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公儀仲子之喪, | At the mourning rites for Gong-yi Zhong-zi, |
檀弓免焉。 | Tan Gong (was there), wearing the mourning cincture for the head, |
仲子舍其孫而立其子, | Zhong-zi had passed over his grandson, and appointed one of his (younger) sons as his successor (and head of the family). |
檀弓曰: | Tan Gong said (to himself), |
「何居? | 'How is this? |
我未之前聞也。」 | I never heard of such a thing;' |
趨而就子服伯子於門右, | and he hurried to Zi-fu Bo-zi at the right of the door, |
曰: | and said, |
「仲子舍其孫而立其子,何也?」 | ' How is it that Zhong-zi passed over his grandson, and made a (younger) son his successor?' |
伯子曰: | Bo-zi replied, |
「仲子亦猶行古之道也。 | 'Zhong-zi perhaps has done in this, like others, according to the way of antiquity. |
昔者文王舍伯邑考而立武王, | Anciently, king Wen passed over his eldest son Yi-kao, and appointed king Wu; |
微子舍其孫腯而立衍也; | and the count of Wei passed over his grandson Tu, and made Yan, his (own) younger brother, his successor. |
夫仲子亦猶行古之道也。」 | Zhong-zi perhaps did also in this according to the way of antiquity.' |
子游問諸孔子, | Zi-you asked Confucius (about the matter), |
孔子曰: | and he said, |
「否! | 'Nay, |
立孫。」 | (the rule is to) appoint the grandson.' |
Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
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公儀仲子 | 八+2 人+13 人+4 子+0 | 㒶 仪 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | gōng yí zhòng zǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄗˇ | [人名] [Name of a person] | v1,p0242#01 v1,p0228#02 v1,p0121#07 v2,p1006#06 | p.126#28 p.118#21 p.94#11 p.277#01 | p.151r3c01 p.127r6c03 p.88r4c01 p.395r1c01 |
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 |
喪 | 口+9 | 𡂤 𡴧 𡂧 𦦦 𡚏 丧 | sāng ㄙㄤ | (4) 喪禮,喪事。 Funeral rites, mourning. | v1,p0650#03 | p.200#12 | p.286r5c02 |
檀弓 | 木+13 弓+0 | tán gōng ㄊㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ | [人名] [Name of a person] | v2,p1305#01 v2,p0987#11 | p.555#39 p.356#01 | p.724r1c08 p.499r3c04 | |
免 | 儿+5 | wèn ㄨㄣˋ | (7) 通「絻」:一種喪禮,脫帽,以麻束髮。 Mourning ritual in which one takes off one's cap and bind one's hair with hemp. | v1,p0270#09 | p.124#23 | p.139r1c01 | |
焉 | 火+7 | yān ㄧㄢ | Same as 「之(2)」 zhī ㄓ: Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Same as 「之(3)」 zhī ㄓ: 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 | |
仲子 | 人+4 子+0 | 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | zhòng zǐ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄗˇ | Same as 「公儀仲子」 gōng yí zhòng zǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄗˇ: [人名] [Name of a person] | v1,p0121#07 v2,p1006#06 | p.94#11 p.277#01 | p.88r4c01 p.395r1c01 |
舍 | 舌+2 | 舎 捨 | shè shě shì ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄜˇ ㄕˋ | house, dwelling; dwell, reside | v5,p2941#02 | p.1006#23 | p.1115r6c01 |
其 | 八+6 | 丌 亓 | qí ㄑㄧˊ | (1.1) 代詞:表示第三人領屬關係,相當於「他的」、「它的」等。 Third-person possessive pronoun: his, her, its, their. | v1,p0245#01 | p.127#18 | p.162r5c01 |
孫 | 子+7 | 孙 | sūn xùn ㄙㄨㄣ ㄒㄩㄣˋ | grandchild, descendent; surname | v2,p1016#05 | p.279#23 | p.401r6c02 |
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. | ||||||
立 | 立+0 | 立 | lì ㄌㄧˋ | Stand. / Erect, raise. / Establish, found. / Fix, set. / Determine, decide. / Become independent. / Exist. / Take office. / Become ruler, enthrone. / Stop, prevent from moving. / Immediately. | v4,p2706#01 | p.870#17 | p.1002r5c01 |
子 | 子+0 | 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | zǐ ㄗˇ | (1.1) 孩子,子嗣。兼指兒子和女兒。 Child, heir. Refers to both sons and daughters. | v2,p1006#06 | p.277#01 | p.395r1c01 |
曰 | 曰+0 | yuē ㄩㄝ | (1) 說。 Say, speak. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 | |
何 | 人+5 | hé ㄏㄜˊ | 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 ㄏㄜ | Criticize, condemn. | ||||||
hè ㄏㄜˋ | Carry on one's back. / Bear, carry a burden. | ||||||
居 | 尸+5 | 㞐 㝒 | jū ㄐㄩ | Sit down. / Wait. / Live, dwell. / Dwelling, residence. / Tomb. / Rank, position occupied. / Person occupying the rank of ruler. / Live peacefully. / Usually, normally. / Located in. / Defend (a post), guard (a region). / Remain behind to handle matters. / Have, possess. / Employ, implement. / Stop, rest, remain. / Store, stockpile. / Raise, rear (livestock). / Used before times expressing time elapsed: after. | v2,p0968#04 | p.300#30 | p.448r1c02 |
jǔ ㄐㄩˇ | Movement, action. | ||||||
jù ㄐㄩˋ | Arrogant. / Straight. / Saw. | ||||||
jī ㄐㄧ | Modal particle expressing exclamation or questioning. | ||||||
我 | 戈+3 | 𠨂 𢦓 𢦠 | wǒ ㄨㄛˇ | First-person pronoun: I. / One's own side in general. / Expresses closeness. / Egoism, self-involvement. | v2,p1401#02 | p.412#01 | p.552r1c01 |
未 | 木+1 | wèi ㄨㄟˋ | not yet; 8th terrestrial branch | v2,p1150#01 | p.509#05 | p.665r4c01 | |
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 |
前 | 刀+7 | 歬 𣦃 | qián ㄑㄧㄢˊ | in front, forward; preceding | v1,p0248#04 | p.140#15 | p.184r4c01 |
聞 | 耳+8 | 𦕁 䎽 䎹 𦖫 𥹢 闻 | wén ㄨㄣˊ | Hear. / Make hear. / Have heard, become aware of. / Knowledge, experience. / Rumour, saying. / Renowned, well-known. / Spread, disseminate. | v7,p4294#12 | p.968#11 | p.1084r3c01 |
wèn ㄨㄣˋ | Reputation, fame. / Same as 「問(2)」 wèn ㄨㄣˋ: Inquire after, give regards to. | ||||||
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 |
趨 | 走+10 | 趍 趋 | qū cù qù cǒu ㄑㄩ ㄘㄨˋ ㄑㄩˋ ㄘㄡˇ | hasten, hurry; be attracted to | v5,p3497#03 | p.1219#30 | p.1287r3c03 |
就 | 尢+9 | jiù ㄐㄧㄡˋ | just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near | v1,p0555#11 | p.299#05 | p.445r1c05 | |
子服伯子 | 子+0 月+4 人+5 子+0 | 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 𣍞 𦨈 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | zǐ fú bó zǐ ㄗˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄗˇ | [人名] [Name of a person] | v2,p1006#06 v3,p2053#07 v1,p0136#02 v2,p1006#06 | p.277#01 p.505#02 p.96#16 p.277#01 | p.395r1c01 p.93r5c03 p.395r1c01 |
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 |
門 | 門+0 | 门 | mén ㄇㄣˊ | gate, door, entrance, opening | v7,p4281#01 | p.1329#53 | p.1403r4c05 |
右 | 口+2 | yòu ㄧㄡˋ | right; west; right-wing | v1,p0569#01 | p.173#05 | p.245r6c01 | |
伯 | 人+5 | bó bǎi bà ㄅㄛˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄚˋ | older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count' | v1,p0136#02 | p.96#16 | p.93r5c03 | |
子 | 子+0 | 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | zǐ ㄗˇ | (2.1) 古代對男子的美稱。也用以尊稱對方。 Respectful term for a man. | v2,p1006#06 | p.277#01 | p.395r1c01 |
亦 | 亠+4 | 𠅃 | yì ㄧˋ | 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 |
猶 | 犬+9 | 犹 | yóu ㄧㄡˊ | A species of monkey / Same, similar. / Similarly, in the same way. / Like, similar to. / Can, able to. / Fitting, suitable. / Still, nevertheless. / Additionally, furthermore. / Connective expression concession: although, despite. / Connective expression supposition: if. / Stratagem, plot. / Method, way. / Scheme, conspire. / Road, path. / Criticize, fault. / Relaxed, at ease. / Same as 「由(1.1)」 yóu ㄧㄡˊ: Do, carry out. / Same as 「由(5.2)」 yóu ㄧㄡˊ: Preposition: from. / Same as 「由(5.1)」 yóu ㄧㄡˊ: Preposition: due to, because of. / Name of a river in modern Shaanxi, flowing into the Yellow River. / Same as 「已(7.3)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: extremely. | v2,p1359#09 | p.715#20 | p.878r1c06 |
yáo ㄧㄠˊ | Tremble, shake. | ||||||
yōu ㄧㄡ | Good, superior. | ||||||
行 | 行+0 | 行 | xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ | Walk, move (on foot). / Advance, move forward. / Leave, exit. / Patrol, go on inspection. / Inspection of the realm by the Son of Heaven. / Be married off. / Flow, circulate. / Channel, guide. / Revolution, circular motion. / Experience. / Luggage, belongings taken on a journey. / Do, carry out. / Actions. / Accomplishments. / Use, utilize. / Take over (an official duty). / Offer, present. / Moral conduct, behaviour. / A type of classical poem. / A piece of music. / Semi-cursive script. / Adverb: will, about to. / Adverb: again, once more. / Adverb: by chance, luckily. / Ambassador (official title). / Measure word for number of pourings of drinks. | v2,p0811#06 | p.1108#31 | p.1203r5c05 |
háng ㄏㄤˊ | Road. / Track, pattern. / Row, line. / Row of soldiers in battle. / Unit of 25 soldiers. / Shaft of a feather (and by extension, wings). / Measure word for things which form rows. / Rank, position. | ||||||
古 | 口+2 | 𠖠 𡇣 | gǔ ㄍㄨˇ | old, classic, ancient | v1,p0568#03 | p.171#08 | p.240r1c02 |
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. | ||||||
昔 | 日+4 | xī cuò xí ㄒㄧ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˊ | formerly; ancient; in beginning | v2,p1488#11 | p.492#05 | p.634r5c01 | |
者 | 老+4 | zhě ㄓㄜˇ | (1.3) 代詞:用於時間詞或否定詞之後,表示「...時候」或「...的話」。 Pronoun used after time or negation to express "when" or "if". | v4,p2780#05 | p.961#01 | p.1080r1c01 | |
文王 | 文+0 玉+0 | 㒚 穩 | wén wáng ㄨㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ | Same as 「周文王」 zhōu wén wáng ㄓㄡ ㄨㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ: 商末周部落首領。姓姬名昌,季歷之子。 King Wen of Zhou, founder of the Zhou dynasty. | v3,p2169#01 v2,p1099#10 | p.477#01 p.727#02 | p.608r4c02 p.888r1c02 |
邑 | 邑+0 | 阝 | yì è ㄧˋ ㄜˋ | area, district, city, state | v6,p3753#01 | p.1267#42 | p.1335r4c01 |
考 | 老+0 | 攷 𦒱 | kǎo ㄎㄠˇ | examine, test; investigate | v4,p2779#02 | p.960#27 | p.1079r1c01 |
武王 | 止+4 玉+0 | wǔ wáng ㄨˇ ㄨㄤˊ | Same as 「周武王」 zhōu wǔ wáng ㄓㄡ ㄨˇ ㄨㄤˊ: 西周的創建者,姬姓,名發,諡號武王。姓名:姬發,在位前1046-前1043。 King Wu of Zhou, first king of the Zhou dynasty. (ruled 1046 BC-1043 BC) | v2,p1439#05 v2,p1099#10 | p.575#09 p.727#02 | p.736r4c01 p.888r1c02 | |
微 | 彳+10 | wēi wéi ㄨㄟ ㄨㄟˊ | small, prefix micro-, trifling | v2,p0837#10 | p.370#12 | p.517r2c04 | |
子 | 子+0 | 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | zǐ ㄗˇ | 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 |
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. | ||||||
腯 | 肉+9 | tú ㄊㄨˊ | strong | v3,p2097#10 | p.989#12 | p.1100r5c01 | |
衍 | 行+3 | yǎn yán ㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄢˊ | overflow, spill over, spread out | v2,p0820#04 | p.1108#35 | p.1206r2c01 | |
夫 | 大+1 | fū ㄈㄨ | 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 ㄈㄨˊ | 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. | ||||||
亦 | 亠+4 | 𠅃 | yì ㄧˋ | (2) 也。 Also. | v1,p0281#03 | p.88#09 | p.78r2c02 |
子游 | 子+0 水+9 | 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 逰 汓 㳺 | zǐ yóu ㄗˇ ㄧㄡˊ | Same as 「言偃」 yán yǎn ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ: 字子游,孔子的學生。 Yan Yan, styled Zi You, a student of Confucius. | v2,p1006#06 v3,p1684#08 | p.277#01 p.635#14 | p.395r1c01 p.813r4c02 |
問 | 口+8 | 𠳅 问 | wèn ㄨㄣˋ | Ask, inquire. / Investigate, look into. / Inquire after, give regards to. / Interrogate, question. / Visit (another states). / Research, investigate. / Give, present with. / Tell. / Sound. / Same as 「聞(7)」 wèn ㄨㄣˋ: Reputation, fame. | v7,p4284#03 | p.195#10 | p.279r3c03 |
諸 | 言+9 | 𢒕 诸 | zhū ㄓㄨ | The many, every. / Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Contraction of "之於": "It in". / Contraction of "之乎": "Is it?" / Modal particle. | v6,p3982#03 | p.1172#04 | |
孔子 | 子+1 子+0 | 𡤿 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 | kǒng zǐ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄗˇ | 先秦思想家,名丘,字仲尼。 Confucius, a pre-Qin philosopher. | v2,p1008#04 v2,p1006#06 | p.277#09 p.277#01 | p.396r6c02 p.395r1c01 |
否 | 口+4 | 𠘶 | fǒu ㄈㄡˇ | (1.1) 副詞:不、不是,用於應對,表示否定的回答。 Adverb expressing negative response: no. | v1,p0586#05 | p.178#02 | p.258r1c01 |
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