訟

訟 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+4, 11 strokes, cangjie input 卜口金戈 (YRCI), four-corner 0863₂, composition ⿰訁公)

• KangXi: page 1149, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35266
• Dae Jaweon: page 1616, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3949, character 3
• Unihan data for U+8A1F

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *sɢloŋ, *sɢloŋs) : semantic 言 (“say”) + phonetic 公 (OC *kloːŋ).

訟

1. to accuse

   • 子曰：「已矣乎！吾未見能見其過而內自訟者也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     子曰：“已矣乎！吾未见能见其过而内自讼者也。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE

     Zǐyuē: “Yǐ yǐ hū! Wú wèijiàn néng jiàn qí guò ér nèi zìsòng zhě yě.” [Pinyin]

     The Master said, "It is all over. I have not yet seen one who could perceive their faults, and inwardly accuse themself."

2. to argue; to dispute

   • 分爭辨訟，非禮不決。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     分争辨讼，非礼不决。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Fēnzhēng biànsòng, fēilǐ bùjué. [Pinyin]

     The clearing up of quarrels and discriminating in disputes cannot be decisive without the rules of propriety.

3. to litigate

   • 子曰：「聽訟，吾猶人也，必也使無訟乎！」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     子曰：“听讼，吾犹人也，必也使无讼乎！” [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE

     Zǐyuē: “Tīngsòng, wú yóu rén yě, bì yě shǐ wúsòng hū!” [Pinyin]

     The Master said, "In hearing litigations, I am like any other body. What is necessary is to cause the people to have no litigations."

4. sixth hexagram of the I Ching
5. Alternative form of 頌／颂 (sòng, “to laud; to praise; to extol”).

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. sue
2. accuse

• Go-on: じゅ (ju); ず (zu)
• Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)
• Kun: あらそう (arasō, 訟う); うったえる (uttaeru, 訟える)

訟 • (song) (hangeul 송, revised song, McCune–Reischauer song, Yale song)

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