully carried out without the rules of propriety; nor are training and oral lessons for the rectification of manners complete. | |
| 《孝經·喪親》: | 生事愛敬，死事哀戚，生民之本盡矣，死生之義備矣，孝子之事親終矣。 |
| The services of love and reverence to parents when alive, and those of grief and sorrow to them when dead: these completely discharge the fundamental duty of living men. The righteous claims of life and death are all satisfied, and the filial son's service of his parents is completed. | |
| 《揚子法言》: | 至《書》之不備過半矣，而習者不知，惜乎《書》序之不如《易》也。 |
| But the Book of Documents does not provide over half the text, and even those who study it do not know what is missing. It's a pity that the preface to the Book of Documents is not as good as that of the Yijing. | |
| 《墨子·七患》: | 君自以為聖智而不問事，自以為安彊而無守備，四鄰謀之不知戒，五患也。 |
| When the lord is over-confident of his own wisdom and holds no consultation, when he feels he is secure and makes no preparations against attack; and when he does not know that he must be watchful while neighbours are planning against him, this is the fifth worry. | |
| 《莊子·胠篋》: | 將為胠篋、探囊、發匱之盜而為守備，則必攝緘、縢，固扃、鐍，此世俗之所謂知也。 |
| In taking precautions against thieves who cut open satchels, search bags, and break open boxes, people are sure to cord and fasten them well, and to employ strong bonds and clasps; and in this they are ordinarily said to show their wisdom. | |
| 《商君書·更法》: | 禮法以時而定，制令各順其宜，兵甲器備各便其用。 |
| As rites and laws were fixed in accordance with what was opportune, regulations and orders were all expedient, and weapons, armour, implements and equipment were all practical. | |
| 《孫子兵法·始計》: | 利而誘之，亂而取之，實而備之，強而避之，怒而撓之，卑而驕之，佚而勞之，親而離之。 |
| Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him. If he is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. | |
| 《荀子·賦》: | 道德純備，讒口將將。 |
| 《說苑·君道》: | 夫王者得賢材以自輔，然後治也，雖有堯舜之明，而股肱不備，則主恩不流，化澤不行，故明君在上，慎於擇士，務於求賢，設四佐以自輔，有英俊以治官，尊其爵，重其祿，賢者進以顯榮，罷者退而勞力，是以主無遺憂，下無邪慝，百官能治，臣下樂職，恩流群生，潤澤草木，昔者虞舜左禹右皋陶，不下堂而天下治，此使能之效也。 |
| 《春秋繁露·玉杯》: | 質文兩備，然後其禮成。 |
| 《韓詩外傳·卷一》: | 傳曰：夫行露之人許嫁矣，然而未往也，見一物不具，一禮不備，守節貞理，守死不往，君子以為得婦道之宜，故舉而傳之，揚而歌之，以絕無道之求，防汙道之行乎！ |
| 《大戴禮記》: | 其順之，然後言其喪算，備其鼎俎，設其豕腊，脩其宗廟，歲時以敬祭祀，以序宗族，則安其居處，醜其衣服，卑其宮室，車不雕幾，器不刻鏤，食不貳味，以與民同利，昔之君子之行禮者如此。 |
| 《白虎通德論·爵》: | 故天子、諸侯凡三年即位，終始之義乃備，所以諒陰三年，卒孝子之道。 |
| 《新書·脩政語下》: | 粥子曰：「唯，攻守而勝乎同器，而和與嚴其備也。」 |
| 《新序·善謀下》: | 田橫以為然，即聽酈生，罷歷下兵戰守之備，與酈生日縱酒 |
| 《中論·治學》: | 三教備而人道畢矣。 |
| 《孔子家語·相魯》: | 孔子攝相事，曰：「臣聞有文事者必有武備，有武事者必有文備。」 |
| 《潛夫論·務本》: | 百工者、所使備器也。 |
| 《論衡·命義》: | 《月令》曰：「是月也，雷將發聲，有不戒其容者，生子不備，必有大凶。」 |
| 《太玄經·太玄攡》: | 一判一合，天地備矣。 |
| 《風俗通義·皇霸》: | 是以上述三皇，下記六國，備其終始曰《皇霸》。 |
| 《孔叢子·廣言》: | 充、該，備也。 |
| 《申鑒·政體》: | 若乃二端不愆，五德不離，六節不悖，則三才允序，五事交備，百工惟釐，庶績咸熙。 |
| 《忠經·守宰章》: | 三者備矣，然後可以理人。 |
| 《新語·道基》: | 鑠金、鏤木、分苞、燒殖以備器械，於是民知輕重，好利惡難，避勞就逸。 |
| 《獨斷·卷下》: | 古不墓祭，至秦始皇出寢起居于墓側，漢因而不改，故今陵上稱寢殿，有起居衣冠象生之備，皆古寢之意也。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·獨斷》: | 大駕、則公卿奉引大將軍參乘太僕御，屬車八十一乘，備千乘萬騎。 |
| 《列子·黃帝》: | 太古神聖之人，備知萬物情態，悉解異類音聲。 |
| 《鶡冠子·天則》: | 尊卑名號，自君吏民，次者無國，歷寵歷錄，副所以付授，與天人參相結連，鉤攷之具不備故也。 |
| 《文子·道原》: | 以天為蓋則無所不覆也，以地為車則無所不載也，四時為馬則無所不使也，陰陽御之則無所不備也。 |
| 《列仙傳·玄俗》: | 蓋萬物施張，渾爾而就，亦無所不備焉，神矣，妙矣，精矣，微矣，其事不可得一一論也。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 能公能王，通天合道，四者純備，道德弘遠，無殃無咎，乃與天地俱沒，不危殆也。 |
| 《韓非子·存韓》: | 修守備，戒強敵，有蓄積、築城池以守固。 |
| 《申不害·大體》: | 鏡設精，無為而美惡自備。 |
| 《管子·輕重己》: | 穫渠當脅𩊆，蓑笠當𢫕櫓，故耕械具則戰械備矣。 |
| 《吳子·圖國》: | 若以備進戰退守，而不求能用者，譬猶伏雞之搏狸，乳犬之犯虎，雖有鬥心，隨之死矣。 |
| 《六韜·兵道》: | 武王曰：「兩軍相遇，彼不可來，此不可往，各設固備，未敢先發。」 |
| 《尉繚子·天官》: | 然不能取者，城高池深，兵器備具，財穀多積，豪士一謀者也。 |
| 《三略·上略》: | 敵近，備之。 |
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