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U+8E48

Seal script
𨂆
Semantic variant

Radical:+ 10 strokes = 17 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.417#11 Kangxi: p.1231#03 Cihai: p.1293r1c03 GSR: 1078.l Hanyu: v6,p3729#07
Composition:Left: 𧾷, right: . Component of: 𢹡
Mandarin:dǎo dào ㄉㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ
Cantonese:dou6 tou1
Tang reconstruction:dhɑ̀u
Shuowen:足部》蹈:践也。从足舀声。
Guangyun:广韵·去声··》蹈:践也。
Kangxi:康熙字典·足部·》蹈:〔古文〕𨂆《唐韵》徒到切《集韵》《韵会》大到切《正韵》杜到切,𠀤音导。《说文》践也。《博雅》履也。《释名》道也。以足践之,如道路也。《礼·乐记》故不知手之舞之,足之蹈之也。《左传·哀二十一年》使我高蹈。《注》高蹈,犹远行也。又与悼同。《·小雅》上帝甚蹈。《传》动也。《笺》蹈读曰悼。《释文》蹈,郑作悼。病也。
Fanqie:徒到 (《广韵·去声··》)
Unihan definition:stamp feet; dance

Example usage

论语·卫灵公》:水火,吾见而死者矣,未见仁而死者也。
I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.
孟子·离娄上》:生则恶可已也,恶可已,则不知足之之、手之舞之。
Growing, how can they be repressed? When they come to this state that they cannot be repressed, then unconsciously the feet begin to dance and the hands to move.
扬子法言》:迹不已。
They did not follow the paths of others.
墨子·兼爱中》:
2士闻鼓音,破碎乱行,火而死者左右百人有馀。
Hearing the drum the soldiers rushed on in disorder. More than a hundred strong perished in the flames.
庄子·达生》:子列子问关尹曰:“至人潜行不窒,火不热,行乎万物之上而不栗。”
My master Liezi asked Yin, (the warden) of the gate, saying, 'The perfect man walks under water without encountering any obstruction, treads on fire without being burned, and walks on high above all things without any fear.'
商君书·慎法》:且先王能令其民白刃,被矢石,其民之欲为之,非好学之,所以避害。
Furthermore, the early kings were able to command their people to walk on bare swords and to suffer arrows and stones, and the people were willing to do so, not because they liked learning such things, but because they escaped harm thereby.
诗经·菀柳》:上帝甚、无自昵焉。
[But this] god is very changeable; - Do not approach him.
礼记·乐记》:嗟叹之不足,故不知手之舞之,足之之也。
荀子·强国》:今楚、父死焉,国举焉,负三王之庙,而辟于陈蔡之间,视可司间,案欲剡其胫而以秦之腹,然而秦使左案左,使右案右,是乃使雠人役也。
说苑·指武》:使士赴火刃,陷阵取将,死不旋踵者,多异于今之将也。
韩诗外传·卷三》:故聚敛以招谷,积财以肥敌,危身亡国之道也,明君不也。
白虎通德论·礼乐》:中心喜乐,口欲歌之,手欲舞之,足欲之。
新书·连语》:民之观者,皆进蹴之,其腹,蹶其肾,践其肺,履其肝,周武王乃使人帷而守之,民之观者,攐帷而入,提石之者,犹未肯止,可悲也!
新序·杂事三》:是以申屠狄流之河,徐衍负石入海,不容于世,义不苟取,比周于朝,以移主上之心。
中论·法象》:夫礼也者,人之急也,可终身,而不可须臾离也
孔子家语·弟子行》:忠而行信,终日言,不在尤之内,国无道,处贱不闷,贫而能乐,盖老来子之行也。
论衡·命义》:晏子所遭,可谓大矣,直兵指胸,白刃加颈,死亡之地,当剑戟之锋,执死得生还。
太玄经·》:次三,军或累车,丈人摧孥,内之瑕。
孔丛子·广言》:迪、迹,也。
申鉴·俗嫌》:北方水也,之不沈。
素书·原始章》:道者人之所,使万物不知其所由。
蔡中郎集·琴赋》:通崖而往游,图兹梧之所宜。
列子·天瑞》:若躇步跐,终日在地上行止,奈何忧其坏?
韩非子·初见秦》:闻战,顿足徒裼,犯白刃,炉炭,断死于前者皆是也。
管子·法法》:白刃,受矢石,入水火,以听上令。
三略·下略》:道者人之所,德者人之所得,仁者人之所亲,义者人之所宜,礼者人之所体,不可无一焉。
淮南子·本经训》:高筑城郭,设树险阻,崇台榭之隆,侈苑囿之大,以穷要妙之望,魏阙之高,上际青云,大厦曾加,拟于昆仑,修为墙垣,甬道相连,残高增下,积土为山,接径历远,直道夷险,终日驰鹜,而无迹之患,此遁于土也。
吕氏春秋·节丧》:民之于利也,犯流矢,白刃,涉血抽肝以求之。
史记·秦始皇本纪》:盖得圣人之威,河神授图,据狼、狐,参、伐,佐政驱除,距之称始皇。
春秋左传》:秋,八月,公及齐侯,邾子,盟于顾,齐人责稽首,因歌之,曰,鲁人之皋,数年不觉,使我高,唯其儒书,以为二国忧,是行也,公先至于阳谷,齐闾丘息曰,君辱举玉趾,以在寡君之军,群臣将传遽以告寡君,比其复也,君无乃勤,为仆人之未次,请除馆于舟道,辞曰,敢勤仆人。
吴越春秋》:于是计研年少官卑,列坐于后,乃举手而趋,席而前进曰:“谬哉,君王之言也!”
战国策》:出其父母怀衽之中,生未尝见寇也,闻战顿足徒裼,犯白刃,煨炭,断死于前者比是也。
盐铁论·毁学》:无仁义之德,而有富贵之禄,若坎阱,食于悬门之下,此李斯之所以伏五刑也。
列女传·齐宿瘤女》:桀纣不自饰以仁义,习为苛文,造为高台深池,后宫绮縠,弄珠玉,意非有餍时也。
春秋谷梁传》:若隐者可谓轻千乘之国,道则未也。
汉书·叙传下》:神母告符,朱旗乃举,粤秦郊,婴来稽首。
前汉纪》:是以申徒狄雍之河。
东观汉记·杨赐》:而今缙绅之徒委伏畎亩,口诵尧、舜之言,身绝俗之行,亡捐沟壑,不见逮及,冠履倒易,陵谷代处。
后汉书·天文上》:大兵藉宫廷之中。
尚书·君牙》:心之忧危,若虎尾,涉于春冰。
焦氏易林·需之》:革:昧旦乘车,履危沟。

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