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鄰父有與人鄰者，有枯梧樹。其鄰之父言梧樹之不善也，鄰人遽伐之。鄰父因請而以為薪。其人不說曰：“鄰者若此其險也，豈可為之鄰哉？”此有所宥也。夫請以為薪與弗請，此不可以疑枯梧樹之善與不善也。齊人有欲得金者，清旦，被衣冠，往鬻金者之所，見人操金，攫而奪之。吏搏而束縛之，問曰：“人皆在焉，子攫人之金，何故？”對吏曰：“殊不見人，徒見金耳。”此真大有所宥也。夫人有所宥者，固以晝為昏，以白為黑，以堯為桀，宥之為敗亦大矣。亡國之主，其皆甚有所宥邪？故凡人必別宥然後知，別宥則能全其天矣。

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
鄰	邑+12	隣邻	lín lìn	neighbor; neighborhood	v6,p3797#11	p.1278#08	p.1347r5c02
父	父+0		fù fǔ	father; KangXi radical 88	v3,p2039#01	p.690#01	p.864r1c01
有	月+2		yǒu	Have, possess. / Store, collect. / Occupy. / Hold on to, retain. / Have in abundance. / Good harvest. / Obtain. / Only. / Be, exist. / Occur, happen. / Make. / Particle used before a noun with no meaning. / Particle used before a monosyllabic adjective with no meaning. / Particle used before a verb with no meaning. / Still, yet. / Some people. / Region.	v3,p2041#05	p.504#20	p.656r5c01
			yòu	Help, assist. / Same as “又(3)”: Moreover.
與	臼+8	与	yǔ	Give. / Follow, go along with. / Comrade, ally. / Association, contact. / Oppose. / Engage [an enemy]. / Approve, consent to. / Help. / Wait. / Preposition indicating passive tense. / Preposition: to, with. / Preposition: with. / Preposition: as. / Preposition: in, on. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: with its ... / Connective: or.	v1,p0251#04	p.1004#13	p.1113r2c03
			yù	Participate, take part in.
			yǔ	Interfere in.
			yú	Auxiliary word: used at the end of a sentence to express questioning , exclamation, or a rhetorical question. / Auxiliary word: used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause.
人	人+0	亻	rén	Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence.	v1,p0101#10	p.91#01	p.80r2c01
者	老+4		zhě	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	In, located in.
枯	木+5		kū	dried out, withered, decayed	v2,p1178#03	p.517#03	p.684r1c01
梧	木+7		wú wù yǔ	Chinese parasoltree, Sterculia platanifolia	v2,p1211#02	p.530#11	p.701r2c01
樹	木+12	树	shù	tree; plant; set up, establish	v2,p1287#04	p.551#29	p.720r2c01
其	八+6	丌	qí	Third-person possessive pronoun: his, her, its, their. / Demonstrative pronoun: that, those. / Adverb expressing estimation or guess. / Adverb expressing imperative. / Adverb expressing rhetorical question. / Adverb expressing future tense. / Connective expressing hypothesis: if, supposing. / Connective expressing choice: or. / Connective expressing concession: even if. / Particle used after an adjective. / Particle: of. / Particle used for emphasis after single-character adjectives or onomatopoeia. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to alter the tempo.	v1,p0245#01	p.127#18	p.162r5c01
			jì	Particle used after bi and he.
			jī	Modal particle expressing interrogative tone. / A year.
之	丿+3		zhī	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
言	言+0	訁	yán	Speak, say. / Discuss, debate. / Tell. / Doctrine, theory, words. / One word. / Sentence. / Particle, no meaning.	v6,p3936#01	p.1146#01	p.1236r5c03
不	一+3	不	bù	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	Same as “否(1.2)”: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as “否(1.3)”: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question.
			fū	Sepal of a flower.
			pī	Same as “丕(1)”: Large.
			bǐ	Show disdain for.
善	口+9	譱	shàn	Good. / Take to be good, like. / Good person. / Strong point, merit. / Perfect. / Gentle, kind. / Friendly. / Good at doing. / Improve, make good. / Control, regulate. / Food.	v1,p0660#02	p.197#18	p.282r3c04
也	乙+2		yě	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
遽	辵+13		jù qú	suddenly, unexpectedly; at once	v6,p3887#16	p.1266#07	p.1333r6c04
伐	人+4		fá	Stab, strike with a sword. / Cut down, chop down. / Hit [a drum]. / Launch an attack on. / Remove. / Achievements of battle. / Pride. / Name of a celestial body. / Raised mound between fields. / Shield.	v1,p0120#08	p.96#01	p.92r6c01
因	囗+3		yīn	cause, reason; by; because (of)	v1,p0711#09	p.217#02
請	言+8	请	qǐng	Request, ask for. / Respectful term used to make a request. / Visit (a superior). / Ask, inquire. / Ask after (someone). / Tell, say to. / Invite. / Employ, hire.	v6,p3981#03	p.1167#18	p.1248r6c02
			qìng	Autumn audience.
			qíng	Reality, actual state of affairs. / In reality, actually.
而	而+0		ér	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	Same as “能(3)”: Able to, competent. / Same as “能(2.1)”: Ability, talent.
以	人+3	㠯	yǐ	Use. / Believe. / Command. / Lead. / Connect, implicate. / Have. / Cause, reason. / Preposition: because. / Preposition: from, in. / Preposition: at [some time]. / Preposition: using. / Preposition: in accordance with. / Preposition: relying upon. / Preposition: in the capacity of. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: indicates the following action is the objective of the preceding one. / Connective: used between adverbial clause and verb to express modification. / Connective: and. / Connective: but. / Connective: and so, thus. / Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time. / Modal particle. / Same as “已(1)”: Stop, discontinue. / Same as “已(7.2)”: Adverb: already. / Same as “已(7.3)”: Adverb: extremely.	v1,p0105#07	p.94#01	p.87r6c01
為	火+5	爲为	wéi	Create, make. / Build, construct. / Do. / Plant, grow. / Govern. / Research, study. / Serve as. / Change into, become. / As, in the role of. / Count as, be considered as. / Called, named. / Expresses judgement: is. / Make, cause (to). / Have. / Take part in. / Write, author. / Connective: if. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to move forward the object. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express a rhetorical question.	v3,p2198#11	p.669#10	p.844r4c03
			wèi	Help, assist. / Preposition: for, on behalf of. / Preposition: by (passive). / Preposition: because of, due to. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: because. / Say. / False, fake.
薪	艸+13		xīn	fuel, firewood; salary	v5,p3306#03	p.1062#09	p.1169r6c05
說	言+7	説说	shuō	Explain. / Tell. / Advocate. / Oath. / A type of writing expounding upon a canon.	v6,p3979#03	p.1164#08	p.1246r4c02
			shuì	Recommend, persuade. / Stop.
			yuè	Same as “悅(1)”: Happy, pleased, like. / To please.
曰	曰+0		yuē	(1) 說。 Say, speak.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
若	艸+5	若	ruò	Iris. / Same as “北海若”: Ruo, a god of the Northern Sea. / Go by, accord with. / Choose. / Like, similar to. / Identical, the same. / As good as, comparable to. / To, arrive at. / You, your. / This way, like this. / Regarding, as regards. / If, should it be the case. / Or, alternatively. / But, yet. / Adjectival suffix.	v5,p3187#07	p.1023#12	p.1130r1c03
此	止+2		cǐ	This. / Like this. / Here. / Adverb: then.	v2,p1438#03	p.574#10	p.735r4c01
險	阜+13	险	xiǎn yán jiǎn	narrow pass, strategic point, dangerous	v6,p4160#08	p.1361#10	p.1434r5c01
豈	豆+3	岂	qǐ kǎi	how? what?	v6,p3565#04	p.1191#20	p.1261r1c01
可	口+2		kě kè	may, can, -able; possibly	v1,p0567#07	p.172#12	p.244r1c02
哉	口+6		zāi	Begin, start. / Modal particle expressing exclamation. / Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question.	v1,p0611#07	p.189#08	p.270r2c01
所	戶+4		suǒ	Place. / Location. / A suitable place or location. / Measure word, used for counting buldings. / Used before a verb, creates a noun-like phrase. / If. Mainly used in oaths and curses. / Used together with 為 to indicate the passive tense. / Indicates an approximate number. / Number, number of times. / Meaning.	v3,p2259#01	p.415#16	p.556r1c01
宥	宀+6		yòu	forgive, pardon, indulge	v2,p0925#01	p.285#03	p.418r3c01
夫	大+1		fū	General term for adult men. / Adult labourers in particular. / Soldier. / Respectful term for a man. / Husband. / Unit of area equal to one hundred mu.	v1,p0521#01	p.248#11	p.367r2c01
			fú	Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Modal particle used at the start of a sentence for emphasis or to indicate an assertion. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to soften the tone. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express exclamation.
弗	弓+2		fú	not, negative	v2,p0990#09	p.356#16	p.500r5c01
不	一+3	不	bù	(3.1) 否定副詞：用於動詞、形容詞等前面，表示否定。 Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation.	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
疑	疋+9		yí nǐ níng	doubt, question, suspect	v4,p2751#04	p.768#03	p.919r1c02
齊	齊+0	亝斉斋齋齐	qí	Orderly, uniform. / Together, along with. / Equal, the same. / Level, of equal height. / Regulate, put in order. / Order, command. / Complete, entire. / Very fast, nimble. / Limit, boundary. / To limit, to impose a boundary on. / Distinguish, separate. / Navel, bellybutton. / Central. / Swirl, vortex. / The pre-Qin state of Qi.	v7,p4783#01	p.1531#06	p.1569r4c01
			jī	Rise up, climb. / Preserved vegetables.
			jì	Blend, mix together, prepare (medicine). / Condiments. / Medicine. / Portion, dose. / Proportion of metal in an alloy.
			jiǎn	Cut off.
			zhāi	Solemnity. / Dignified, respectful.
			zī	Lower hem of an item of clothing. / Raise the lower part of the funeral dress.
欲	欠+7	慾	yù	desire, want, long for; intend	v3,p2140#07	p.567#36	p.729r4c02
得	彳+8		dé	Get, obtain. / Plunder. / Covet. / Success. / Fitting, appropriate. / Compatible. / Satisfied, pleased. / Possible, can. / Same as “德(1)”: Morals, morality. / Same as “德(3)”: Reward kindness, thank.	v2,p0828#03	p.367#31	p.513r6c02
金	金+0	钅釒	jīn jìn	gold; metals in general; money	v6,p4167#01	p.1295#01	p.1363r1c01
清	水+8	淸	qīng qìng	clear, pure, clean; peaceful	v3,p1637#11	p.633#37
旦	日+1	蛋	dàn	dawn; morning; day	v2,p1483#01	p.489#03	p.628r5c01
被	衣+5		bèi pī bì pì	passive indicator 'by'; bedding	v5,p3085#11	p.1115#10	p.1212r1c01
衣	衣+0	衤	yī yì	clothes, clothing; cover, skin	v5,p3074#01	p.1111#01	p.1208r5c01
冠	冖+7		guān guàn	cap, crown, headgear	v1,p0303#18	p.130#23	p.165r6c07
往	彳+5	徃	wǎng wàng	go, depart; past, formerly	v2,p0817#06	p.365#32	p.509r6c03
鬻	鬲+12	粥	yù zhōu zhǔ zhù jū	sell; child, childish; nourish	v7,p4590#15	p.1459#45	p.1521r4c04
見	見+0	见	jiàn	See, catch sight of. / Feel, perceive. / Meet, come across. / Meet with, see. / Meet in battle. / Go to see. / Have come to see, have visit. / Grant an interview. / Recommend, introduce. / Introduce, present. / Hear. / Know, understand. / Experience, insight. / Intent, plan. / Used before a verb to indicate passive tense. / Used before a verb to indicate one is the receipient of anothers actions. / Particle used after a verb to indicate simultaneous action. / Coffin clothes. / Mix, mingle.	v6,p3663#01	p.1133#01	p.1229r1c01
			xiàn	Appear, become visible. / Manifest, make evident. / Now, at present. / Existing, ready prepared.
操	手+13		cāo cào	conduct, run, control, manage	v3,p1969#03	p.458#15	p.594r3c01
攫	手+20		jué	snatch away, seize; catch with	v3,p1991#10	p.465#03	p.598r2c08
奪	大+11	夺	duó	take by force, rob, snatch	v1,p0547#14	p.253#25	p.375r3c01
吏	口+3	吏	lì	government official, magistrate	v1,p0018#03	p.176#02	p.255r5c01
搏	手+10		bó	seize; spring upon; strike	v3,p1930#01	p.446#14	p.587r2c02
束	木+3		shù	bind, control, restrain; bale	v2,p1158#03	p.512#12	p.675r1c01
縛	糸+10	缚	fú	to tie	v5,p3434#13	p.934#10	p.1055r4c03
問	口+8	问	wèn	(1.1) 詢問。 Ask, inquire.	v7,p4284#03	p.195#10	p.279r3c03
皆	白+4		jiē	all, every, everybody	v4,p2647#01	p.786#12	p.735r5c01
在	土+3		zài	Exist, be alive. / Be in a certain place. / Inquire after, pay one's respects to. / Preposition: due to, being that. / Preposition: specifies location or time of an action - in, at.	v1,p0418#07	p.223#10	p.312r2c07
焉	火+7		yān	Same as “之(2)”: Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Same as “之(3)”: Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Demonstrative pronoun and modal particle: than this. / Interrogative pronoun: how, where. / Interrogative pronoun: what. / Connective: and, then. / Preposition: in. / Modal particle. / Adjectival or adverbal suffix.	v3,p2206#14	p.672#21	p.847r5c01
子	子+0	只	zǐ	Child, heir. Refers to both sons and daughters. / Love, charity. / Respectful term for a man. / People in general. / Fourth of the five levels of nobility. / First of the twelve earthly branches of the zodiac.	v2,p1006#06	p.277#01	p.395r1c01
何	人+5		hé	Ask, enquire. / What. / Who, which one. / How, in what way. / Why, for what reason. / Where, in what place. / How much, to what extent.	v1,p0130#04	p.98#15	p.97r2c04
			hē	Criticize, condemn.
			hè	Carry on one's back. / Bear, carry a burden.
故	攴+5		gù	Cause. / State of affairs. / Event, incident. / Plot. / Old. / Past, original. / Death. / On purpose. / Originally. / Hence, thus.	v2,p1453#05	p.469#25	p.601r5c01
對	寸+11	对	duì	Reply, answer. / Repay, thank with a gift. / Meet with. / Written response to an imperial order. / Towards, facing. / Match. / Partner, mate, spouse. / Handle, cope with. / Opponent, enemy. / Come across, meet by chance.	v1,p0511#09	p.296#07	p.536r3c02
殊	歹+6		shū	different, special, unusual	v2,p1385#13	p.580#25	p.741r5c02
徒	彳+7	𨑒	tú	disciple, follower; go on foot	v2,p0823#03	p.367#22	p.513r4c01
耳	耳+0		ěr	Ear. / Handles on either side of an object. / Ear-shaped object. / Hear, hear it said. / Connective: and. / Modal particle: just, only. / Modal particle expressing affirmation.	v4,p2783#01	p.965#05	p.1081r3c03
真	目+5	眞	zhēn	real, actual, true, genuine	v1,p0249#07	p.805#01	p.950r2c04
大	大+0		dà	Large, great. / Exceed, be greater than. / Venerate, treat as being great. / Many. / Thick, coarse. / Elder. / Respectful term of address. / Adverb expressing high level or broad range.	v1,p0520#01	p.248#01	p.342r3c03
			tài	Most (superlative). / Too much. / Peaceful, tranquil.
固	囗+5		gù	to become solid, solidify; strength	v1,p0716#09	p.218#03	p.302r5c04
晝	日+7	昼	zhòu	daytime, daylight	v2,p1515#02	p.495#43	p.641r4c03
昏	日+4	昬	hūn mǐn	dusk, nightfall, twilight, dark	v2,p1492#03	p.491#14	p.633r4c01
白	白+0		bái bó	white; pure, unblemished; bright	v4,p2642#01	p.785#01	p.927r1c01
黑	黑+0	黒	hēi hè	black; dark; evil, sinister	v7,p4743#01	p.1518#36	p.1560r3c03
堯	土+9	尧	yáo	a legendary ancient emperor-sage	v1,p0459#14	p.234#01	p.324r3c02
桀	木+6		jié	chicken roost; ancient emperor	v2,p1203#05	p.524#15	p.693r1c02
敗	攴+7	䢙败	bài	be defeated, decline, fail	v2,p1462#02	p.471#15	p.604r6c01
亦	亠+4		yì	Original character for 腋. / Also. / Just, merely. / Again. / Modal particle at the beginning or middle of a sentence. / Accumulate.	v1,p0281#03	p.88#09	p.78r2c02
矣	矢+2		yǐ	Modal particle used to express declaration. / Modal particle used to express exclamation. / Modal particle used to express an order or request.	v4,p2580#04	p.823#37	p.955r5c01
亡	亠+1	亾兦	wáng wú	death, destroyed; lose, perish	v1,p0279#05	p.88#03	p.75r6c04
國	囗+8	圀囯国	guó	nation, country, nation-state	v1,p0720#09	p.219#16	p.303r4c02
主	丶+4		zhǔ	master, chief owner; host; lord	v1,p0044#03	p.80#20	p.45r2c01
甚	甘+4	什	shén shí shèn	great extent; considerably	v1,p0025#05	p.754#06	p.906r4c01
邪	邑+4		xié	Wicked, evil. / Wicked or evil person. / Evil or demonic things. / Cause of illness. / Lean, slant.	v6,p3758#04	p.1269#14	p.1336r5c01
			yú	Excess.
			xú	Slow, slow moving.
			yé	Particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question. / Particle expressing assertion.
凡	几+1	凢凣	fán	Summary. / Ordinary. / All, every. / In total. / Adverb: approximately. / Name of a state.	v1,p0276#03	p.134#02	p.170r4c02
必	心+1		bì	surely, most certainly; must	v4,p2267#02	p.375#02	p.522r5c01
別	刀+5	别	bié	separate, other; do not	v1,p0328#13	p.138#12	p.179r4c01
然	火+8		rán	Burn. / Demonstrative pronoun: like this, like that. / Expresses affirmation: true, indeed so. / Believe correct, affirm. / Adverb: actually, thus. / Connective: but, however, yet. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express comparison. Like, as if. / Particle used after an adjective or adverb to express state. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express affirmative mode.	v3,p2213#05	p.675#12	p.852r5c01
後	彳+6	后	hòu	Behind, to the rear of. / To be left behind. / Later in time. / Future. / Descendents, offspring.	v2,p0822#03	p.366#18	p.511r2c01
知	矢+3		zhī	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	Wisdom.
則	刀+7	则	zé	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
能	肉+6		néng	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)”: Connective: if, supposing. / Only, merely. / Even if. / Thus, in this way. / Three-legged turtle.	v3,p2074#01	p.981#16	p.1095r5c02
			nài	Withstand, endure.
			tái	Same as “台(1.1)”: Name of a celestial body.
			tài	State, form.
全	入+4	㒰	quán	maintain, keep whole or intact	v1,p0115#08	p.126#05	p.144r6c01
天	大+1	靝	tiān	sky, heaven; god, celestial	v1,p0522#01	p.248#04	p.358r4c01

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