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工倕旋而蓋規矩，	The artisan Chui made things round (and square) more exactly than if he had used the circle and square.
指與物化，	The operation of his fingers on (the forms of) things was like the transformations of them (in nature),
而不以心稽，	and required no application of his mind;
故其靈臺一而不桎。	and so his Intelligence was entire and encountered no resistance.
忘足，履之適也；	To be unthought of by the foot that wears it is the fitness of a shoe;
忘要，帶之適也；	to be unthought of by the waist is the fitness of a girdle.
知忘是非，	When one's wisdom does not think of the right or the wrong (of a question under discussion),
心之適也；	that shows the suitability of the mind (for the question);
不內變，	when one is conscious of no inward change,
不外從，	or outward attraction,
事會之適也。	that shows the mastery of affairs.
始乎適而未嘗不適者，	He who perceives at once the fitness, and never loses the sense of it,
忘適之適也。	has the fitness that forgets all about what is fitting.

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
工	工+0	𢀚㣉𠜝	gōng ㄍㄨㄥ	labor, work; worker, laborer	v1,p0410#06	p.325#01	p.463r2c02
倕	人+8		chuí ㄔㄨㄟˊ		v1,p0179#03	p.107#30	p.113r2c01
旋	方+7	𢭀	xuán xuàn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˋ	revolve, move in orbit; return	v3,p2181#04	p.483#17	p.624r2c01
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.
蓋	艸+10	𤇁盖葢	gài gě hé ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄜˇ ㄏㄜˊ	cover, hide, protect	v5,p3260#13	p.1051#12	p.1161r3c02
規	見+4	槻规	guī kuī xù guì ㄍㄨㄟㄎㄨㄟㄒㄩˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ	rules, regulations, customs, law	v6,p3664#17	p.1133#11	p.1229r3c02
矩	矢+5	榘	jǔ ㄐㄩˇ	carpenter's square, ruler, rule	v4,p2582#02	p.824#11	p.956r4c02
指	手+6	𢫾	zhǐ ㄓˇ	Finger. / Toe. / Point with one's finger. / Point towards, indicate. / Face towards. / Stand up, raise up. / Refer, denote. / Point out, raise. / Reprimand. / Intention, meaning.	v3,p1873#05	p.429#20	p.573r4c03
與	臼+8	与𢌱𦦲𠔔	yǔ ㄩˇ	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 ㄩˋ	Participate, take part in.
			yǔ ㄩˇ	Interfere in.
			yú ㄩˊ	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.
物	牛+4		wù ㄨˋ	thing, substance, creature	v3,p1805#03	p.699#09	p.869r5c01
化	匕+2	𠤎𠯒𠏁	huà huā ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄚ	change, convert, reform; -ize	v1,p0109#04	p.152#20	p.201r6c02
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.
以	人+3	㠯	yǐ ㄧˇ	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)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Stop, discontinue. / Same as 「已(7.2)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: already. / Same as 「已(7.3)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: extremely.	v1,p0105#07	p.94#01	p.87r6c01
心	心+0	㣺忄	xīn ㄒㄧㄣ	heart; mind, intelligence; soul	v4,p2267#01	p.375#01	p.521r1c01
稽	禾+10	乩𩠜	jī qǐ ㄐㄧㄑㄧˇ	examine, investigate; delay	v4,p2622#08	p.858#01	p.994r5c03
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
其	八+6	丌亓	qí ㄑㄧˊ	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 ㄐㄧˋ	Particle used after bi and he.
			jī ㄐㄧ	Modal particle expressing interrogative tone. / A year.
靈	雨+16	靈霛𩆮𧨈𩄀𢩙灵	líng lìng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˋ	spirit, soul; spiritual world	v6,p4082#12	p.1380#24	p.1458r2c07
臺	至+8	台䑓𡌫㙵	tái yí tāi ㄊㄞˊ ㄧˊ ㄊㄞ	tower, lookout; stage, platform	v4,p2817#06	p.1002#05	p.1112r2c02
一	一+0	弌壹	yī ㄧ	one; a, an; alone	v1,p0001#01	p.75#01	p.1r1c01
桎	木+6		zhì zhí ㄓˋ ㄓˊ	fetters, shackles, handcuffs	v2,p1197#08	p.525#15	p.695r2c02
忘	心+3		wàng wáng ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄤˊ	forget; neglect; miss, omit	v4,p2270#09	p.376#24
足	足+0	疋𤴕	zú jù ㄗㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ	foot; attain, satisfy, enough	v6,p3686#01	p.1221#17	p.1287r6c03
履	尸+12	履𡲟𩕎	lǚ ㄌㄩˇ	footwear, shoes; walk on, tread	v2,p0980#03	p.303#41	p.450r6c02
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
適	辵+11	适	shì ㄕˋ	Go to. / Be married off. / Suitable. / Alter to make suitable. / Satisfied. / Luckily, fortuitously. / Just, recently. / By chance. / Connective: by supposing.	v6,p3877#08	p.1263#34	p.1330r4c01
			dí ㄉㄧˊ	Official wife. / Son of ones official wife. / Center on, focus on. / Well matched, equal.
			zhé ㄓㄜˊ	Condemn, punish.
			tì ㄊㄧˋ	Scared, afraid.
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
要	襾+3	𡢗𦥼𠾅	yāo ㄧㄠ	(1.1) 人體的腰部。 Waist.	v4,p2805#08	p.1128#16	p.1226r2c01
帶	巾+8	帯带	dài ㄉㄞˋ	belt, girdle, band, strap, zone	v1,p0742#12	p.333#06	p.476r5c03
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.
是	日+5	昰𣆞	shì ㄕˋ	Straight. / Right, correct. / Believe accurate, affirm. / Demonstrative pronoun: this. / Be (copula). / Auxiliary word, used after moving forward the object.	v2,p1497#05	p.493#26	p.639r1c01
非	非+0		fēi ㄈㄟ	Violate, go against (a rule). / Wrong, bad. / Not real, untrue. / Oppose, object to. / Slander, condemn. / Sarcasm, irony. / Absence of, not have. / Adverb: not, is not.	v6,p4086#01	p.1382#11	p.1463r6c02
			fěi ㄈㄟˇ	Same as 「誹(2)」 fěi ㄈㄟˇ: Slander.
內	入+2	𡗠内	nèi nà ㄋㄟˋ ㄋㄚˋ	inside, interior; domestic	v1,p0097#02	p.125#35	p.141r5c02
變	言+16	変𢒟𢒪𢒦变	biàn ㄅㄧㄢˋ	Change, alteration. / Movement. / Adapt to, accommodate. / Event, incident. / Disaster. / Unusual event.	v2,p1481#07	p.1186#12	p.1257r6c06
外	夕+2	𡖄舀	wài ㄨㄞˋ	out, outside, external; foreign	v2,p0860#01	p.246#02	p.336r4c02
從	彳+8	従从	cóng ㄘㄨㄥˊ	Follow, accompany. / Cause to follow, make go along with. / Pursue, chase after. / Die with, bury along with the dead. / Listen to, do as required. / Eloquent. / Obedient, submissive. / Route to peaceful society, correct order. / Perform, participate in. / Blood relation through the male line. / Secondary, sub- (of official titles). / Preposition: from. / Preposition: towards. / Preposition: because of, due to. / Addition, also.	v2,p0829#12	p.368#18	p.514r5c01
			zòng ㄗㄨㄥˋ	North-south. / Alliance of states opposed to the Qin alliance. / Straight, upright. / Indulge, allow to. / Connective: even if.
			zōng ㄗㄨㄥ	Trace, vestige.
			sǒng ㄙㄨㄥˇ	See 從容。
事	亅+7	亊叓𠭏	shì ㄕˋ	Office, duty. / Job, career. / Things, affairs. / Accident, incident. / Engage (in), pursue. / Serve.	v1,p0023#03	p.85#24	p.58r3c02
會	曰+9	𣌭㞧𠃐㣛𣥈会	huì ㄏㄨㄟˋ	Assemble, gather. / Banquet. / Meet with. / Agree with. / Tempo. / Examine, test. / Meeting place. / Copulation . / Chance, opportunity. / Name of an acupuncture point in Chinese medicine. / Luckily, coincidentally. / Should. / Able, capable. / Understand. / Pay money. / Benefit, kindness. / Embroidery in the five colours.	v2,p1524#05	p.503#08	p.654r3c02
			kuài ㄎㄨㄞˋ	Total, settle (a bill). / Seams of a cap or collar of official dress. / Broker, buyer and seller. / A type of flag. / The state of Kuai. / Cover of a container for food, also used for serving.
始	女+5	𠃭乨兘𠙉	shǐ ㄕˇ	begin, start; then, only then	v2,p1041#12	p.258#16	p.381r1c02
乎	丿+4	虖	hū ㄏㄨ	Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question. / Modal particle expressing admiration or exclamation. / Modal particle expressing estimation. / Modal particle expressing request or order. / Modal particle expressing calling. / Modal particle expressing consideration. / Modal particle expressing affirmation. / Particle used after adjectives. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause. / Preposition: in, from, to.	v1,p0036#08	p.82#07	p.47r3c03
未	木+1		wèi ㄨㄟˋ	not yet; 8th terrestrial branch	v2,p1150#01	p.509#05	p.665r4c01
嘗	口+11	甞𨡔𠹉尝	cháng ㄔㄤˊ	taste; experience, experiment	v2,p1529#09	p.206#09	p.289r3c03
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.

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