You Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Walk (chuò)
Total Kangxi strokes: 12
Page 1255, Entry 03
Pronounced di.
Advancing or treading.
Book of Documents (Shujing): Sincerely tread upon their virtue. Commentary: This means to sincerely practice their virtue.
The path or the way.
Book of Documents (Shujing): Following the path leads to good fortune. Commentary: This means if one follows the path, one will encounter good fortune.
In the sense of initiation and guidance.
Book of Documents (Shujing): To enlighten and guide the descendants. Commentary: This refers to enlightening and guiding descendants.
Book of Documents (Shujing): How much more so for the people today, there are none who are guided that do not follow. Commentary: This means there are no people who, when guided, do not follow.
Arriving.
History of the Han Dynasty (Hanshu): The Han followed from the Qin, with both reforms and continuities.
To correct one another.
Regional Dialect (Fangyan): Between the regions of Qi, Qing, and Xu, correcting one another is called youdi.
Also pronounced du.
Book of Odes (Shijing): These good men, neither seeking nor being guided.
Lu Yun, Poem for Farewell to Minister Wang: The Emperor thinks of the mediocre, the great statutes shine and guide. Thinking fondly of the three spirits, the decree descends from heaven, abundant and firm.
Also pronounced duo.
Lu Ji, Poem for Feng Wenpi: Brilliant is Master Feng, his wise inquiries are truly guided. Heaven protects and stabilizes you, there is no virtue that is not shining.
Proofreading note: In the entry for the Book of Odes, the original text reads neither seeking nor being guided, followed by a rhyming note. The text has been corrected to follow the original reading of the rhyme.