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U+5F31

Seal script

Radical:+ 7 strokes = 10 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.502#15 Kangxi: p.358#24 Cihai: p.502r1c02 GSR: 1123.a Hanyu: v2,p0996#16
Composition:Component of: 𪝟 𡎳 𡲳 𢞔 𠺁 𢾲 𢾼 𤲹 𥉧 𭛇 𦩸 [More]
Mandarin:ruò ㄖㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese:joek6
Tang reconstruction:njiɑk
Shuowen:彡部》弱:橈也。上象橈曲,彡象毛氂橈弱也。弱物并,故从二𢎥。
Guangyun:廣韻·入聲··》弱:劣弱。
Kangxi:康熙字典·弓部·》弱:《唐韻》而勺切《集韻》《韻會》日灼切,𠀤音若。《玉篇》尫劣也。《釋名》委也。《增韻》懦也。《·洪範》六極,六曰弱。《傳》尫劣。《疏》尫劣𠀤是弱事,爲筋力弱,亦爲志氣弱。鄭康成云:愚懦不毅曰弱,言其志氣弱也。《禮·曲禮》二十曰弱冠。《疏》體猶未壯,故曰弱也。《釋名》二十曰弱,言柔弱也。又孅弱,體柔貌。《司馬相如·子虛賦》嫵媚孅弱。又弱行。《左傳·昭七年》孟縶之足,不良弱行。《註》跛也。又水名。《·禹貢》導弱水至于合黎。《山海經》海內崑崙之墟,弱水出西南隅。《史記·大宛傳》安息長老傳聞條枝有弱水西王母而未嘗見。《註》索隱曰:魏略云弱水在大秦西。𤣥中記云:天下之弱者,有崑崙之弱水,鴻毛不能載也。又衰也。《左傳·昭三年》姜族弱矣。而嬀將始昌。又敗也。《釋名》衂也。《左傳·襄二十六年》頡遇王子弱焉。《註》弱,敗也。言爲王子所得。又喪也。《左傳·昭三年》又弱一个焉。又繁弱,弓名。亦作蕃弱。《左傳·定四年》封父之繁弱。《註》繁弱,大弓名。《孔叢子·公孫龍篇》楚王張繁弱之弓。《司馬相如·子虛賦》彎蕃弱。《註》文穎曰:蕃弱,夏后氏之良弓名。《說文》本作𢐅。
Fanqie:而灼 (《廣韻·入聲··》)
Unihan definition:weak; fragile, delicate

Example usage

孟子·離婁上》:天下無道,小役大,役強。
When bad government prevails in the kingdom, princes of small power are submissive to those of great, and the weak to the strong.
禮記·曲禮上》:二十曰,冠。
When he is twenty, we call him a youth; he is capped.
揚子法言》:六國蚩蚩,為嬴姬,卒之屏營。
Then six kingdoms became foolish and disordered, helping Qin Shi Huang to weaken the Zhou, and finally to brush aside their armies
墨子·經說上》:忠:不利,子亥足將入止容。
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莊子·齊物論》:予惡乎知惡死之非喪而不知歸者邪!
And that the dislike of death is not like a young person's losing his way, and not knowing that he is (really) going home?
道德經》:是以聖人之治,虛其心,實其腹,其志,強其骨。
Therefore the sage, in the exercise of his government, empties their minds, fills their bellies, weakens their wills, and strengthens their bones.
商君書·農戰》:今世主皆憂其國之危而兵之也,而強聽說者。
Nowadays, the rulers of the world are all anxious over the perilous condition of their countries and the weakness of their armies, and they listen at all costs to the professional talkers:
孫子兵法·謀攻》:夫將者,國之輔也,輔周則國必強,輔隙則國必
Now the general is the bulwark of the State; if the bulwark is complete at all points; the State will be strong; if the bulwark is defective, the State will be weak.
史記·五帝本紀》:生而神靈,而能言,幼而徇齊,長而敦敏,成而聰明。
Born a genius he could speak when a baby, as a boy he was quick and smart, as a youth simple and earnest, and when grown up intelligent.
荀子·大略》:易奪,似仁而非。
說苑·脩文》:故其民皆興仁義而賤財利,賤財利則不爭,不爭則強不凌,眾不暴寡。
春秋繁露·王道》:民家給人足,無怨望忿怒之患,強之難,無讒賊妒疾之人。
韓詩外傳·卷一》:少以敵眾,以侮強,忿不量力者,兵共殺之。
大戴禮記》:仁者樂道,智者利道,愚者從,者畏。
白虎通德論·》:即言王侯,以王者同稱,為衰人替差生篡弒,猶不能為天子也,故連言天子也。
新書·大政上》:國以民為興壞,君以民為彊,吏以民為能不能,此之謂民無不為功也。
新序·善謀下》:及周之衰分為兩,天下莫朝,周不能制,非德薄,形勢也。
孔子家語·相魯》:長幼異食,強異任,男女別塗。
潛夫論·考績》:群僚舉士者,或以頑魯應茂才,以桀逆應至孝,以貪饕應廉吏,以狡猾應方正,以諛諂應直言,以輕薄應敦厚,以空虛應有道,以嚚闇應明經,以殘酷應寬博,以怯應武猛,以愚頑應治劇,名實不相副,求貢不相稱。
論衡·命義》:稟性軟者,氣少泊而性羸窳,羸窳則壽命短,短則蚤死。
太玄經·𤕠》:陽氣彊內而外,物咸扶𤕠而進乎大。
風俗通義·六國》:燕外迫蠻、貊,內笮齊、晉,崎嶇彊國之間,最為小,幾滅者數矣。
孔叢子·刑論》:孔子曰:「古之聽訟者察貧賤,哀孤獨,及鰥寡、老不肖而無告者,雖得其情,必哀矜之。」
申鑒·政體》:一曰治,二曰衰,三曰,四曰乖,五曰亂,六曰荒,七曰叛,八曰危,九曰亡。
素書·遵義章》:為人擇官者亂,失其所彊者
新語·道基》:於是中聖乃設辟雍庠序之教,以正上下之儀,明父子之禮、君臣之義,使強不凌、眾不暴寡,棄貪鄙之心,興清潔之行。
蔡中郎集》:爰在冠,英風固以揚于四海矣。
列子·黃帝》:子華使其俠客,以智鄙相攻,彊相凌。
鶡冠子·道端》:夫仁之功,善與不爭,下不怨上,辯士之功,釋怨解難,智士之功,事至而治,難至而應,忠臣之功,正言直行,矯拂王過,義臣之功,存亡繼絕,救誅暴,信臣之功,正不易言,貞謙之功,廢私立公,禮臣之功,尊君卑臣,賢士之功,敵國憚之,四境不侵,聖人之功,定制於冥冥,求至欲得,言聽行從,近親遠附,明達四通,內有挾度,然後有以量人。
文子·道原》:故道者,虛無、平易、清靜、柔、純粹素樸,此五者,道之形象也。
文始真經·一宇》:或尚強,或尚
列仙傳·黃帝》:而能言,聖而預知,知物之紀。
老子河上公章句》:其志,和柔謙讓,不處權也。
韓非子·初見秦》:東以齊、燕,中以凌三晉。
慎子·威德》:而矰高者,乘於風也。
管子·輕重戊》:代王聞之,即告其相曰:「代之所以於離枝者,以無金錢也。」
公孫龍子·跡府》:龍聞楚王張繁之弓,載亡歸之矢,以射蛟兕於雲夢之圃,而喪其弓。
吳子·料敵》:楚性,其地廣,其政騷,其民疲,故整而不久。
六韜·明傳》:柔而靜,恭而敬,強而,忍而剛,此四者,道之所起也。
司馬法·仁本》:會之以發禁者九:憑犯寡則眚之。
尉繚子·天官》:若城下池淺守,則取之矣。

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