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Daoism -> Zhuangzi -> Inner Chapters -> The Adjustment of Controversies -> 10

夫道未始有封，	The Dao at first met with no responsive recognition.
言未始有常，	Speech at first had no constant forms of expression.
為是而有畛也。	Because of this there came the demarcations (of different views).
請言其畛：	Let me describe those demarcations:
有左，有右，	they are the Left and the Right;
有倫，有義，	the Relations and their Obligations;
有分，有辯，	Classifications and their Distinctions;
有競，有爭，	Emulations and Contentions.
此之謂八德。	These are what are called 'the Eight Qualities.'
六合之外，	Outside the limits of the world of men,
聖人存而不論；	the sage occupies his thoughts, but does not discuss about anything;
六合之內，	inside those limits
聖人論而不議。	he occupies his thoughts, but does not pass any judgments.
春秋經世，先王之志，	In the Chun Qiu, which embraces the history of the former kings,
聖人議而不辯。	the sage indicates his judgments, but does not argue (in vindication of them).
故分也者，有不分也；	Thus it is that he separates his characters from one another without appearing to do so,
辯也者，有不辯也。	and argues without the form of argument.
曰：何也？	How does he do so?
聖人懷之，	The sage cherishes his views in his own breast,
眾人辯之以相示也。	while men generally state theirs argumentatively, to show them to others.
故曰：	Hence we have the saying,
辯也者，有不見也。	'Disputation is a proof of not seeing clearly.'
夫大道不稱，	The Great Dao does not admit of being praised.
大辯不言，	The Great Argument does not require words.
大仁不仁，	Great Benevolence is not (officiously) benevolent.
大廉不嗛，	Great Disinterestedness does not vaunt its humility.
大勇不忮。	Great Courage is not seen in stubborn bravery.
道昭而不道，	The Dao that is displayed is not the Dao.
言辯而不及，	Words that are argumentative do not reach the point.
仁常而不成，	Benevolence that is constantly exercised does not accomplish its object.
廉清而不信，	Disinterestedness that vaunts its purity is not genuine.
勇忮而不成。	Courage that is most stubborn is ineffectual.
五者园而幾向方矣。	These five seem to be round (and complete), but they tend to become square (and immovable).
故知止其所不知，至矣。	Therefore the knowledge that stops at what it does not know is the greatest.
孰知不言之辯，	Who knows the argument that needs no words,
不道之道？	and the Way that is not to be trodden?
若有能知，	He who is able to know this
此之謂天府。	has what is called 'The Heavenly Treasure-house.'
注焉而不滿，	He may pour into it without its being filled;
酌焉而不竭，	he may pour from it without its being exhausted;
而不知其所由來，	and all the while he does not know whence (the supply) comes.
此之謂葆光。	This is what is called 'The Store of Light.'
故昔者堯問於舜曰：	Therefore of old Yao asked Shun, saying,
「我欲伐宗、膾、胥敖，	'I wish to smite (the rulers of) Zong, Kuai, and Xu-Ao.
南面而不釋然。	Even when standing in my court, I cannot get them out of my mind.
其故何也？」	How is it so?'
舜曰：	Shun replied,
「夫三子者，	Those three rulers
猶存乎蓬艾之間。	live (in their little states) as if they were among the mugwort and other brushwood
若不釋然，何哉？	- how is it that you cannot get them out of your mind?
昔者十日並出，	Formerly, ten suns came out together,
萬物皆照，	and all things were illuminated by them;
而況德之進乎日者乎！」	how much should (your) virtue exceed (all) suns!'

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
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.
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.
未	木+1		wèi ㄨㄟˋ	not yet; 8th terrestrial branch	v2,p1150#01	p.509#05	p.665r4c01
始	女+5	𠃭乨兘𠙉	shǐ ㄕˇ	begin, start; then, only then	v2,p1041#12	p.258#16	p.381r1c02
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.
封	寸+6	𡉘𡊽	fēng ㄈㄥ	letter, envelope; feudal	v1,p0504#14	p.294#07	p.432r4c04
言	言+0	訁𢍗𢍬	yán ㄧㄢˊ	Speak, say. / Discuss, debate. / Tell. / Doctrine, theory, words. / One word. / Sentence. / Particle, no meaning.	v6,p3936#01	p.1146#01	p.1236r5c03
常	巾+8		cháng ㄔㄤˊ	common, normal, frequent, regular	v1,p0744#01	p.333#12	p.477r2c01
為	火+5	爲为	wéi ㄨㄟˊ	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 ㄨㄟˋ	Help, assist. / Preposition: for, on behalf of. / Preposition: by (passive). / Preposition: because of, due to. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: because. / Say. / False, fake.
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
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.
畛	田+5	𤱥	zhěn ㄓㄣˇ	border, boundary; raised path	v4,p2536#11	p.761#07	p.913r3c02
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
請	言+8	请	qǐng ㄑㄧㄥˇ	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 ㄑㄧㄥˋ	Autumn audience.
			qíng ㄑㄧㄥˊ	Reality, actual state of affairs. / In reality, actually.
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.
左	工+2		zuǒ ㄗㄨㄛˇ	left; east; unorthodox, improper	v1,p0411#05	p.325#08	p.464r2c01
右	口+2		yòu ㄧㄡˋ	right; west; right-wing	v1,p0569#01	p.173#05	p.245r6c01
倫	人+8	倫伦	lún ㄌㄨㄣˊ	normal human relationships	v1,p0181#01	p.109#03	p.114r5c01
義	羊+7	义	yì ㄧˋ	right conduct, righteousness	v5,p3133#02	p.952#32	p.1071r3c01
分	刀+2	份	fēn ㄈㄣ	Separate, split. / Distribute, divide among. / Distinguish, tell apart. / Difference. / Clear, evident. / Share. / Half. / Gist, general point. / Equinox (in the Chinese unisolar calendar). / Measure word: unit of length equivalent to a tenth of one cun. / Measure word: unit of area equivalent to a tenth of one mu. / Measure word: unit of weight equivalent to a tenth of one qian.	v1,p0321#03	p.136#04	p.174r1c04
			fèn ㄈㄣˋ	Rank, position occupied. / Work, office. / Guess, speculate. / Happy, content.
辯	辛+14	𧦪𧦬辨辩	biàn ㄅㄧㄢˋ	Rule, govern. / Correct, amend. / Clever. / Argue, dispute. / Cunning words. / Eloquence. / Same as 「辨(1)」 biàn ㄅㄧㄢˋ: Separate, distinguish. / Same as 「變(1)」 biàn ㄅㄧㄢˋ: Change, alteration. / Same as 「遍(1)」 biàn ㄅㄧㄢˋ: Universal, general.	v6,p4045#01	p.1252#14	p.1310r4c01
競	立+15	竸誩竞	jìng ㄐㄧㄥˋ	contend, vie, compete	v4,p2717#02	p.873#22	p.1006r1c03
爭	爪+4	争𠫩𠄙	zhēng zhèng ㄓㄥㄓㄥˋ	to dispute, fight, contend, strive	v3,p2031#03	p.688#33	p.863r1c01
此	止+2		cǐ ㄘˇ	This. / Like this. / Here. / Adverb: then.	v2,p1438#03	p.574#10	p.735r4c01
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
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.
八	八+0	捌	bā ㄅㄚ	eight; all around, all sides	v1,p0241#03	p.126#26	p.147r4c03
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
六	八+2	六陸	liù lù ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ	number six	v1,p0241#09	p.127#01	p.154r5c01
合	口+3	閤	hé gě ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄜˇ	combine, unite, join; gather	v1,p0581#01	p.174#24	p.249r1c02
外	夕+2	𡖄舀	wài ㄨㄞˋ	out, outside, external; foreign	v2,p0860#01	p.246#02	p.336r4c02
聖人	耳+7 人+0	堊𦕡𠄵圣𠔽亻	shèng rén ㄕㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ	出類拔萃的人。 Sage, outstanding person.	v4,p2789#06 v1,p0101#10	p.967#22 p.91#01	p.1082r6c06 p.80r2c01
存	子+3	𠩯	cún ㄘㄨㄣˊ	exist, live, be; survive; remain	v2,p1009#07	p.278#02	p.398r3c01
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.
論	言+8	論论	lùn lún ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨㄣˊ	debate; discuss; discourse	v6,p3988#03	p.1168#13	p.1249r3c02
內	入+2	𡗠内	nèi nà ㄋㄟˋ ㄋㄚˋ	inside, interior; domestic	v1,p0097#02	p.125#35	p.141r5c02
議	言+13	议	yì ㄧˋ	consult, talk over, discuss	v6,p4026#01	p.1183#24	p.1256r3c02
春	日+5	萅𦸬旾𣈤	chūn chǔn ㄔㄨㄣㄔㄨㄣˇ	spring; wanton	v2,p1496#10	p.493#06	p.636r3c02
秋	禾+4	𪚼龝𪔁䆋秌𥤛	qiū ㄑㄧㄡ	autumn, fall; year	v4,p2595#05	p.850#06	p.988r2c06
經	糸+7	経𦀇𤔕坕经	jīng jìng ㄐㄧㄥㄐㄧㄥˋ	classic works; pass through	v5,p3402#11	p.925#24	p.1045r5c01
世	一+4	丗卋	shì ㄕˋ	generation; world; era	v1,p0014#06	p.77#11	p.35r1c02
先	儿+4		xiān ㄒㄧㄢ	first, former, previous	v1,p0267#02	p.124#05	p.134r3c02
王	玉+0		wáng ㄨㄤˊ	(1.1) 夏商周三代的最高統治者。 King, title of supreme ruler of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties.	v2,p1099#10	p.727#02	p.888r1c02
志	心+3	誌𢗍志	zhì ㄓˋ	purpose, will, determination; annals	v4,p2269#04	p.376#21	p.523r3c03
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
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.
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle.	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.
懷	心+16	怀怌褱	huái ㄏㄨㄞˊ	bosom, breast; carry in bosom	v4,p2369#10	p.408#17	p.548r1c06
眾	目+6	衆𠂝𥅫𠱧众	zhòng ㄓㄨㄥˋ	masses, people, multitude, crowd	v4,p2917#04	p.807#15	p.951r1c02
人	人+0	𠔽亻	rén ㄖㄣˊ	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
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
相	目+4		xiāng ㄒㄧㄤ	Mutual. / In succession. / Together.	v4,p2470#13	p.800#18	p.945r1c01
			xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ	Watch. / Appearance. / Fortune-telling by appearance. / Help, assist. / Guide for the blind. / Prime minister, most senior minister. / Ceremonial officer.
示	示+0	𥘅礻	shì qī zhì shí ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄓˋ ㄕˊ	show, manifest; demonstrate	v4,p2385#01	p.839#20	p.975r3c08
故	攴+5		gù ㄍㄨˋ	(8) 連詞：所以，因此。 Hence, thus.	v2,p1453#05	p.469#25	p.601r5c01
見	見+0	現见	jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ	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 ㄒㄧㄢˋ	Appear, become visible. / Manifest, make evident. / Now, at present. / Existing, ready prepared.
大	大+0	𠘲	dà ㄉㄚˋ	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 ㄊㄞˋ	Most (superlative). / Too much. / Peaceful, tranquil.
稱	禾+9	偁穪秤称	chēng chèng chèn ㄔㄥㄔㄥˋ ㄔㄣˋ	call; name, brand; address; say	v4,p2619#02	p.856#24	p.994r2c02
仁	人+2	忈忎𡰥	rén ㄖㄣˊ	humaneness, benevolence, kindness	v1,p0107#01	p.91#07
廉	广+10	廉磏槏𢋯𢉧	lián ㄌㄧㄢˊ	upright, honorable, honest	v2,p0896#01	p.349#08	p.491r5c01
嗛	口+10		xián qiàn qiǎn qiè ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ	pouch; hold; content	v1,p0670#11	p.203#05	p.287r4c03
勇	力+7		yǒng ㄩㄥˇ	brave, courageous, fierce	v1,p0372#07	p.147#35	p.195r4c01
忮	心+4		zhì ㄓˋ	stubborn; perverse; aggressive	v4,p2275#14	p.378#06	p.524r5c01
昭	日+5		zhāo ㄓㄠ	bright, luminous; illustrious	v2,p1504#09	p.493#22	p.638r2c04
及	又+2	𢎜𨕤	jí ㄐㄧˊ	Catch up to. / Retrieve, recover. / Attain, rival. / To. / Touch. / Relate to. / Continue, succeed. / Preposition: until ... (a time). / Connective: and.	v1,p0035#01	p.165#03	p.233r4c06
成	戈+2	𢦩	chéng ㄔㄥˊ	completed, finished, fixed	v2,p1399#01	p.411#11
清	水+8	淸	qīng qìng ㄑㄧㄥㄑㄧㄥˋ	clear, pure, clean; peaceful	v3,p1637#11	p.633#37
信	人+7	伩㐰䚱	xìn ㄒㄧㄣˋ	True, words fitting the truth. / As expected. / Really, actually. / Trust, trustworthy. / Reliable, orderly. / Believe, have confidence in. / Clarify, determine. / Clear, clear-cut. / Certificate, (object of) proof. / Sealed letter, written proof. / Envoy, messenger. / Freely, as one wishes. / Stay for two nights in succession.	v1,p0165#01	p.105#25	p.109r2c01
			shēn ㄕㄣ	Straight, linear. / Uphold, promote.
五	二+2	伍𠄡㐅	wǔ ㄨˇ	five; surname	v1,p0011#03	p.86#11	p.64r3c01
园	囗+4	刓園	yuán ㄩㄢˊ	garden; park, orchard	v1,p0714#02	p.217#17	p.302r3c01
幾	幺+9	𢆻𢆼几	jǐ jī ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧ	how many? how much?; a few, some	v2,p1095#08	p.342#14	p.486r2c02
向	口+3	嚮曏	xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ	toward, direction, trend	v1,p0579#08	p.176#04	p.256r3c01
方	方+0	𤙗	fāng ㄈㄤ	Two boats in line. / Two boats travelling together. / Together, in a row. / Same, equivalent. / Comparison, metaphor. / Square. / Upright, honest. / Land, earth. / Vicinity, area around. / Place, area. / One side, one area. / Wooden board used for writing in ancient times. / (Medical) prescription. / Direction. / Convention. / Standard, rule. / The proper way. / Method, way. / Specialized techniques. / Occupy. / Disobey. / Preposition: just then. / Adverb: while. / Adverb: about to. / Adverb: just. / Criticism.	v3,p2172#01	p.481#03	p.619r4c01
			páng ㄆㄤˊ	Wide, universal.
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
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.
止	止+0	只	zhǐ ㄓˇ	stop, halt, desist; detain	v2,p1435#03	p.573#24	p.732r3c02
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
不	一+3	不𠀚𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	(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
至	至+0	𦤳𦤴𦤵𡊏	zhì dié ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ	reach, arrive; extremely, very	v4,p2814#01	p.1001#11	p.1111r3c04
孰	子+8	塾	shú ㄕㄨˊ	who? which? what? which one?	v2,p1016#14	p.280#05	p.403r1c03
若	艸+5	若𦱡𦱶𧁇	ruò ㄖㄨㄛˋ	Iris. / Same as 「北海若」 běi hǎi ruò ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ: 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
能	肉+6		néng ㄋㄥˊ	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)」 ér ㄦˊ: Connective: if, supposing. / Only, merely. / Even if. / Thus, in this way. / Three-legged turtle.	v3,p2074#01	p.981#16	p.1095r5c02
			nài ㄋㄞˋ	Withstand, endure.
			tái ㄊㄞˊ	Same as 「台(1.1)」 tái ㄊㄞˊ: Name of a celestial body.
			tài ㄊㄞˋ	State, form.
天	大+1	𠀡𠀘𦴞兲靝𠕹	tiān ㄊㄧㄢ	sky, heaven; god, celestial	v1,p0522#01	p.248#04	p.358r4c01
府	广+5		fǔ ㄈㄨˇ	prefecture; prefect; government	v2,p0877#15	p.345#02	p.487r5c01
注	水+5	註	zhù zhòu ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄡˋ	concentrate, focus, direct	v3,p1592#01	p.618#05	p.783r6c02
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
滿	水+11	𡈪满	mǎn mèn ㄇㄢˇ ㄇㄣˋ	fill; full, satisfied	v3,p1714#01	p.644#18	p.824r1c02
酌	酉+3		zhuó ㄓㄨㄛˊ	serve wine; feast; deliberate	v6,p3573#09	p.1280#07	p.1349r2c02
竭	立+9		jié ㄐㄧㄝˊ	put forth great effort; exhaust	v4,p2713#20	p.872#29	p.1005r3c04
由	田+0		yóu ㄧㄡˊ	(5.2) 介詞：從，自。 Preposition: from.	v4,p2524#02	p.757#01	p.910r2c01
來	人+6	來来徠耒	lái ㄌㄞˊ	Wheat. / Come, approach, draw near. / Return. / Incur, lead to. / Will, in the future. / Since, from some time until now. / Approximate number. / Particle: used when the object of a sentence is moved forward to emphasize the object. / Particle used to alter tempo. / Modal particle expressing suggestion or encouragement.	v1,p0141#08	p.101#16	p.102r1c01
			lài ㄌㄞˋ	See 勞來.
葆	艸+9		bǎo bāo ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄠ	reserve, preserve; conceal	v5,p3250#09	p.1043#30	p.1152r2c03
光	儿+4	灮炗𤎫𠈑𤉭	guāng ㄍㄨㄤ	light, brilliant, shine; only	v1,p0266#07	p.124#06	p.135r4c01
昔	日+4		xī cuò xí ㄒㄧㄘㄨㄛˋ 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
堯	土+9	𡋰尧	yáo ㄧㄠˊ	a legendary ancient emperor-sage	v1,p0459#14	p.234#01	p.324r3c02
問	口+8	𠳅问	wèn ㄨㄣˋ	(1.1) 詢問。 Ask, inquire.	v7,p4284#03	p.195#10	p.279r3c03
於	方+4	烏𣱏𤕘于亏扵	yú ㄩˊ	(3.4) 介詞，相當於「給」、「對」、「向」。 Preposition: to, for, towards.	v3,p2175#02	p.481#11	p.622r2c03
舜	舛+6	𡐩𡳈𡳉	shùn ㄕㄨㄣˋ	legendary ruler	v3,p2035#02	p.1008#10	p.1116r5c02
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	(1) 說。 Say, speak.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
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
欲	欠+7	慾	yù ㄩˋ	desire, want, long for; intend	v3,p2140#07	p.567#36	p.729r4c02
伐	人+4		fá ㄈㄚˊ	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
宗	宀+5		zōng ㄗㄨㄥ	lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan	v2,p0917#11	p.283#14	p.411r6c01
膾	肉+13	鱠脍	kuài ㄎㄨㄞˋ	minced meat or fish	v3,p2117#05	p.996#03	p.1104r5c02
胥	肉+5	𦙃	xū xǔ ㄒㄩㄒㄩˇ	all, together, mutually	v3,p2064#10	p.980#06	p.1094r5c02
敖	攴+7		áo ào ㄠˊ ㄠˋ	ramble, play about; leisurely; surname	v2,p1456#13	p.471#14	p.604r5c01
南	十+7	𡴖𡴟	nán nā ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄚ	south; southern part; southward	v1,p0065#02	p.157#05	p.217r3c01
面	面+0	麵	miàn ㄇㄧㄢˋ	face; surface; plane; side, dimension	v7,p4398#01	p.1383#07	p.1465r2c01
釋	釆+13	释	shì yì ㄕˋ ㄧˋ	interprete, elucidate; release	v6,p3900#06	p.1290#17	p.1357r1c02
然	火+8	燃𤓉	rán ㄖㄢˊ	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
故	攴+5		gù ㄍㄨˋ	(1) 緣故，原因。 Cause.	v2,p1453#05	p.469#25	p.601r5c01
三	一+2	叁弎	sān sàn ㄙㄢㄙㄢˋ	three	v1,p0004#03	p.76#05	p.11r2c01
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
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.
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
蓬	艸+11		péng pèng ㄆㄥˊ ㄆㄥˋ	type of raspberry; fairyland	v5,p3267#08	p.1052#14	p.1162r5c03
艾	艸+2		ài yì ㄞˋ ㄧˋ	artemisia, mugwort; translit.	v5,p3172#09	p.1017#09	p.1123r1c03
間	門+4	閒间	jiān jiàn jiǎn ㄐㄧㄢㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ	interval, space; place, between	v7,p4288#06	p.1333#01	p.1408r3c01
哉	口+6	才	zāi ㄗㄞ	Begin, start. / Modal particle expressing exclamation. / Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question.	v1,p0611#07	p.189#08	p.270r2c01
十	十+0	拾拾	shí ㄕˊ	ten, tenth; complete; perfect	v1,p0058#09	p.155#17	p.207r5c02
日	日+0	𡆸	rì mì ㄖˋ ㄇㄧˋ	sun; day; daytime	v2,p1482#01	p.489#01	p.627r1c01
並	一+7	幷并竝	bìng bàng ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄤˋ	equal to; side by side; also, what is more; both	v1,p0246#02	p.78#14	p.37r2c05
出	凵+3	岀	chū ㄔㄨ	Go out, exit. / Outside, without. / Take up a post. / Exile, banish. / Abandon (one's wife). / Free, release. / Give out, hand over. / Give, offer. / Send out, distribute. / Exceed. / Appear, emerge. / Create, make. / Produce, cause to grow. / Bear, give birth. / Origin, place of birth. / Part of an object which extends outwards. / Measure word: times, occurrences. / Measure word: section.	v1,p0307#08	p.135#11	p.172r1c01
萬	禸+8	万卍㸘𤍚𢁭	wàn ㄨㄢˋ	ten thousand; innumerable	v5,p3247#08	p.1042#33	p.1149r4c02
物	牛+4		wù ㄨˋ	thing, substance, creature	v3,p1805#03	p.699#09	p.869r5c01
皆	白+4		jiē ㄐㄧㄝ	all, every, everybody	v4,p2647#01	p.786#12	p.735r5c01
照	火+9	炤	zhào ㄓㄠˋ	shine, illumine, reflect	v3,p2221#01	p.677#36	p.854r2c01
況	水+5	况𡶢	kuàng ㄎㄨㄤˋ	condition, situation; furthermore	v3,p1586#02	p.615#01	p.777r4c01
進	辵+8	𨙟𨗃进	jìn ㄐㄧㄣˋ	advance, make progress, enter	v6,p3851#05	p.1259#30	p.1322r2c03

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