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U+883B

Seal script

Simplified character

Radical:+ 19 strokes = 25 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.128#26 Kangxi: p.1104#25 Cihai: p.1202r3c05 GSR: 178.p Hanyu: v4,p2909#21
Composition:Top: , bottom: . Component of: 𢦈 𢺳 𥾃 𧖣 𧖦 𪈿
Mandarin:mán ㄇㄢˊ
Cantonese:maan4
Tang reconstruction:*man
Shuowen:虫部》蠻:南蠻,蛇穜。从虫䜌聲。
Guangyun:廣韻·上平聲··》蠻:南夷名亦姓。莫還切,七。
Kangxi:康熙字典·虫部·十九》蠻:《唐韻》莫還切《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》謨還切,𠀤音獌。《玉篇》南夷名。《·禹貢》三百里蠻。《傳》以文德蠻來之不制以法。《周禮·夏官·大司馬》又其外,方五百里曰蠻畿。《疏》蠻者縻也,縻繫之以政敎也。《班固·東都賦》外綏百蠻。《唐書·南蠻傳》有十姓白蠻,五姓烏蠻。又綿蠻,鳥聲。《·大雅》綿蠻黃鳥。又蠻蠻,鳥名。《山海經》崇吾之山有鳥焉,其狀如鳧而一翼一目,相得乃飛,名曰蠻蠻。又水名。《戰國策》灓水齧其墓。《春秋後語》作蠻水。又雷名。《道書》五雷,五曰蠻雷。又姓。《通志·氏族略》蠻氏芈姓,荆楚之後因氏焉。又《韻補》彌鄰切,音民。《班固·東都賦》外綏百蠻。叶上珍字韻。又《古音攷》叶音眠。《曹植·王粲誄》翕然鳳舉,遠竄荆蠻。身窮志達,居鄙行鮮。
Fanqie:莫還 (《廣韻·上平聲··》)
Unihan definition:barbarians; barbarous, savage

Example usage

論語·衛靈公》:子曰:「言忠信,行篤敬,雖貊之邦行矣。」
The Master said, "Let his words be sincere and truthful and his actions honorable and careful - such conduct may be practiced among the rude tribes of the South or the North."
孟子·滕文公上》:今也南鴃舌之人,非先王之道,子倍子之師而學之,亦異於曾子矣
Now here is this shrike-tongued barbarian of the south, whose doctrines are not those of the ancient kings. You turn away from your master and become his disciple. Your conduct is different indeed from that of the philosopher Zeng.
禮記·曲禮下》:其在東夷、北狄、西戎、南,雖大,曰子。
The (chiefs) among (the wild tribes of) the Yi on the east, the Di on the north, the Rong on the west, and the Man on the south, however great (their territories), are called 'counts.'
墨子·兼愛中》:昔者武王將事泰山隧,傳曰:『泰山,有道曾孫周王有事,大事既獲,仁人尚作,以祗商夏,夷醜貉。』
When King Wu was about to do service to Mt. Tai it was recorded thus: "Blessed is Mt. Tai. Duke of Zhou by a long descent is about to perform his duty. As I have obtained the approval of Heaven, the magnanimous arise to save the people of Shang Xia as well as the barbarians (from the tyranny of Emperor Zhou)."
莊子·則陽》:有國於蝸之左角者曰觸氏,有國於蝸之右角者曰氏,時相與爭地而戰,伏尸數萬,逐北旬有五日而後反。
'On the left horn of the snail there is a kingdom which is called Provocation, and on the right horn another which is called Stupidity. These two kingdoms are continually striving about their territories and fighting. The corpses that lie on the ground amount to several myriads. The army of one may be defeated and put to flight, but in fifteen days it will return.'
史記·五帝本紀》:放讙兜於崇山,以變南
That Huandou might be detained on mount Chong, to reform the Southern barbarians.
詩經·采芑》:蠢爾荊、大邦為讎。
Foolish were the savage tribes of Jing, Presuming to oppose our great region.
尚書·舜典》:柔遠能邇,惇德允元,而難任人,夷率服。
Be kind to the distant, and cultivate the ability of the near. Give honour to the virtuous, and your confidence to the good, while you discountenance the artful - so shall the barbarous tribes lead on one another to make their submission.
荀子·正論》:故諸夏之國同服同儀,、夷、戎、狄之國同服不同制。
說苑·辨物》:昔武王克商,通道九夷百,使各以其方賄來貢,思無忘職業。
韓詩外傳·卷四》:》曰:「如髦,我是用憂。
大戴禮記·主言》:是以夷諸夏雖衣冠不同、言語不合,莫不來至,朝覲於王。
白虎通德論·禮樂》:《明堂記》曰:「禹納夷之樂於太廟。」
新書·勢卑》:以漢而歲致金絮繒綵,是入貢職於夷也,顧為戎人諸侯也,勢既卑辱,而禍且不息,長此何窮?
新序·雜事一》:及立為天子,天下化之,夷率服。
孔子家語·王言解》:是以夷諸夏,雖衣冠不同,言語不合,莫不來賓。
潛夫論·論榮》:由余生於五狄,越象產於人,而功施齊、秦,德立諸夏,令名美譽,載於圖書,至今不滅。
論衡·遭虎》:四夷之外,大人食小人,虎之與夷,氣性一也。
風俗通義·六國》:燕外迫、貊,內笮齊、晉,崎嶇彊國之間,最為弱小,幾滅者數矣。
忠經·廣為章》:故得大化興行,夷率服。
蔡中郎集·曆數議》:且猶遇水遭旱,戒以夷猾夏、寇賊姦宄,而光晃以為陰陽不和,姦臣盜賊皆元之咎,誠非其理。
列子·仲尼》:觀吾之鄉,如戎之國。
鶡冠子·著希》:文禮之野,與禽獸同則,言語之暴,與夷同謂。
文子·上義》:老子曰:道德之備猶日月也,夷狄貊不能易其指,趣舍同即非譽在俗,意行均即窮達在時,事周於世即功成,務合於時即名立。
管子·小稱》:嘗試往之中國諸夏夷之國,以及禽獸昆蟲之地,皆待此而為治亂。
淮南子·繆稱訓》:嫚生乎小人,夷皆能之。
呂氏春秋·召類》:兵所自來者久矣:堯戰於丹水之浦,以服南
春秋左傳》:秋,諸侯會宋公于盂,子魚曰,禍其在此乎,君欲已甚,其何以堪之,於是楚執宋公以伐宋,冬,會于薄以釋之,子魚曰,禍猶未也,未足以懲君,任,宿,須句,顓臾,風姓也,實司大皞與有濟之祀,以服事諸夏,邾人滅須句,須句子來奔,因成風也,成風為之言於公曰,崇明祀,保小寡,周禮也,夷猾夏,周禍也,若封須句,是崇皞濟而脩祀紓禍也。
逸周書·周書序》:王化雖弛,天命方永,四夷八,攸尊王政,作職方。
國語·吳語》:今伯父有、荊之虞,禮世不續,用命孤禮佐周公,以見我一二兄弟之國,以休君憂。
晏子春秋》:晏子使吳,吳王曰:「寡人得寄僻陋夷之鄉,希見教君子之行,請私而無為罪。」
吳越春秋·十三年》:今前王譬若農夫之艾殺四方蓬蒿,以立名于荊,斯亦大夫之力。
越絕書》:子貢東見越王,越王聞之,除道郊迎至縣,身御子貢至舍而問曰:「此乃僻陋之邦,夷之民也。」
戰國策》:陳軫謂秦王曰:「義渠君者,夷之賢君,王不如賂之以撫其心。」
鹽鐵論·通有》:今世俗壞而競於淫靡,女極纖微,工極技巧,雕素樸而尚珍怪,鑽山石而求金銀,沒深淵求珠璣,設機陷求犀象,張網羅求翡翠,求、貉之物以眩中國,徙邛、筰之貨,致之東海,交萬里之財,曠日費功,無益於用。
春秋穀梁傳》:晉人執戎子赤歸於楚。
漢書·敘傳下》:是攘,恢我疆宇,外博四荒。
前漢紀》:吾居夷中久。
東觀漢記·班超》:夷懷鳥獸之心,難禁易敗。
後漢書·天文中》:是時夷陳縱等及哀牢王類反,攻蕉唐城。
竹書紀年·厲王》:召穆公帥師追荊,至于洛。

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