| 諸 | 850B15 60A.41-1 | 部居  | 畫數 15 | ㄓㄨ [zhu1] | ||
| Fin. part. | (AC) contraction of 之乎: 有諸 is it true? is there? | |||||
| N. | A surname. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Plural of “the,” similar to “these” but oft. meaning a class or group: 諸事如意 all goes as you wish; 諸如此類 like this kind of things, et cetera; 諸般武藝 the different kinds of acrobatic show or skill with spear, sword, etc; 諸同學 the schoolmates; 諸姑姊妹 the different aunts and sisters. (2) Used vocatively in address to a group: 諸公 sirs, gentlemen; 諸位，諸君 [zhu1wei4],[zhu1jUn1]↓. | |||||
| Prep. | At, from, to, etc. (＝於): 聞諸夫子 (AC) I heard from the Master; 求諸己 seek it within oneself (for failure), rely on oneself (for success); 加諸我也 put (blame) on me; 失諸正鵠 miss the target; 譬諸草木 may be compared to the plants. | |||||
| Words | 1. 諸多 [zhu1duo1], adj. & adv., the different, the many: 諸多事情 the many different matter; 諸多不便 in many ways inconvenient. 2. 諸葛 [zhu1ge2], n., a surname; 諸葛菜 broccoli, a plant of the mustard family, Brassica campestris. 3. 諸侯 [zhu1hou2], n., the feudal princes of Jou Dyn., actually chiefs of different states. 4. 諸柘 [zhu1zhe4], n., (AC) sugar cane (also wr. 諸蔗，藷蔗). 5. 諸君 [zhu1jUn1], n., (used in public address) equiv. of “ladies and gentlemen,” “sirs.” 6. 諸色 [zhu1se4], phr., the different kinds of people: 諸色人等. 7. 諸生 [zhu1sheng1], n., (1) the different students as a group; (2) formerly, the scholars of the first degree (秀才 [xiu4cai2]). 8. 諸夏 [zhu1xia4], n., (AC) the Chinese, as a body of different states and dist. from foreign tribes. 9. 諸子 [zhu1zi3], n., “the philosophers,” referring to the philosophers or their works, outside the Confucianists (such as 老子，莊子，墨子, etc.); 諸子百家 the different philosophers and authors, esp. in time of the Warring Kingdoms. 10. 諸位 [zhu1wei4], n., see [zhu1jUn1]↑. | |||||