Appears in 5 chapters of the Analects, 1 taughtMin Sun 闵损

Courtesy names, other names

Min Ziqian; Minzi; Sun

Who

Disciple of Confucius

Relation to Confucius

Disciple

Source

The text of each chapter; identity follows Zhu Xi's commentary (Sibu beiyao edition of the Collected Commentaries on the Four Books)

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Chapters in the Analects

1. 6.7Offered an office, why would he flee?

   季氏使閔子騫為費宰。閔子騫曰：善為我辭焉。如有復我者，則吾必在汶上矣。

2. 11.2Those who followed me in Chen and Cai are no longer at my gatenot yet taught

   子曰：從我於陳、蔡者，皆不及門也。德行：顏淵，閔子騫，冉伯牛，仲弓。言語：宰我，子貢。政事：冉有，季路。文學：子游，子夏。

3. 11.4How filial Min Ziqian is!not yet taught

   子曰：孝哉閔子騫！人不間於其父母昆弟之言。

4. 11.12Min Ziqian stood beside the Master, respectful and exactnot yet taught

   閔子侍側，誾誾如也；子路，行行如也；冉有、子貢，侃侃如也。子樂。若由也，不得其死然。

5. 11.13The people of Lu were rebuilding the Long Treasurynot yet taught

   魯人為長府。閔子騫曰：仍舊貫，如之何？何必改作？子曰：夫人不言，言必有中。

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