| Chinese Text Project |
| 守 U+5B88 |  Seal script |  Jinwen | 𡬮 Semantic variant | 𡬴 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 宀+ 3 strokes = 6 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.322#28 p.435#18 Kangxi: p.282#05 Cihai: p.405r4c01 GSR: 1099.a Hanyu: v2,p0912#03 |
| Composition: | Top: 宀, bottom: 寸. Component of: 㑏 𠱔 𢬇 垨 狩 𫰦 䢘 𡨌 𤕠 𣑋 𤈁 𡨹 𡨺 𥩽 𬕀 𥿾 𪧚 𧵤 𧵿 酧 [More] |
| Mandarin: | shǒu shòu ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄡˋ |
| Cantonese: | sau2 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *shiǒu |
| Shuowen: | 《宀部》守：守官也。从宀从寸。寺府之事者。从寸。寸，法度也。 |
| Guangyun: | 《廣韻·上聲·有·首》守：主守亦姓出姓苑。 《廣韻·去聲·宥·狩》守：太守。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·宀部·三》守：〔古文〕𡬮𡬴《唐韻》書九切《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》始九切，𠀤音首。《說文》守，守官也。从宀，官府也。从寸，法度也。《玉篇》收也，視也，護也。《易·繫辭》何以守位，曰仁。《周禮·天官》獸人職時田則守罟。《註》防獸觸攫也。又《廣韻》主守也。《左傳·昭二十年》晏子云：山林之木，衡鹿守之。澤之萑蒲，舟鮫守之。藪之薪蒸，虞𠋫守之。海之鹽蜃，祈望守之。衡鹿等皆官名。又《增韻》攻守也。《易·坎卦》王公設險，以守其國。《史記·留侯世家》阻三面而守。又《唐韻》《廣韻》《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》𠀤舒救切，音獸。《增韻》守之也，所守也，爲之守也。天子巡諸侯所守，曰巡守。諸侯爲天子守土，亦曰守。漢置郡太守。又姓。《正字通》宋守恭，與蘇軾爲詩友。又叶式視切，音矢。《楚辭·天問》雄虺九首，儵忽焉在。何所不老，長人何守。在音泚。又叶雖遂切，音粹。《前漢·班固敘傳》崇執言責，隆持官守。寶曲定陵，𠀤有大志。 考證：〔《左傳·昭二十年》晏子云，山林之木，衡麓守之。〕謹照原文衡麓改衡鹿。〔海之蜃蛤，祈望守之。衡麓等皆官名。〕謹照原文蜃蛤改鹽蜃。衡麓改衡鹿。 |
| Fanqie: | 書九 (《廣韻·上聲·有·首》) 舒救 (《廣韻·去聲·宥·狩》) |
| Unihan definition: | defend, protect, guard, conserve |
Example usage
| 《論語·泰伯》: | 子曰：「篤信好學，守死善道。」 |
| The Master said, "With sincere faith he unites the love of learning; holding firm to death, he is perfecting the excellence of his course." | |
| 《孟子·盡心上》: | 守者曰：『此非吾君也，何其聲之似我君也？』 |
| And the keeper said, "This is not our prince. How is it that his voice is so like that of our prince?" | |
| 《禮記·緇衣》: | 故君子多聞，質而守之。 |
| Therefore the superior man, having heard much, verifies it by inquiry, and firmly holds fast (what is proved). | |
| 《孝經·士》: | 忠順不失，以事其上，然後能保其祿位，而守其祭祀。 |
| Not failing in this loyalty and obedience in serving those above them, they are then able to preserve their emoluments and positions, and to maintain their sacrifices. | |
| 《揚子法言》: | 君子之道有四易：簡而易用也，要而易守也，炳而易見也，法而易言也。 |
| The dao of the junzi is easy in four ways: being simple, it is easy to use; being essential, it is easy to grasp; being bright, it is easy to see; being the model, it is easy to explain. | |
| 《墨子·親士》: | 故彼人者，寡不死其所長，故曰：「太盛難守也。」 |
| This shows that there are but few who excel other people and do not perish on account of it. Hence the saying: Position of the supreme is hard to keep. | |
| 《莊子·齊物論》: | 其留如詛盟，其守勝之謂也。 |
| Where they are given out like the conditions of a covenant, we have those who maintain their views, determined to overcome. | |
| 《道德經》: | 多言數窮，不如守中。 |
| Much speech to swift exhaustion lead we see; Your inner being guard, and keep it free. | |
| 《商君書·更法》: | 此兩者所以居官守法，非所與論於法之外也。 |
| These two kinds of men are all right for filling offices and for maintaining the law, but they are not the kind who can take part in a discussion which goes beyond the law. | |
| 《孫子兵法·謀攻》: | 故用兵之法，十則圍之，五則攻之，倍則分之，敵則能戰之，少則能守之，不若則能避之。 |
| It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two. If equally matched, we can offer battle; if slightly inferior in numbers, we can avoid the enemy; if quite unequal in every way, we can flee from him. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 以其本知其末，以其左知其右，凡百事異理而相守也。 |
| 《說苑·脩文》: | 故苗者毛取之，蒐者搜索之，狩者守留之。 |
| 《春秋繁露·王道》: | 魯隱之代桓立，祭仲之出忽立突，仇牧、孔父、荀息之死節，公子目夷不與楚國，此皆執權存國，行正世之義，守拳拳之心，《春秋》嘉氣義焉，故皆見之，複正之謂也。 |
| 《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·主言》: | 七教脩焉，可以守。 |
| 《白虎通德論·號》: | 己復襲先王之號與繼體守文之君，無以異也，不顯不明，非天意也。 |
| 《新書·脩政語下》: | 攻有必得，而守有必存乎？ |
| 《新序·善謀下》: | 夫關中左肴函，右隴蜀，沃野千里，南有巴蜀之饒，北有故宛之利，阻三面，守一隅，東向制諸侯，諸侯安定，河渭漕輓。 |
| 《中論·脩本》: | 夫施吉報凶謂之命，施凶報吉謂之幸，守其所志而已矣 |
| 《孔子家語·王言解》: | 七教修，然後可以守。 |
| 《潛夫論·務本》: | 三者守本離末則民富，離本守末則民貧，貧則阨而忌善，富則樂而可教。 |
| 《論衡·無形》: | 假令人生立形謂之甲，終老至死，常守甲形。 |
| 《太玄經·少》: | 測曰，「貧貧」「妄振」、不能守正也。 |
| 《風俗通義》: | 《尚書》：「天子巡守，至于岱宗，覲諸侯，見百年，命大師陳詩，以觀民風俗。」 |
| 《孔叢子·巡守》: | 子思遊齊，陳莊伯與登泰山而觀，見古天子《巡守之銘》焉。 |
| 《申鑒·政體》: | 信也者，守此者也。 |
| 《忠經·天地神明章》: | 精一守中，忠之義也 |
| 《素書·正道章》: | 行足以為儀表，智足以決嫌疑，信可以使守約，廉可以使分財，此人之豪也。 |
| 《新語·道基》: | 故虐行則怨積，德布則功興，百姓以德附，骨肉以仁親，夫婦以義合，朋友以義信，君臣以義序，百官以義承，曾、閔以仁成大孝，伯姬以義建至貞，守國者以仁堅固，佐君者以義不傾，君以仁治，臣以義平，鄉黨以仁恂恂，朝廷以義便便，美女以貞顯其行，烈士以義彰其名，陽氣以仁生，陰節以義降，《鹿鳴》以仁求其群，《關雎》以義鳴其雄，《春秋》以仁義貶絕，《詩》以仁義存亡，《乾》、《坤》以仁和合，《八卦》以義相承，《書》以仁敘九族，君臣以義制忠，《禮》以仁盡節，樂以禮升降。 |
| 《獨斷·卷上》: | 刺史太守相劾奏申下上遷書文亦如之，其徵為九卿，若遷京師，近臣則言官具言姓名，其免若得罪無姓。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·獨斷》: | 帝謚：違拂不成曰隱，靖民則法曰黃，翼善傳聖曰堯，仁聖盛明曰舜，殘人多壘曰桀，殘義損善曰紂，慈惠愛親曰孝，愛民好與曰惠，聖善同文曰宣，聲聞宣遠曰昭，克定禍亂曰武，聰明睿智曰獻，溫柔聖善曰懿，布德執義曰穆，仁義說民曰元，安仁立政曰神，布綱治紀曰平，亂而不損曰靈，保民耆艾曰明，辟土有德曰襄，貞心大度曰匡，大慮慈民曰定，知過能改曰恭，不生其國曰聲，一德不懈曰簡，夙興夜寐曰敬，清白自守曰貞，柔德好眾曰靖，安樂治民曰康，小心畏忌曰僖，中身早折曰悼，慈仁和民曰順，好勇致力曰莊，恭人短折曰哀，在國逢難曰愍，名實過爽曰繆，壅遏不通曰幽，暴虐無親曰厲，致志大圖曰景，辟土兼國曰桓，經緯天地曰文，執義揚善曰懷，短折不成曰殤，去禮遠眾曰煬，怠政外交曰攜，治典不敷曰祈。 |
| 《列子·黃帝》: | 關尹曰：「是純氣之守也，非智巧果敢之列。」 |
| 《鶡冠子·天則》: | 彼天地之以無極者，以守度量，而不可濫，日不踰辰，月宿其列，當名服事，星守弗去，弦望晦朔，終始相巡，踰年累歲，用不縵縵，此天之所柄以臨斗者也。 |
| 《文子·道原》: | 約其所守，寡其所求，去其誘慕，除其貴欲，捐其思慮。 |
| 《文始真經·一宇》: | 勿以聖人堅守不易，則曰道以執得。 |
| 《列仙傳·容成公》: | 取精於玄牝，其要谷神不死，守生養氣者也。 |
| 《鬻子》: | 昔者，魯周公使康叔往守於殷，戒之曰：「與殺不辜，寧失有罪。」 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 能之天中復有天，稟氣有厚薄，除情去欲守中和，是謂知道要之門戶也。 |
| 《韓非子·初見秦》: | 然則邯鄲不守。 |
| 《申不害·大體》: | 其所守者，非恃琬琰之美、千金之重也，而欲勿失，其可得耶？ |
| 《慎子·威德》: | 士不兼官則職寡，職寡則易守。 |
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