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Character · VerbTraditional歺

to act; to transform; to educate

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to act; to move; to do

archaic

An archaic, literary verb meaning to act or take action, not used in modern vernacular.

Jūn君
zǐ子
zhī之
è歺
 ，
bì必
yǒu有
chéng成
fǎ法
 。

The actions of a gentleman must have established rules.

È歺
ér而
fú弗
sī思
 ，
zé则
wǎng罔
 。

To act without thinking leads to confusion.

2.

verb

to transform; to civilize; to educate

archaic

Refers to the act of transforming people through moral education or culture; an extremely rare and classical usage.

Shèng圣
rén人
yǐ以
lǐ礼
yuè乐
è歺
wàn万
mín民
 。

The sage transforms the people with rites and music.

Dé德
zhèng政
kě可
yǐ以
è歺
fēng风
sú俗
 。

Virtuous governance can civilize customs.