Chinese Text Project Dictionary

Confucianism -> Liji -> Yue Ji -> 13

故鐘鼓管磬，	Hence the bell, the drum, the flute, and the sounding-stone;
羽龠干戚，	the plume, the fife, the shield, and the axe are the instruments of music;
樂之器也。	the curvings and stretchings (of the body),
屈伸俯仰，	the bending down and lifting up (of the head);
綴兆舒疾，	and the evolutions and numbers (of the performers), with the slowness or rapidity (of their movements),
樂之文也。	are its elegant accompaniments.
簠簋俎豆，	The dishes, round and square, the stands, the standing dishes,
制度文章，	the prescribed rules and their elegant variations,
禮之器也。	are the instruments of ceremonies;
升降上下，	the ascending and descending, the positions high and low,
周還裼襲，	the wheelings about, and the changing of robes,
禮之文也。	are their elegant accompaniments.
故知禮樂之情者能作，	Therefore they who knew the essential nature of ceremonies and music could frame them;
識禮樂之文者能述。	and they who had learned their elegant accompaniments could hand them down.
作者之謂聖，	The framers may be pronounced sage;
述者之謂明；	the transmitters, intelligent.
明聖者，	Intelligence and sagehood
述作之謂也。	are other names for transmitting and inventing.

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
故	攴+5		gù ㄍㄨˋ	Cause. / State of affairs. / Event, incident. / Plot. / Old. / Past, original. / Death. / On purpose. / Originally. / Hence, thus.	v2,p1453#05	p.469#25	p.601r5c01
鐘	金+12	鍾钟	zhōng ㄓㄨㄥ	clock; bell	v6,p4258#06	p.1323#02	p.1393r6c03
鼓	鼓+0	皼𩉲皷鼔	gǔ ㄍㄨˇ	drum; beat, top, strike	v7,p4763#01	p.1526#01	p.1566r4c01
管	竹+8	筦	guǎn ㄍㄨㄢˇ	pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music	v5,p2986#05	p.889#06	p.1016r3c02
磬	石+11	硜𡔝𥓕	qìng qǐng ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥˇ	musical instrument; musical stone	v4,p2451#02	p.836#02	p.973r5c02
羽	羽+0	羽	yǔ hù ㄩˇ ㄏㄨˋ	feather, plume; wings; rad. 124	v5,p3341#01	p.955#01	p.1073r2c03
龠	龠+0	籥	yuè ㄩㄝˋ	flute; pipe, ancient measure	v7,p4807#01	p.1538#25	p.1577r5c03
干	干+0	乾幹	gān gàn hán ㄍㄢㄍㄢˋ ㄏㄢˊ	oppose, offend; invade; dried	v1,p0405#05	p.339#01	p.479r6c03
戚	戈+7		qī ㄑㄧ	relative; be related to; sad	v2,p1406#15	p.412#38	p.552r6c01
樂	木+11	樂乐	yuè ㄩㄝˋ	Music. / Perform, play music. / Musical instrument. / The (now lost) classic of music. / Musician. / Yue, a surname.	v2,p1280#16	p.548#20	p.715r4c03
			lè ㄌㄜˋ	Happiness. / Make happy. / Fondness for, liking of. / Happy to, willing to. / Tranquil, contented. / Music and debauchery. / Le, a surname.
之	丿+3	㞢	zhī ㄓ	Towards; go to. / Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Auxiliary word: of. / Auxiliary word: used between subject and predicate, cancels independence of a clause. / Auxiliary word: used in a sentence for aesthetic purpose only, no meaning.	v1,p0043#01	p.82#04	p.47r2c02
器	口+13	噐𡄛	qì ㄑㄧˋ	receptacle, vessel; instrument	v1,p0690#07	p.210#02	p.291r3c03
也	乙+2	𠃟匜	yě ㄧㄝˇ	Modal particle used at the end of a sentence, expressing assertion and affirmation. / Modal particle used at the end of a question for emphasis. / Modal particle used at the end of a cause-effect sentence to express explanation. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause.	v1,p0050#05	p.84#04	p.55r1c01
屈	尸+5	𡕜𡲶𡲗	qū ㄑㄩ	bend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch	v2,p0970#11	p.301#07	p.448r5c02
伸	人+5		shēn ㄕㄣ	extend, stretch out, open up; trust	v1,p0133#02	p.97#06	p.95r1c01
俯	人+8	頫	fǔ ㄈㄨˇ	bow down, face down, look down	v1,p0182#09	p.106#06	p.110r6c01
仰	人+4		yǎng yàng áng ㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄤˋ ㄤˊ	raise the head to look; look up to, rely on, admire	v1,p0125#03	p.94#08	p.88r2c04
綴	糸+8	缀	zhuì chuò ㄓㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨㄛˋ	patch together, link, connect	v5,p3422#01	p.928#03	p.1050r6c01
兆	儿+4		zhào ㄓㄠˋ	omen; million; mega; also trillion. China = million; Japan and Taiwan = trillion	v1,p0268#02	p.124#03	p.134r2c03
舒	舌+6	摴	shū yù ㄕㄨㄩˋ	open up, unfold, stretch out; comfortable, easy	v5,p2943#20	p.1007#11	p.1116r3c01
疾	疒+5	𤕼𤖏𥏂𠥻𤶅	jí ㄐㄧˊ	Illness. / Invalid, sick person. / Suffering, difficulties. / Failing, weakness. / Bad person, evil person. / Become sick, fall ill. / Damage. / Hate. / Angrily. / Jealousy. / Fast, quick. / Exert oneself, spare no effort. / Large.	v4,p2666#10	p.771#22	p.920r4c04
文	文+0	㒚穩	wén ㄨㄣˊ	Mixture of colours. / Decorative design. / Portray in words or pictures. / Adornment, embellishment. / External appearance. / Characters, words. / Books, works. / Confucian doctrine. / Civilian, non-military. / Drum (musical instrument). / Measure word for money.	v3,p2169#01	p.477#01	p.608r4c02
			wèn ㄨㄣˋ	Adorn, embellish. / Conceal, gloss over.
簠	竹+12	盙𠤱𦻌	fǔ ㄈㄨˇ	an ancient vessel used for holding boiled grain	v5,p3013#22	p.899#09	p.1022r2c04
簋	竹+11	㔲朹	guǐ ㄍㄨㄟˇ	a square basket of bamboo for holding grain used at sacrifices, feast	v5,p3011#17	p.897#27	p.1020r5c09
俎	人+7	爼	zǔ ㄗㄨˇ	chopping board or block; painted	v1,p0156#04	p.104#21	p.106r6c01
豆	豆+0	𣅋𤽋𣅣荳	dòu ㄉㄡˋ	beans, peas; bean-shaped	v6,p3565#01	p.1191#14	p.1260r4c05
制	刀+6	𠜔𠝦𠝁𠛐製	zhì ㄓˋ	system; establish; overpower	v1,p0335#01	p.139#02	p.181r6c04
度	广+6	廓𡧪㡯	dù ㄉㄨˋ	Standard or tool for measuring length. / Standardized unit of length. / Standard, limitation. / System, method. / Nature, capacity. / Openness, broadmindedness. / Cross over, pass through. / Measure word for times or occurrences.	v2,p0880#06	p.345#26	p.488r1c08
			duó ㄉㄨㄛˊ	To measure. / To guess, estimate.
章	音+2		zhāng zhàng ㄓㄤㄓㄤˋ	composition; chapter, section	v4,p2709#04	p.871#08	p.1003r5c03
禮	示+13	禮礼𠃞𤔑礼	lǐ ㄌㄧˇ	social custom; manners; courtesy; rites	v4,p2409#14	p.847#07	p.985r2c04
升	十+2	昇	shēng ㄕㄥ	Unit of volume equivalent to one tenth of one dou. / Unit of measurement of alcohol. / Unit of fabric equivalent to 80 lu. / Ascend, go up. / Mature, ripe. / Offer as tribute.	v1,p0033#05	p.156#03	p.214r1c03
降	阜+6	降夅	jiàng xiáng xiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ	descend, fall, drop; lower, down	v6,p4126#18	p.1349#12	p.1421r2c02
上	一+2	丄𠄞	shàng ㄕㄤˋ	top; superior, highest; go up, send up	v1,p0005#04	p.76#07	p.24r2c01
下	一+2	丅厥𠄟	xià ㄒㄧㄚˋ	under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down	v1,p0007#01	p.76#10	p.28r1c01
周	口+5	週𠱬𠄗	zhōu ㄓㄡ	Surround. / Cyclicly, repeatedly. / (Travel) widely. / Careful, detailed. / Firm, unshaken. / Measure word: number of times. / Friendly, approachable. / Suitable, appropriate (for). / Turning place, corner. / Most (superlative). / Assist financially. / The Zhou dynasty.	v1,p0606#03	p.181#36
還	辵+13	还	huán hái xuán ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄞˊ ㄒㄩㄢˊ	still, yet, also, besides	v6,p3888#02	p.1266#23	p.1334r3c01
裼	衣+8		xí tì xī ㄒㄧˊ ㄊㄧˋ ㄒㄧ	to take off one's top; divest	v5,p3098#10	p.1119#19	p.1216r2c01
襲	衣+16	㦻𧟛褶袭	xí ㄒㄧˊ	raid, attack; inherit	v5,p3121#02	p.1127#06	p.1221r3c04
知	矢+3	𢇻𥎿	zhī ㄓ	Know, understand. / Perception. / Recognize. / Knowledge. / Know about, make sense of. / Be friendly with. / Control, get on top of.	v4,p2581#02	p.824#01	p.955r5c02
			zhì ㄓˋ	Wisdom.
情	心+8	𢚏啨	qíng ㄑㄧㄥˊ	feeling, sentiment, emotion	v4,p2312#13	p.389#31	p.533r4c03
者	老+4		zhě ㄓㄜˇ	Pronoun used after verbs, adjectives, etc. in place of a person or thing. / Pronoun used after numbers in place of a thing. / Pronoun used after time or negation to express "when" or "if". / Expressive particle used in a declarative sentence after the subject. / Expressive particle used in a sentence after the subject to express cause or explanation.	v4,p2780#05	p.961#01	p.1080r1c01
			zhuó ㄓㄨㄛˊ	In, located in.
能	肉+6		néng ㄋㄥˊ	A type of bear. / Ability, talent. / Man of ability, man of talent. / Able to, competent. / Comply with, be friendly towards. / Encompass, obtain. / To, arrive at. / Then, thus. / Same as 「而(4.3)」 ér ㄦˊ: Connective: if, supposing. / Only, merely. / Even if. / Thus, in this way. / Three-legged turtle.	v3,p2074#01	p.981#16	p.1095r5c02
			nài ㄋㄞˋ	Withstand, endure.
			tái ㄊㄞˊ	Same as 「台(1.1)」 tái ㄊㄞˊ: Name of a celestial body.
			tài ㄊㄞˋ	State, form.
作	人+5	胙𢓓	zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ	Arise, stand up. / Grow, flourish. / Begin. / Create, make. / Work, effort. / Serve as, work as. / When, at such time as.	v1,p0134#06	p.99#07	p.99r3c01
識	言+12	𧨺识	shi shì shí zhì ㄕ· ㄕˋ ㄕˊ ㄓˋ	recognize, understand, know	v6,p4019#16	p.1181#17	p.1255r4c01
述	辵+5		shù ㄕㄨˋ	narrate, state, express	v6,p3822#13	p.1255#11	p.1313r4c03
謂	言+9	谓	wèi ㄨㄟˋ	To (when speaking to someone). / Say, speak. / Call, name. / Meaning, what is meant. / Discuss, comment on (a person). / How? / Same as 「為(21.3)」 wèi ㄨㄟˋ: Preposition: because of, due to.	v6,p3997#06	p.1173#12	p.1251r6c01
			wéi ㄨㄟˊ	Same as 「為(10)」 wéi ㄨㄟˊ: Count as, be considered as.
聖	耳+7	堊𦕡𠄵圣	shèng ㄕㄥˋ	holy, sacred; sage	v4,p2789#06	p.967#22	p.1082r6c06
明	日+4	朙	míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ	Bright, brilliant. / Daytime. / Clear, obvious. / Clarify, make clear. / Understand. / Straightforwardly, clearly. / Clear, clean. / Wise. / Make wise. / Spirit, god. / Respect. / Eyesight. / Good eyesight. / See clearly. / The following (day, month, year, etc.).	v2,p1491#08	p.491#12	p.631r3c01

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