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Chinese Text Project

U+7E61

Seal script

Jianbo

Semantic variant

Alternate form

Simplified character

Radical:+ 12 strokes = 18 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.436#25 Kangxi: p.939#18 Cihai: p.1060r2c02 GSR: 1028.e Hanyu: v5,p3462#06
Composition:Left: , right: .
Mandarin:xiù ㄒㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese:sau3
Tang reconstruction:*siòu
Shuowen:糸部》繡:五采備也。从糸肅聲。
Guangyun:廣韻·去聲··》繡:五色備也,尚書大傳曰未命爲士不得衣繡又姓漢書游俠傳有馬領繡君賔。
Kangxi:康熙字典·糸部·十二》繡:《廣韻》《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》𠀤息救切,音秀。《說文》五采備也。《釋名》繡,修也,文修修然也。《·益稷》黼黻絺繡。《周禮·冬官考工記》畫繢之事,五采備,謂之繡。又姓。《姓氏急就篇》漢有繡君實。又《集韻》先彫切,音蕭。《類篇》綺屬。《·唐風》素衣朱繡。《箋》繡,當爲綃。《韻補》當讀如肖。
考證:〔《周禮·冬官考工記》畫繢之事,五采備,爲之繡。〕謹照原文爲之改謂之。
Fanqie:息救 (《廣韻·去聲··》)
Unihan definition:embroider; embroidery; ornament

Example usage

孟子·告子上》:令聞廣譽施於身,所以不願人之文也。
A good reputation and far-reaching praise fall to him, and he does not desire the elegant embroidered garments of men.
揚子法言》:今之學也,非獨為之華藻也,又從而其鞶帨,惡在其《老》不《老》也。
As for people studying today, not only do they ornament the Classics with flowery [commentary], they also proceed to embroider their belts and the carrying cases for the texts. What does this have to do with the Laozi?
墨子·辭過》:必厚作斂於百姓,暴奪民衣食之財,以為錦文采靡曼之衣,鑄金以為鉤,珠玉以為珮,女工作文采,男工作刻鏤,以
1身服,此非云益煗之情也。
They would yet heavily tax the people, robbing them of their means of livelihood, in order to have elaborately embroidered and gorgeous garments. Hooks are made of gold and ornaments on the girdle consist of pearls and jades. Women are employed to make the embroidery and men to do the carving. All these are for the adornment of the body. They really add little to its warmth.
莊子·天運》:師金曰:「夫芻狗之未陳也,盛以篋衍,巾以文,尸祝齊戒以將之。」
And the other said, 'Before the grass-dogs are set forth (at the sacrifice), they are deposited in a box or basket, and wrapt up with elegantly embroidered cloths, while the representative of the dead and the officer of prayer prepare themselves by fasting to present them.'
史記·夏本紀》:日月星辰,作文服色,女明之。
— the sun, moon, and stars — which are embroidered on the robes and coloured silks, you see them clearly for me.
詩經·揚之水》:素衣朱、從子于鵠。
Bringing a robe of white silk, with a vermillion collar, and embroidered, We will follow you to Hu.
尚書·益稷》:宗彝、藻、火、粉米、黼、黻,絺,以五采彰施于五色,作服,汝明。
The temple cups, the pondweed, the flames, the grains of rice, the hatchet, and the symbol of distinction, which are embroidered (on the lower Garment) - (I wish to see all these) fully displayed in the five colours, so as to form the (ceremonial) robes - it is yours to see them clearly (for me).
禮記·月令》:乃命司服,具飭衣裳,文有恒,制有小大,度有長短。
荀子·正論》:雖珠玉滿體,文充棺,黃金充槨,加之以丹矸,重之以曾青,犀象以為樹,琅玕、龍茲、華覲以為實,人猶莫之抇也
說苑·脩文》:天子文衣各一襲到地,諸侯覆跗,大夫到踝,士到髀。
韓詩外傳·卷五》:人有六情:目欲視好色,耳欲聽宮商,鼻欲嗅芬香,口欲嗜甘旨,其身體四肢欲安而不作,衣欲被文而輕暖,此六者、民之六情也,失之則亂,從之則穆。
白虎通德論·嫁娶》:女必有端衣若笄之
新書·春秋》:衛懿公喜鶴,鶴有飾以文而乘軒者。
新序·雜事二》:隆冬烈寒,士短褐不完,四體不蔽,而君之臺觀,帷顽錦,隨風飄飄而弊。
潛夫論·浮侈》:從奴僕妾,皆服葛子升越,筩中女布,細緻綺縠,水紈錦
論衡·程材》:齊部世剌,恆女無不能。
風俗通義》:然好車馬衣服,極為鮮好,而無金銀文之物,及遷徙去處,所載不過囊衣,不蓄積餘財。
蔡中郎集》:關東紛然,道路不通,衣直指之使,奮鈇鉞而竝出。
列子·楊朱》:焚之亦可,沈之亦可,瘞之亦可,露之亦可,衣薪而棄諸溝壑亦可,袞文裳而納諸石椁亦可,唯所遇焉。
文子·上仁》:亂主則不然,一日有天下之富,處一主之勢,竭百姓之力,以奉耳目之欲,志專於宮室臺榭,溝池苑囿,猛獸珍怪,貧民飢餓,虎狼厭芻豢,百姓凍寒,宮室衣綺,故人主畜茲旡用之物,而天下不安其性命矣。
老子河上公章句》:多技巧,謂刻畫宮觀,雕琢章服,奇物滋起,下則化上,飾金鏤玉,文彩色日以滋甚。
韓非子·詭使》:倉廩之所以實者耕農之本務也,而綦組錦刻劃為末作者富。
諫逐客書》:所以飾後宮充下陳娛心意說耳目者,必出於秦然後可,則是宛珠之簪,傅璣之珥,阿縞之衣,錦之飾不進於前,而隨俗雅化佳冶窈窕趙女不立於側也。
管子·輕重甲》:管子對曰:「昔者桀之時,女樂三萬人,端譟晨樂,聞於三衢,是無不服文衣裳者,伊尹以薄之游女,工文纂組,一純得粟百鍾於桀之國。」
六韜·盈虛》:太公曰:「帝堯王天下之時,金銀珠玉不飾,錦文綺不衣,奇怪珍異不視,玩好之器不寶,淫泆之樂不聽,宮垣屋室不堊,甍桷椽楹不斲,茅茨徧庭不剪。」
尉繚子·治本》:故充腹有粒,蓋形有縷,夫在芸耨,妻在機杼,民無二事,則有儲蓄,夫無雕文刻鏤之事,女無飾纂組之作
淮南子·齊俗訓》:且富人則車輿衣纂錦,馬飾傅旄象,帷幕茵席,綺絛組,青黃相錯,不可為象。
呂氏春秋·八月紀》:乃命司服,具飭衣裳,文有常,制有小大,度有短長,衣服有量,必循其故,冠帶有常。
春秋左傳》:公與石祁子玦,與甯莊子矢,使守,曰,以此贊國,擇利而為之,與夫人衣,曰,聽於二子,渠孔御戎,子伯為右,黃夷前驅,孔嬰齊殿,及狄人,戰于熒澤,衛師敗績,遂滅衛,衛侯不去其旗,是以甚敗,狄人囚史華龍滑,與禮孔,以逐衛人,二人曰,我大史也,實掌其祭,不先,國不可得也,乃先之,至則告守曰,不可待也,夜與國人出,狄入衛,遂從之,又敗諸河,初,惠公之即位也,少,齊人使昭伯烝於宣姜,不可,強之,生齊子,戴公,文公,宋桓夫人,許穆夫人,文公為衛之多患也,先適齊,及敗,宋桓公逆諸河,宵濟,衛之遺民,男女七百有三十人,益之以共滕之民,為五千人,立戴公以廬于曹,許穆夫人賦載馳,齊侯使公子無虧帥車三百乘,甲士三千人,以戍曹,歸公乘馬,祭服五稱,牛,羊,豕,雞,狗,皆三百,與門材,歸夫人魚軒,重錦三十兩。
國語·齊語》:九妃、六嬪,陳妾數百,食必粱肉,衣必文
晏子春秋》:公衣黼黻之衣,素之裳,一衣而五綵具焉。
吳越春秋》:禹乃登山仰天而嘯,因夢見赤衣男子,自稱玄夷蒼水使者,聞帝使文命于斯,故來候之。
越絕書》:盲者不可示以文,聾者不可語以調聲。
戰國策》:曰:「安有說人主不能出其金市錦,取卿相之尊者乎?」
鹽鐵論·力耕》:昔桀女樂充宮室,文衣裳,故伊尹高逝遊薄,而女樂終廢其國。
列女傳·楚處莊姪》:宮垣衣,民人無褐,二患也。
春秋公羊傳》:璋判白,弓質,龜青純。
漢書·王莽傳中》:中郎將、衣執法在郡國者,並乘權勢,傳相舉奏。
前漢紀》:令人無得衣錦綺縠絺紵。
東觀漢記·散句》:霍光薨,賜被百領。
後漢書》:衣直指之使,奮鈇鉞而並出。

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