| Chinese Text Project | |
| Simplified Chinese version |
| 茍 U+830D |  Seal script |  Jinwen | 苟 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 草+ 5 strokes = 11 strokes total. |
|---|---|
| References: | Guangyun: p.526#56 Kangxi: p.1027#12 Hanyu: v5,p3195#01 |
| Composition: | Top: 艹, bottom: 句. Compositionally related: 苟 . Component of: 𠣷 |
| Mandarin: | jì ㄐㄧˋ |
| Cantonese: | gau2 |
| Tang reconstruction: | gǒu |
| Shuowen: | 《茍部》茍：自急敕也。从羊省，从包省。从口，口犹愼言也。从羊，羊与义、善、美同意。凡茍之属皆从茍。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·草部·五》茍：《广韵》纪力切《篇海》讫逆切，𠀤音殛。急也。通亟。与苟异。 |
| Unihan definition: | to be circumspect, cautious in ones behaviour (distinguish DKW 30790 gou3) |
Example usage
| 《礼记·缁衣》: | 子曰：“茍有车，必见其轼。” |
| The Master said, 'If there be a carriage (before you), you are sure (by-and-by) to see the cross-board (in front).' | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 曰：“非茍知之，亦允蹈之。” |
| Yangzi said: Not only did he understand them, he also faithfully followed their path. | |
| 《墨子·大取》: | 虽其一人之盗，茍不智其所在，尽恶其弱也。 |
| 《史记·周本纪》: | 周君曰：“子茍能，请以国听子。” |
| 《国语·越语上》: | 越人饰美女八人纳之太宰嚭，曰：“子茍赦越国之罪，又有美于此者将进之。” |
| 《战国策·雍氏之役》: | 周君大悦曰：“子茍能，寡人请以国听。” |
| 《春秋公羊传》: | 献公曰：“子茍欲纳我，吾请与子盟。” |
| 《周礼·地官司徒》: | 因此五物者民之常，而施十有二教焉：一曰以祀礼教敬，则民不茍。 |
| 《说文解字·用部》: | 从用，茍省。 |
| 《道德真经注》: | 守夫素朴，则不顺典制，听彼所获，弃此所守，识道之华而愚之首，故茍得其为功之母，则万物作焉而不辞也。 |
| 《抱朴子·百里》: | 若秉国之钧，出纳王命者，审良药之顾眄，不令跛蹇厕骐騄，冒昧茍得，暗于自量者，虑中道之颠踬，不以驽薾服鸾衡，则何患庶绩之不康，何忧四凶之不退，三皇岂足四，五帝难六哉！ |
| 《神仙传·彭祖》: | 五色令人目盲，五味令人口爽，茍能节宣其宜适，抑扬其通塞，不减年算，而得其益。 |
| 《意林》: | 《论衡》者，铨轻重，立真僞，非茍论文饰奇丽，所以讥世俗也。 |
| 《三国演义》: | 孔明收得胜之兵，回到祁山时，永安城李严遣都尉茍安解送粮米，至军中交割。 |
| 《广韵·邹》: | 又叉茍切。 |
| 《太平御览·浑仪》: | 偷，独茍自专也。 |
| 《朱子语类·历代二》: | 周太繁密，秦人尽扫了，所以贾谊谓秦“专用茍简自恣”之行。 |
| 《康熙字典·五》: | 茍：《广韵》纪力切《篇海》讫逆切，𠀤音殛。 |
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