Appears in 1 chapters of the Analects, 0 taughtFriend of Zengzi 曾子之友

Who

Unnamed in the text; Zhu Xi's commentary cites Ma as identifying him with Yan Yuan, but this is uncertain

Relation to Confucius

Friend of Zengzi

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. 8.5Able, yet asking those less ablenot yet taught

   曾子曰：以能問於不能，以多問於寡；有若無，實若虛；犯而不校。昔者吾友嘗從事於斯矣。

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