Chinese Text Project Dictionary

Daoism -> Dao De Jing -> 55

	(The mysterious charm)
含德之厚，	He who has in himself abundantly the attributes (of the Dao)
比於赤子。	is like an infant.
蜂蠆虺蛇不螫，	Poisonous insects will not sting him;
猛獸不據，	fierce beasts will not seize him;
攫鳥不搏。	birds of prey will not strike him.
骨弱筋柔而握固。	(The infant's) bones are weak and its sinews soft, but yet its grasp is firm.
未知牝牡之合而全作，	It knows not yet the union of male and female, and yet its virile member may be excited;
精之至也。	- showing the perfection of its physical essence.
終日號而不嗄，	All day long it will cry without its throat becoming hoarse;
和之至也。	- showing the harmony (in its constitution).
知和曰常，	To him by whom this harmony is known, (The secret of) the unchanging (Dao) is shown,
知常曰明，	And in the knowledge wisdom finds its throne.
益生曰祥。	All life-increasing arts to evil turn;
心使氣曰強。	Where the mind makes the vital breath to burn, (False) is the strength, (and o'er it we should mourn.)
物壯則老，	When things have become strong, they (then) become old,
謂之不道，	which may be said to be contrary to the Dao.
不道早已。	Whatever is contrary to the Dao soon ends.

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
含	口+4	唅	hán ㄏㄢˊ	hold in mouth; cherish; contain	v1,p0592#01	p.178#14	p.258r2c02
德	彳+12	惪悳	dé ㄉㄜˊ	Morals, morality. / Good deeds. / Good fortune. / Reward kindness, thank. / Heart, feelings. / Same as 「得(1.1)」 dé ㄉㄜˊ: Get, obtain.	v2,p0841#17	p.371#08	p.518r3c01
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
厚	厂+7	垕𡦩	hòu ㄏㄡˋ	thick; substantial; greatly	v1,p0072#06	p.161#26	p.229r2c02
比	比+0	夶𣬅	bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	Compare. / Approve, confirm. / Compare to, see as being the same as. / Similar. / Analogy. / Type, kind, class. / In comparison to. / Example. / One of the six types of classical poetry. / Be close to, be in the company of. / Get near to, approach. / In line, side by side. / The same. / Balance, harmonize. / Collude, conspire. / Favour, partiality. / Fit, suit. / Harmonious. / Assist, subsidize. / Crowded, concentrated. / Connected, in succession. / All, every, everywhere. / Recently. / Until. / For, on behalf of.	v2,p1415#08	p.590#09	p.746r1c02
			pǐ ㄆㄧˇ	Govern.
於	方+4	烏𣱏𤕘于亏扵	yú ㄩˊ	Be (copula). / Be, exist. / Preposition: in. / Preposition: from or to. / Preposition: compared to. / Preposition: to, for, towards. / Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Preposition: with, using. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: by, according to. / Connective: just as. / Auxiliary word, no meaning.	v3,p2175#02	p.481#11	p.622r2c03
赤子	赤+0 子+0	𤆍烾㜽𢀈𢀉𡐫𣕓只	chì zǐ ㄔˋ ㄗˇ	(1) 初生的嬰兒。 Newborn baby.	v5,p3506#01 v2,p1006#06	p.1213#22 p.277#01	p.1280r2c02 p.395r1c01
蜂	虫+7	蠭	fēng ㄈㄥ	bee, wasp, hornet	v4,p2857#07	p.1084#06	p.1190r4c01
蠆	虫+13	虿	chài ㄔㄞˋ	a kind of scorpion; a sting in the tail	v4,p2889#20	p.1099#24	p.1199r4c01
虺	虫+3	蝰虫	huǐ huī ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄟ	large poisonous snake	v4,p2834#15	p.1077#03	p.1186r5c01
蛇	虫+5	虵𧉮	shé yí tuó chí ㄕㄜˊ ㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄔˊ	snake	v4,p2845#08	p.1080#20	p.1188r1c05
不	一+3	不𠀚𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...?	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
			fǒu ㄈㄡˇ	Same as 「否(1.2)」 fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as 「否(1.3)」 fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question.
			fū ㄈㄨ	Sepal of a flower.
			pī ㄆㄧ	Same as 「丕(1)」 pī ㄆㄧ: Large.
			bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	Show disdain for.
螫	虫+11	著	shì zhē ㄕˋ ㄓㄜ	poison; sting; poisonous insect	v4,p2882#15	p.1094#48	p.1197r1c07
猛	犬+8	𠩜	měng ㄇㄥˇ	violent, savage, cruel; bold	v2,p1354#22	p.713#26	p.877r3c01
獸	犬+15	兽	shòu ㄕㄡˋ	beast, animal; bestial	v2,p1375#05	p.721#03	p.881r2c01
據	手+13	拠据	jù ㄐㄩˋ	to occupy, take possession of; a base	v3,p1967#15	p.459#12	p.595r1c01
攫	手+20		jué ㄐㄩㄝˊ	snatch away, seize; catch with	v3,p1991#10	p.465#03	p.598r2c08
鳥	鳥+0	鸟	niǎo diǎo dǎo què ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ	bird; KangXi radical 196	v7,p4613#01	p.1480#52	p.1533r1c02
搏	手+10		bó ㄅㄛˊ	seize; spring upon; strike	v3,p1930#01	p.446#14	p.587r2c02
骨	骨+0		gǔ gū gú ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄍㄨˊ	bone; skeleton; frame, framework	v7,p4406#01	p.1447#25	p.1512r1c02
弱	弓+7		ruò ㄖㄨㄛˋ	weak; fragile, delicate	v2,p0996#16	p.358#24	p.502r1c02
筋	竹+6	觔䈥竻	jīn qián ㄐㄧㄣㄑㄧㄢˊ	muscles; tendons	v5,p2968#04	p.882#26	p.1013r2c02
柔	木+5		róu ㄖㄡˊ	soft; gentle, pliant	v2,p1192#02	p.519#05	p.686r3c01
而	而+0		ér ㄦˊ	Whiskers. / Like, similar to. / Pronoun: you. / Pronoun: this, like this. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: and, then. / Connective: if, supposing. / Connective: yet, however. / Connective: therefore, hence. / Connective: expresses method or state. / Particle: of. / Expressive particle.	v4,p2810#01	p.961#18	p.1080r2c03
			néng ㄋㄥˊ	Same as 「能(3)」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Able to, competent. / Same as 「能(2.1)」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Ability, talent.
握	手+9	𦥆	wò ㄨㄛˋ	grasp, hold fast, take by hand	v3,p1925#07	p.443#07	p.585r5c02
固	囗+5	怘	gù ㄍㄨˋ	to become solid, solidify; strength	v1,p0716#09	p.218#03	p.302r5c04
未	木+1		wèi ㄨㄟˋ	not yet; 8th terrestrial branch	v2,p1150#01	p.509#05	p.665r4c01
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.
牝	牛+2	𠤎	pìn ㄆㄧㄣˋ	female of species; deep gorge	v3,p1800#04	p.697#02	p.868r3c01
牡	牛+3		mǔ ㄇㄨˇ	male of animals; bolt of door	v3,p1801#02	p.697#11	p.868r5c02
合	口+3	閤	hé gě ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄜˇ	combine, unite, join; gather	v1,p0581#01	p.174#24	p.249r1c02
全	入+4	𠓴㒰	quán ㄑㄩㄢˊ	maintain, keep whole or intact	v1,p0115#08	p.126#05	p.144r6c01
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
精	米+8	精	jīng qíng jìng ㄐㄧㄥㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ	essence; semen; spirit	v5,p3150#11	p.910#10
至	至+0	𦤳𦤴𦤵𡊏	zhì dié ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ	reach, arrive; extremely, very	v4,p2814#01	p.1001#11	p.1111r3c04
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
終	糸+5	𣊂𤽘𣧩𠔾𡦿𢍐𣈩𤽬夊终	zhōng ㄓㄨㄥ	end; finally, in the end	v5,p3384#05	p.921#01	p.1039r4c06
日	日+0	𡆸	rì mì ㄖˋ ㄇㄧˋ	sun; day; daytime	v2,p1482#01	p.489#01	p.627r1c01
號	虍+7	号	hào háo ㄏㄠˋ ㄏㄠˊ	mark, sign; symbol; number	v4,p2824#04	p.1074#29	p.1185r4c01
嗄	口+10	𠷚	á shà ㄚˊ ㄕㄚˋ	hoarse of voice	v1,p0666#09	p.201#34	p.288r1c05
和	口+5	龢咊惒	hé huò huó hè ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄜˋ	harmony, peace; peaceful, calm	v1,p0602#01	p.185#01	p.267r3c01
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
常	巾+8		cháng ㄔㄤˊ	common, normal, frequent, regular	v1,p0744#01	p.333#12	p.477r2c01
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
益	皿+5	益𠍳	yì ㄧˋ	profit, benefit; advantage	v4,p2560#06	p.793#18
生	生+0	𤯓	shēng ㄕㄥ	life, living, lifetime; birth	v4,p2575#01	p.754#26	p.906r5c03
祥	示+6	祥	xiáng ㄒㄧㄤˊ	Omen, fateful sign. / Good omen, lucky sign. / Bad omen, unlucky sign. / Belief in omens. / Good fortune. / Good. / Name of a memorial ritual held for ones parents. / Detailed. / Cautious.	v4,p2398#01	p.842#16
心	心+0	㣺忄	xīn ㄒㄧㄣ	heart; mind, intelligence; soul	v4,p2267#01	p.375#01	p.521r1c01
使	人+6	𡥐𠭆	shǐ ㄕˇ	(3) 支配，使用。 Allocate, use.	v1,p0145#02	p.101#05	p.101r3c03
氣	气+6	気炁𣱛气	qì xì ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ	air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit	v3,p2011#14	p.599#12	p.751r5c04
強	弓+8	强彊	qiáng qiǎng jiàng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ	strong, powerful, energetic	v2,p0999#07	p.359#23	p.504r5c01
物	牛+4		wù ㄨˋ	thing, substance, creature	v3,p1805#03	p.699#09	p.869r5c01
壯	士+4	壮	zhuàng ㄓㄨㄤˋ	big, large; robust; name of tribe	v1,p0428#07	p.243#02	p.333r5c01
則	刀+7	𠟻𠟭𠞋𠟔则	zé ㄗㄜˊ	Method, rule. / Mimic, emulate. / Level, grade. / Adverb used to emphasize an assertion. / Adverb used to express scope: only. / Connective expressing continuation: then, and then. / Connective emphasizing comparison. / Connective expressing contrast. / Connective expressing allowance: yet, even so. / Connective expressing unexpected turn of events. / Connective expressing suppostion: if.	v1,p0340#06	p.139#31	p.183r5c05
老	老+0	耂𠄰	lǎo ㄌㄠˇ	old, aged; experienced	v4,p2778#01	p.960#25	p.1077r3c03
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.
道	辵+9	𨕥衟𡬹	dào ㄉㄠˋ	Road, path. / Journey. / Method. / Law, reason. / Doctrine, claim. / Skill, technique. / Principle, right way. / The Dao, the origin of all things in Daoism. / Speak, talk. / Take a course of action. / Take a course of action. / Rites paid to the spirit of roads. / Ancient administrative unit. / Daoism.	v6,p3864#01	p.1262#06	p.1326r3c02
			dǎo ㄉㄠˇ	Lead. / Flow smoothly.
早	日+2		zǎo ㄗㄠˇ	early; soon; morning	v2,p1483#06	p.489#12	p.629r1c01
已	己+0		yǐ ㄧˇ	Stop, discontinue. / Complete / The past. / Recover, be cured. / Leave [a post], retire. / Value and carry out. / Adverb: shortly, before long. / Adverb: already. / Adverb: extremely. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence. / Interjection. / Same as 「以(1)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Use. / Same as 「以(9)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time.	v2,p0984#01	p.326#11	p.467r3c01

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