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U+67D4

Seal script

Jianbo

Radical:+ 5 strokes = 9 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.206#34 Kangxi: p.519#05 Cihai: p.686r3c01 GSR: 1105.a Hanyu: v2,p1192#02
Composition:Top: , bottom: . Compositionally related: . Component of: 𫐓 𨜙 𢔟 𢜸 𭏋 𥍲 𥍳 𣮪 𪿌 [More]
Mandarin:róu ㄖㄡˊ
Cantonese:jau4
Tang reconstruction:njiou
Shuowen:木部》柔:木曲直也。从木矛声。
Guangyun:广韵·下平声··》柔:顺也。《说文》曰:木曲直也。耳由切,十六。
Kangxi:康熙字典·木部·》柔:《唐韵》耳由切《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》而由切,𠀤受平声。《说文》木曲直也。又柔者刚之反。《·说卦》立地之道,曰柔与刚。《·洪范》沈潜刚克,高明柔克。《老子·道德经》岂非以其柔耶。又安也。《·舜典》柔远能迩。又服也。《左传·僖二十八年》我得天,楚伏其罪,我且柔之矣。又草木新生曰柔。《·小雅》薇亦柔止。又国名。《前汉·地理志》属琅邪郡。俗作𣐱,非。
Fanqie:耳由 (《广韵·下平声··》)
Unihan definition:soft; gentle, pliant

Example usage

论语·季氏》:友便辟,友善,友便佞,损矣。
Friendship with the man of specious airs; friendship with the insinuatingly soft; and friendship with the glib-tongued - these are injurious.
礼记·表记》:外事用刚日,内事用日。
(In divining) about external affairs they used the odd days; and for internal affairs, the even.
扬子法言》:刚则甈,则坏。
If you fire things too hard, they break. If too soft, they are unfinished.
庄子·在宥》:人心排下而进上,上下囚杀,淖约乎刚强。
The mind, if pushed about, gets depressed; if helped forward, it gets exalted. Now exalted, now depressed, here it appears as a prisoner, and there as a wrathful fury. (At one time) it becomes pliable and soft, yielding to what is hard and strong.
道德经》:专气致,能婴儿乎?
When one gives undivided attention to the (vital) breath, and brings it to the utmost degree of pliancy, he can become as a (tender) babe.
史记·夏本纪》:乃言曰:“始事事,宽而栗,而立,愿而共,治而敬,扰而毅,直而温,简而廉,刚而实,强而义,章其有常,吉哉。”
It is as much as to say that he begins to do such and such things. They are liberality combined with dignity, mildness combined with firmness, bluntness combined with respect, aptness for government combined with caution, docility combined with boldness, straightforwardness combined with gentleness, easy negligence combined with discrimination, resolution combined with sincerity, and courage combined with justice. If these are apparent, and that continuously, how fortunate it will be.
荀子·大略》:咸、感也,以高下下,以男下女,上而刚下。
说苑·君道》:》曰:‘慎尔出话,敬尔威仪,无不嘉。
春秋繁露·离合根》:为人臣者法地之道,暴其形,出其情以示人,高下、险易、坚耍、刚、肥、美恶,累可就财也。
韩诗外传·卷三》:》曰:“不竞不絿,不刚不
大戴礼记·劝学》:强自取折,自取束。
白虎通德论·礼乐》:音者,饮也,言其刚清浊和而相饮也。
新书·大政上》:下为非则矜而恕之,道而赦之,而假之。
新序·杂事四》:》曰:“远能迩,以定我王。
中论·考伪》:卑屈其体,辑其颜,托之乎熅恭。
孔子家语》:孔子曰:“凡为天下国家有九经,曰:修身也,尊贤也,亲亲也,敬大臣也,体群臣也,重庶民也,来百工也,远人也,怀诸侯也。”
潜夫论·遏利》:昔周厉王好专利,芮良夫谏而不入,退赋《桑》之诗以讽,言是大风也,必将有遂。
论衡·幸偶》:饭之熟也,刚殊和。
太玄经·》:阳气能刚能,能作能休,见难而缩。
风俗通义》:风者、天气有寒暖,地形有险易,水泉有美恶,草木有刚也。
孔丛子·抗志》:顺,终以不弊。
申鉴·政体》:立地之道,曰与刚。
素书·安礼章》:弃王取石者盲,羊质虎皮者
新语·辅政》:故怀刚者久而缺,持者久而长,躁疾者为厥速,迟重者为常存,尚勇者为悔近,温厚者行宽舒,怀促急者必有所亏,懦者制刚强,小慧者不可以御大,小辩者不可以说众,商贾巧为贩卖之利,而屈为贞良,邪臣好为诈伪,自媚饰非,而不能为公方,藏其端巧,逃其事功。
独断·卷上》:牲号、牛曰一元大武,羊曰毛之属也。
蔡中郎集·独断》:帝谥:违拂不成曰隐,靖民则法曰黄,翼善传圣曰尧,仁圣盛明曰舜,残人多垒曰桀,残义损善曰纣,慈惠爱亲曰孝,爱民好与曰惠,圣善同文曰宣,声闻宣远曰昭,克定祸乱曰武,聪明睿智曰献,温圣善曰懿,布德执义曰穆,仁义说民曰元,安仁立政曰神,布纲治纪曰平,乱而不损曰灵,保民耆艾曰明,辟土有德曰襄,贞心大度曰匡,大虑慈民曰定,知过能改曰恭,不生其国曰声,一德不懈曰简,夙兴夜寐曰敬,清白自守曰贞,德好众曰靖,安乐治民曰康,小心畏忌曰僖,中身早折曰悼,慈仁和民曰顺,好勇致力曰庄,恭人短折曰哀,在国逢难曰愍,名实过爽曰缪,壅遏不通曰幽,暴虐无亲曰厉,致志大图曰景,辟土兼国曰桓,经纬天地曰文,执义扬善曰怀,短折不成曰殇,去礼远众曰炀,怠政外交曰携,治典不敷曰祈。
墨子·经说上》:鸟折用桐,坚也。
列子·天瑞》:万物之宜,非则刚:此皆随所宜而不能出所位者也。
文子·道原》:夫道者,高不可极,深不可测,苞裹天地,禀受无形,原流泏泏,冲而不盈,浊以静之徐清,施之无穷,无所朝夕,表之不盈一握,约而能张,幽而能明,而能刚,含阴吐阳,而章三光
列仙传·容成公》:亹亹容成,专气致
老子河上公章句》:天地有形位、有阴阳、有刚,是其有名也。
韩非子·说难》:夫龙之为虫也,可狎而骑也,然其喉下有逆鳞径尺,若人有婴之者则必杀人。
管子·弟子职》:孝悌,毋骄恃力。
孙子兵法·九地》:皆得,地之理也。
吴子·论将》:兼刚者,兵之事也。
六韬·大礼》:太公曰:“安徐而静,节先定,善与而不争。”
司马法·定爵》:大小,坚,参伍,众寡,凡两,是谓战权。
尉缭子·武议》:胜兵似水,夫水至弱者也,然所以触,丘陵必为之崩,无异也,性专而触诚也。
三略·上略》:军谶曰:能制刚,弱能制强。
淮南子·道应训》:可以,可以刚。
吕氏春秋·举难》:虽皆过,譬之若金之与木,金虽犹坚于木。

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