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U+5996

Radical:+ 4 strokes = 7 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.151#1 Kangxi: p.256#20 Cihai: p.379r6c02 GSR: 1141.d Hanyu: v2,p1031#07
Composition:Left: , right: .
Mandarin:yāo ㄧㄠ
Cantonese:jiu1
Tang reconstruction:*qyɛu
Guangyun:廣韻·下平聲··》妖:妖豔也。《說文》作𡝩巧也,今從夭餘同。於喬切,五。
Kangxi:康熙字典·女部·》妖:《唐韻》於嬌切《集韻》於喬切《正韻》伊堯切,𠀤音夭。豔也,媚也。一曰異也,孽也。《左傳·莊十四年》人棄常則妖興。《前漢·五行志》殺不以時,有草妖。又妄聞之氣,發于音聲,有鼓妖。雲風𠀤起而杳㝠爲夜妖,言之不文,是謂不艾,時則有詩妖。又叶央居切,音於。《孔臧·鴞賦》觀之歡然,覽考經書,在德爲祥,棄常爲妖。又叶側呂切,音阻。《前漢·三王敘傳》怙寵矜功,僭欲失所。私心旣霿,牛禍告妖。《說文》𡝩,巧也。一曰女子笑貌。从女芺聲。
Fanqie:於喬 (《廣韻·下平聲··》)
Unihan definition:strange, weird, supernatural

Example usage

墨子·非攻下》:昔者三苗大亂,天命殛之,日宵出,雨血三朝,龍生於廟,犬哭乎巿,夏冰,地坼及泉,五穀變化,民乃大振。
Anciently, the three Miao tribes were in great confusion. Heaven ordered their destruction. The sun rose at night. It rained blood for three days. Dragons emerged in the temple and dogs cried in the market place. Ice came in summer and earth cracked until water gushed forth. The five grains appeared in mutation. At these, the people were greatly shocked.
莊子·人間世》:心和而出,且為聲為名,為為孽。
If in maintaining a harmony with his mind, you show how different you are from him, he will think you do so for the reputation and the name, and regard you as a creature of evil omen.
道德經》:正復為奇,善復為
The (method of) correction shall by a turn become distortion, and the good in it shall by a turn become evil.
史記·殷本紀》:伊陟曰:「臣聞不勝德,帝之政其有闕與?」
Yizhi said: 'I, your servant, have heard that virtue is not overcome by evil omens. There may be defects in your Majesty's government.'
禮記·月令》:季冬行秋令,則白露早降,介蟲為,四鄙入保。
荀子·大略》:口言善,身行惡,國也。
說苑·君道》:靈公聞之,以泄冶為言而殺之,後果弒於徵舒
春秋繁露》:其將亡也,孽亦先見。
韓詩外傳·卷二》:夫萬物之有災,人最可畏也。
新書·春秋》:其御曰:「臣聞:『祥則迎之,則凌之。』」
新序·節士》:御止之曰:「夫禨祥孽天之道也。」
中論·審大臣》:治世則不然矣,叔世之君生乎亂,求大臣、置宰相而信流俗之說,故不免乎國風之譏也,而欲與之興天和,致時雍,遏禍亂,弭災,無異策穿蹄之乘,而登太行之險,亦必顛躓矣。
孔子家語·五儀解》:天災地,不能加也。
潛夫論·潛歎》:況乎逢幽隱囚人,而待校其信,不若察女之留意也。
論衡·變虛》:使景公有失誤之行,以致惡政,惡政發,則異見,熒之守心,桑穀之生朝。
太玄經·》:次三,精微往來,先靈覺。
風俗通義》:若叔堅者,心固於金石,至而不懼,自求多福,壯矣乎
孔叢子·記問》:冉有告夫子曰:「有麕而肉角,豈天之乎?」
申鑒·時事》:簡小忌,去淫祀,絕奇怪,則偽息矣。
蔡中郎集·檢逸賦》:夫何姝之媛女,顏煒燁而含榮。
列子·湯問》:幾剋舉,隰朋諫曰:「君舍齊國之廣,人民之眾,山川之觀,殖物之阜,禮義之盛,章服之美,靡盈庭,忠良滿朝,肆咤則徒卒百萬,視撝則諸侯從命,亦奚羨於彼,而棄齊國之社稷,從戎夷之國乎?」
文始真經·四符》:譬如化人,若有厭生死心、超生死心,止名為,不名為道。
列仙傳·騎龍鳴》:信者皆去,不信者以為
淮南子·繆稱訓》:國有祥,不勝善政。
呂氏春秋·察賢》:雪霜雨露時,則萬物育矣,人民修矣,疾病厲去矣。
春秋左傳》:鄭厲公自櫟侵鄭,及大陵,獲傅瑕,傅瑕曰,苟舍我,吾請納君,與之盟而赦之,六月,甲子,傅瑕殺鄭子,及其二子,而納厲公,初,內蛇與外蛇鬥於鄭南門中,內蛇死,六年而厲公入,公聞之,問於申繻曰,猶有乎,對曰,人之所忌,其氣燄以取之,由人興也,人無釁焉,不自作,人棄常,則興,故有,厲公入,遂殺傅瑕,使謂原繁曰,傅瑕貳,周有常刑,既伏其罪矣,納我而無二心者,吾皆許之,上大夫之事,吾願與伯父圖之,且寡人出,伯父無裡言,入,又不念寡人,寡人憾焉,對曰,先君桓公,命我先人,典司宗祏,社稷有主,而外其心,其何貳如之,苟主社稷,國內之民,其誰不為臣,臣無二心,天之制也,子儀在位,十四年矣,而謀召君者,庸非二乎,莊公之子,猶有八人,若皆以官爵行賂勸貳,而可以濟事,君其若之何,臣聞命矣,乃縊而死。
國語·吳語》:今大夫老,而又不自安恬逸,而處以念惡,出則罪吾眾,撓亂百度,以孽吳國。
晏子春秋》:日月之氣,風雨不時,彗星之出,天為民之亂見之,故詔之祥,以戒不敬。
吳越春秋》:吾答之,又無他語,是凶之證也
越絕書·計倪內經》:計倪對曰:「人之生無幾,必先憂積蓄,以備祥。」
鹽鐵論·論誹》:昔秦以武力吞天下,而斯、高以孽累其禍,廢古術,隳舊禮,專任刑法,而儒、墨既喪焉。
列女傳·夏桀末喜》:不聽,以為言而殺之
漢書·敘傳下》:飛燕之,禍成厥妹。
前漢紀》:時則有服
東觀漢記·趙興》:司隸校尉下邳趙興不谢諱忌,每入官舍,輒更繕修館宇,移穿改築,故犯禁,而家人爵祿,益用豐熾,官至潁川太守。
後漢書·天文中》:其十二月,楚王英與顏忠等造作謀反,事覺,英自殺,忠等皆伏誅。
古三墳》:潛山陰,陰君土,陰臣野,陰民鬼,陰物獸,陰陽樂,陰兵,陰象冬。
西京雜記·第五》:風發屋,雨溢河,雪至牛目,雹殺驢馬,此皆陰陽相蕩,而為祲沴之也。
周禮·春官宗伯》:視祲:掌十輝之法,以觀祥,辨吉凶。
楚辭·天問》:夫曳衒何號於市
焦氏易林·比之》:兌:四尾六頭,為凶作

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