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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 客 U+5BA2 |  Seal script |  Jinwen |  Jianbo |
| Radical: | 宀+ 6 strokes = 9 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.511#36 Kangxi: p.284#12 Cihai: p.416r4c04 GSR: 766.d' Hanyu: v2,p0927#13 |
| Composition: | Top: 宀, bottom: 各. Component of: 𫟭 𬾼 𭃺 愘 喀 𡺀 揢 愙 㟯 𢾏 𣣟 𦝣 𥚰 𦴦 楁 𪻽 𡪞 碦 𥠑 𥻞 [More] |
| Mandarin: | kè ㄎㄜˋ |
| Cantonese: | haak3 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *kæk |
| Shuowen: | 《宀部》客：寄也。从宀各声。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·入声·陌·客》客：賔客。苦格切，四。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·宀部·六》客：《唐韵》苦格切《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》乞格切，𠀤坑入声。《说文》寄也。从宀各声。又《广韵》賔客。《周礼·秋官》大行人掌大賔之礼，及大客之仪。《注》大賔爲五等诸侯，大客卽其孤卿。又《司仪》诸公相爲賔，诸公之臣相爲国客。又主客。《礼·郊特牲》天子无客礼，莫敢爲主焉。又《左传·僖二十四年》宋，先代之后也，于周爲客。又凡自外至者皆曰客。《易·需卦》有不速之客三人来，敬之终吉。又外𡨥亦曰客。《易·系辞》重门击柝，以待暴客。又姓。《正字通》汉客孙，广德人。又叶苦各切，音恪。《诗·小雅》所谓伊人，于焉嘉客。叶上夕藿。夕音削。又《楚辞·哀郢》顺风波以从流兮，焉洋洋而爲客。凌阳侯之泛滥兮，忽翺翔之焉薄。 考证：〔《礼·郊特牲》天子无客礼，莫敢爲主也。〕谨照原文也改焉。〔《易·系辞》重门击柝，以御暴客。〕谨照原文御改待。 |
| Fanqie: | 苦格 (《广韵·入声·陌·客》) |
| Unihan definition: | guest, traveller; customer |
Example usage
| 《论语·公冶长》: | 子曰：“赤也，束带立于朝，可使与宾客言也，不知其仁也。” |
| The Master replied, "Chi, with his sash girt and standing in a court, might be employed to converse with the visitors and guests, but I do not know whether he is perfectly virtuous." | |
| 《孟子·公孙丑下》: | 客不悦曰：“弟子齐宿而后敢言，夫子卧而不听，请勿复敢见矣。” |
| The visitor was displeased, and said, 'I passed the night in careful vigil, before I would venture to speak to you, and you, Master, sleep and do not listen to me. Allow me to request that I may not again presume to see you.' | |
| 《礼记·表记》: | 有客，不能馆，则不问其所舍。 |
| When he has a visitor for whom he cannot provide a lodging, he does not ask where he is staying. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 《剑客论》曰：“剑可以爱身。” |
| The other said: The Swordsman's Treatise says: "The sword can be used to protect the body." | |
| 《庄子·逍遥游》: | 客闻之，请买其方百金。 |
| A stranger heard of it, and proposed to buy the art of the preparation for a hundred ounces of silver. | |
| 《道德经》: | 乐与饵，过客止。 |
| Music and dainties will make the passing guest stop (for a time). | |
| 《商君书·战法》: | 敌众勿为客，敌尽不如，击之勿疑。 |
| If the enemy is numerically strong, do not invade his territory; if the enemy is in every way your inferior, attack him without hesitation. | |
| 《孙子兵法·作战》: | 千里馈粮，则内外之费宾客之用，胶漆之材，车甲之奉，日费千金，然后十万之师举矣。 |
| With provisions enough to carry them a thousand li, the expenditure at home and at the front, including entertainment of guests, small items such as glue and paint, and sums spent on chariots and armor, will reach the total of a thousand ounces of silver per day. Such is the cost of raising an army of 100,000 men. | |
| 《史记·五帝本纪》: | 宾于四门，四门穆穆，诸侯远方宾客皆敬。 |
| Who at the proper times arranged the visitors at the four gates in the right order, and when the visitors at the four gates were submissive, the princes and strangers from distant regions became one and all respectful. | |
| 《荀子·君子》: | 四海之内无客礼，告无适也。 |
| 《说苑·修文》: | 天子诸侯无事则岁三田，一为乾豆，二为宾客，三为充君之庖。 |
| 《春秋繁露》: | 下存二王之后以大国，使服其服，行其礼乐，称客而朝。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 妇人对曰：“客之行，差迟乖人，分其资财，弃之野鄙。” |
| 《大戴礼记》: | 在贫如客，使其臣如藉。 |
| 《白虎通德论·乡射》: | 兄事五更，宠接礼交加客谦敬顺貌也。 |
| 《新书·退让》: | 翟王使使至楚，楚王欲夸之，故飨客于章华之台上，上者三休而乃至其上。 |
| 《新序·善谋下》: | 公诚能无爱金玉璧帛，令太子为书，卑辞以安车迎之，因使辩士固请宜来，来以为客，时时从入朝，令上见之，上见之即必异问之，问之，上知此四人，亦一助也。 |
| 《中论·艺纪》: | 教六仪：一曰祭祀之容，二曰宾客之容，三曰朝廷之容，四曰丧纪之容，五曰军旅之容，六曰车马之容。 |
| 《孔子家语·相鲁》: | 四方客至于邑者，不求有司，皆如归焉。 |
| 《潜夫论·浮侈》: | 宠臣贵戚，州郡世家，每有丧葬，都官属县，各当遣吏赍奉，车马帷帐，贷假待客之具，竞为华观。 |
| 《论衡·命禄》: | 蔡泽之说范雎，拜为客卿。 |
| 《太玄经·童》: | 次六，大开帷幕，以引方客。 |
| 《风俗通义》: | 昔客为齐王画者，王问：“画孰最难？” |
| 《孔丛子·杂训》: | 客退。 |
| 《独断·卷上》: | 《有客》、一章十三句，微子来见祖庙之所歌也。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 《有客》、一章十三句，微子来见祖庙之所歌也。 |
| 《墨子·大取》: | 圣人有爱而无利，俔日之言也，乃客之言也。 |
| 《列子·黄帝》: | 子华使其侠客，以智鄙相攻，强弱相凌。 |
| 《文始真经·七釜》: | 彼未尝合，未尝散者，无生无死，客有去来，邮尝自若。 |
| 《列仙传·江妃二女》: | 二女曰：“客子有劳，妾何劳之有？” |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 如客畏主人，俨然无所造作也。 |
| 《韩非子·存韩》: | 诏以韩客之所上书，书言韩子之未可举，下臣斯，臣斯甚以为不然。 |
| 《谏逐客书》: | 秦宗室大臣皆言秦王曰：“诸侯人来事秦者，大抵为其主游闲于秦耳，请一切逐客。” |
| 《管子·轻重乙》: | 管子对曰：“请以令为诸侯之商贾立客舍，一乘者有食，三乘者有刍菽，五乘者有伍养，天下之商贾归齐若流水。” |
| 《公孙龙子·迹府》: | 公孙龙，赵平原君之客也。 |
| 《六韬·王翼》: | 通材三人：主拾遗补过，应偶宾客，论议谈语，消患解结。 |
| 《尉缭子·攻权》: | 远堡未入，戍客未归，则虽有人无人矣。 |
| 《九章算术·均输》: | 今有客马日行三百里。 |
| 《孙子算经·卷下》: | 妇人曰：“家有客。” |
| 《淮南子·道应训》: | 桓公郊迎客，夜开门，辟任车，爝火甚盛，从者甚众，甯越饭牛车下，望见桓公而悲。 |
| 《吕氏春秋·不苟》: | 公曰：“请见客，子之事欤？” |
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