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| 非獨國有染也，士亦有染。 | Not only states but also individuals are subject to influences. |
| 其友皆好仁義， | If one has for friends none but those who Iove magnanimity and righteousness |
| 淳謹畏令， | and who are careful and respectful |
| 則家日益，身日安，名日榮， | of course one's family will become more prosperous, one's person more at peace, and one's name more honorable every day; |
| 處官得其理矣， | and, as an official, one will be properly qualified. |
| 則段干木、禽子、傅說之徒是也。 | Examples of such are Duan Gan Mu, Qinzi, and Fu Yue. |
| 其友皆好矜奮， | (On the contrary) if one has for friends none but those who are proud and quarrelsome |
| 創作比周， | and who pretend to be intimate, |
| 則家日損，身日危，名日辱， | naturally one's family will be reduced to straits, one's person will be more in danger, and one's name more dishonourable every day |
| 處官失其理矣， | and one will not be qualified for office. |
| 則子西、易牙、豎刀1之徒是也。 | And, examples of such are Zi Xi, Yi Ya, and Shu Diao. |
| 《詩》曰： | An Ode says: |
| 「必擇所堪。」 | "One must choose what to be tinged with." |
| 必謹所堪者， | To be careful about what one is to be tinged with |
| 此之謂也。 | is just the theme of this (essay). |
1. 刀 : Originally read: "刁". Corrected by 孫詒讓《墨子閒詁》
| Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 非 | 非+0 | fēi ㄈㄟ | (8) 副詞：不，不是。 Adverb: not, is not. | v6,p4086#01 | p.1382#11 | p.1463r6c02 | |
| 獨 | 犬+13 | 独 | dú ㄉㄨˊ | alone, single, solitary, only | v2,p1372#03 | p.719#25 | p.879r5c02 |
| 國 | 囗+8 | 圀 國 囗 囶 𢧌 䆐 囯 国 | guó ㄍㄨㄛˊ | nation, country, nation-state | v1,p0720#09 | p.219#16 | p.303r4c02 |
| 有 | 月+2 | | yǒu ㄧㄡˇ | 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 ㄧㄡˋ | Help, assist. / Same as 「又(3)」 yòu ㄧㄡˋ: Moreover. | ||||||
| 染 | 木+5 | rǎn ㄖㄢˇ | dye; be contagious; infect | v2,p1188#07 | p.519#04 | p.686r2c02 | |
| 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 |
| 士 | 士+0 | shì ㄕˋ | scholar, gentleman; soldier | v1,p0416#01 | p.242#38 | p.333r1c03 | |
| 亦 | 亠+4 | 𠅃 | yì ㄧˋ | (2) 也。 Also. | v1,p0281#03 | p.88#09 | p.78r2c02 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 友 | 又+2 | 㕛 𠬺 𦐮 𦫹 𦐯 | yǒu ㄧㄡˇ | friend, companion; fraternity | v1,p0391#01 | p.165#06 | p.233r6c04 |
| 皆 | 白+4 | jiē ㄐㄧㄝ | all, every, everybody | v4,p2647#01 | p.786#12 | p.735r5c01 | |
| 好 | 女+3 | 𡥆 𡚽 𩐔 | hào ㄏㄠˋ | (5) 喜愛，親善。 Like, find pleasing. | v2,p1028#01 | p.255#11 | p.378r1c03 |
| 仁 | 人+2 | 忈 忎 𡰥 | rén ㄖㄣˊ | humaneness, benevolence, kindness | v1,p0107#01 | p.91#07 | |
| 義 | 羊+7 | 义 | yì ㄧˋ | right conduct, righteousness | v5,p3133#02 | p.952#32 | p.1071r3c01 |
| 淳 | 水+8 | 湻 𤂸 | chún zhūn zhǔn ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄣ ㄓㄨㄣˇ | honest, simple, unsophisticated; cyanogen; ethane dinitrile | v3,p1658#01 | p.632#05 | p.806r5c01 |
| 謹 | 言+11 | 谨 | jǐn ㄐㄧㄣˇ | prudent, cautious; attentive | v6,p4010#13 | p.1178#23 | p.1254r2c02 |
| 畏 | 田+4 | 𤰲 𤰣 | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | Fear. / Make fear, scare. / Revere, respect. / Worry. / Detain, restrain. / Die. / Curved part of a bow. | v4,p2532#03 | p.760#22 | p.913r1c01 |
| wēi ㄨㄟ | Might, power. | ||||||
| 令 | 人+3 | 令 | lìng ㄌㄧㄥˋ | Order, decree / Drinking game. / Give an order, issue a command. / Cause, make. / Seasons. / Official title: top administrative official in a district. / Official title: central or local official in charge of a particular function. / Good, good looking. / Respectful term for another's family. / A short form of writing. / Words said out of politeness or diplomacy. | v1,p0111#10 | p.93#12 | p.87r2c01 |
| líng ㄌㄧㄥˊ | If. / Wagtail. | ||||||
| lián ㄌㄧㄢˊ | Same as 「令居」 lián jū ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩ: [Name of a place] | ||||||
| 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 |
| 家 | 宀+7 | 傢 宊 𠖔 𡩅 𡧚 | jiā jie gū ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ· ㄍㄨ | house, home, residence; family | v2,p0930#15 | p.286#17 | p.420r1c02 |
| 日 | 日+0 | 𡆸 | rì mì ㄖˋ ㄇㄧˋ | sun; day; daytime | v2,p1482#01 | p.489#01 | p.627r1c01 |
| 益 | 皿+5 | 益 𠍳 | yì ㄧˋ | profit, benefit; advantage | v4,p2560#06 | p.793#18 | |
| 身 | 身+0 | shēn ㄕㄣ | Pregnant. / The body (of a person or animal). / Itself. / I, myself. / Personally, directly. / Personally experience or carry out. / Life. / One's own moral character, ability, etc. / A world in buddhist doctrine. | v6,p3807#01 | p.1237#01 | p.1295r6c01 | |
| yuān ㄩㄢ | Same as 「身毒」 yuān dú ㄩㄢ ㄉㄨˊ: India. | ||||||
| 安 | 宀+3 | ān ㄢ | Stable, steady. / Peaceful, tranquil. / Safe. / Accustomed to do, habitually do. / Not worry about, be relaxed about. / Comfort, ease. / Stop, cease. / Unhurried. / Place, put. / Interrogative pronoun: how. / Interrogative pronoun: where. / Interrogative pronoun: what. / Interrogative pronoun: who. / Connective: so, thereupon. | v2,p0913#09 | p.282#08 | p.406r2c01 | |
| 名 | 口+3 | míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ | Name. / Writing. / To name, give a name to. / Call, refer to as. / Title, name of. / Title, status. / Fame, recognition. / Famous, well-known. / Large. / Between the eyebrows and eyelashes. / The School of Names. | v1,p0582#06 | p.175#09 | p.254r2c01 | |
| 榮 | 木+10 | 荣 | róng ㄖㄨㄥˊ | glory, honor; flourish, prosper | v2,p1269#08 | p.544#17 | p.712r3c02 |
| 處 | 虍+5 | 処 䖏 处 | chǔ ㄔㄨˇ | Stay, reside. / Settle. / Be in, located in. / Retire. / Appoint, serve in office. / Stop, rest. / Remain, stay. / Implement, carry out. / Handle, process. / Judge, form a judgement. / Decide, fix. / Distinguish, separate. / Standard, rule. | v4,p2822#12 | p.1073#25 | p.1183r5c02 |
| chù ㄔㄨˋ | Place, location. / Position, role. | ||||||
| 官 | 宀+5 | 𠕍 | guān ㄍㄨㄢ | official, public servant | v2,p0921#04 | p.283#15 | p.413r2c01 |
| 得 | 彳+8 | 𢔶 䙷 𢔨 | dé ㄉㄜˊ | Get, obtain. / Plunder. / Covet. / Success. / Fitting, appropriate. / Compatible. / Satisfied, pleased. / Possible, can. / Same as 「德(1)」 dé ㄉㄜˊ: Morals, morality. / Same as 「德(3)」 dé ㄉㄜˊ: Reward kindness, thank. | v2,p0828#03 | p.367#31 | p.513r6c02 |
| 理 | 玉+7 | 理 | lǐ ㄌㄧˇ | reason, logic; manage | v2,p1115#13 | p.733#04 | p.895r5c01 |
| 矣 | 矢+2 | 𠤘 | yǐ ㄧˇ | 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 |
| 段干木 | 殳+5 干+0 木+0 | 𠩻 乾 幹 | duàn gān mù ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄢ ㄇㄨˋ | [人名] [Name of a person] | v3,p2155#10 v1,p0405#05 v2,p1149#06 | p.584#22 p.339#01 p.509#01 | p.742r5c01 p.479r6c03 p.662r5c05 |
| 禽子 | 禸+8 子+0 | 𢄕 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | qín zǐ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗˇ | Same as 「禽滑釐」 qín huá lí ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄌㄧˊ: [人名] [Name of a person] | v1,p0199#04 v2,p1006#06 | p.848#13 p.277#01 | p.986r5c03 p.395r1c01 |
| 傅說 | 人+10 言+7 | 説 说 | fù yuè ㄈㄨˋ ㄩㄝˋ | [人名] [Name of a person] | v1,p0201#05 v6,p3979#03 | p.112#19 p.1164#08 | p.120r2c10 p.1246r4c02 |
| 之 | 丿+3 | 㞢 | zhī ㄓ | (4.1) 助詞：相當於「的」。 Auxiliary word: of. | v1,p0043#01 | p.82#04 | p.47r2c02 |
| 徒 | 彳+7 | 𨑒 𠫠 | tú ㄊㄨˊ | disciple, follower; go on foot | v2,p0823#03 | p.367#22 | p.513r4c01 |
| 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 |
| 好 | 女+3 | 𡥆 𡚽 𩐔 | hǎo ㄏㄠˇ | Attractive appearance. / Wonderful, beautiful. / Healthy, fit. / Excellent. / Harmonious. / Complete. / In order to. / Adverb: very. / Adverb: many or long. | v2,p1028#01 | p.255#11 | p.378r1c03 |
| hào ㄏㄠˋ | Like, find pleasing. / Hole in a piece of jade or a coin.. | ||||||
| 矜 | 矛+4 | 㥤 | jīn guān qín ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧㄣˊ | pity, feel sorry for, show sympat | v4,p2764#06 | p.822#04 | p.955r2c01 |
| 奮 | 大+13 | 奋 | fèn ㄈㄣˋ | strive, exert effort; arouse | v1,p0550#03 | p.254#09 | p.375r5c04 |
| 創 | 刀+10 | 剙 戧 𠝀 𠛲 瘡 刅 刱 创 | chuàng chuāng ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄔㄨㄤ | establish, create; knife cut | v1,p0350#15 | p.143#02 | p.188r1c03 |
| 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 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 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 | |
| 損 | 手+10 | 扻 损 | sǔn ㄙㄨㄣˇ | diminish; impair; injure | v3,p1931#10 | p.446#06 | p.587r1c02 |
| 危 | 卩+4 | 𡵁 | wēi wéi ㄨㄟ ㄨㄟˊ | dangerous, precarious; high | v1,p0312#03 | p.159#12 | p.226r2c01 |
| 辱 | 辰+3 | 𢟲 | rǔ rù ㄖㄨˇ ㄖㄨˋ | humiliate, insult, abuse | v6,p3607#01 | p.1252#21 | p.1311r1c01 |
| 失 | 大+2 | shī ㄕ | lose; make mistake, neglect | v1,p0525#01 | p.249#09 | p.368r3c01 | |
| 子西 | 子+0 襾+0 | 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 覀 𠧧 㢴 | zǐ xī ㄗˇ ㄒㄧ | [人名] [Name of a person] | v2,p1006#06 v4,p2805#02 | p.277#01 p.1128#10 | p.395r1c01 p.1221r6c03 |
| 易牙 | 日+4 牙+0 | 易 𤘈 | yì yá ㄧˋ ㄧㄚˊ | [人名] [Name of a person] | v2,p1494#01 v2,p1419#08 | p.492#03 p.695#03 | p.633r6c01 p.866r5c01 |
| 豎 | 豆+8 | 竪 竖 | shù ㄕㄨˋ | vertical; perpendicular; upright | v6,p3567#14 | p.1192#22 | p.1261r3c02 |
| 刀 | 刀+0 | 刂 | dāo ㄉㄠ | knife; old coin; measure | v1,p0319#12 | p.135#24 | p.173r4c01 |
| 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 |
| 詩 | 言+6 | 𧥳 诗 | shī ㄕ | poetry; poem, verse, ode | v6,p3961#05 | p.1157#15 | p.1242r5c03 |
| 曰 | 曰+0 | yuē ㄩㄝ | (1) 說。 Say, speak. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 | |
| 必 | 心+1 | bì ㄅㄧˋ | surely, most certainly; must | v4,p2267#02 | p.375#02 | p.522r5c01 | |
| 擇 | 手+13 | 択 择 | zé zhái ㄗㄜˊ ㄓㄞˊ | select, choose, pick out | v3,p1969#04 | p.458#05 | p.595r1c06 |
| 所 | 戶+4 | 𢨷 | suǒ ㄙㄨㄛˇ | 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 |
| 堪 | 土+9 | kān ㄎㄢ | adequately capable of, worthy of | v1,p0460#01 | p.233#27 | p.324r2c06 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 此 | 止+2 | cǐ ㄘˇ | (1.1) 這。與「彼」相對。 This. | v2,p1438#03 | p.574#10 | p.735r4c01 | |
| 謂 | 言+9 | 谓 | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | (2.2) 指稱，意指。 Meaning, what is meant. | v6,p3997#06 | p.1173#12 | p.1251r6c01 |
| 也 | 乙+2 | 𠃟 匜 | yě ㄧㄝˇ | (1.1) 句末語氣詞：表示判斷和肯定。 Modal particle used at the end of a sentence, expressing assertion and affirmation. | v1,p0050#05 | p.84#04 | p.55r1c01 |
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