Appears in 1 chapters of the Analects, 0 taughtThe woman 妇人

Who

The woman among the ten able ministers in 8.20; her name does not appear in the text

Relation to Confucius

Historical figure cited

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. 8.20Shun had five ministers and the realm was well governednot yet taught

   舜有臣五人而天下治。武王曰：予有亂臣十人。孔子曰：才難，不其然乎？唐、虞之際，於斯為盛。有婦人焉，九人而已。三分天下有其二，以服事殷。周之德，其可謂至德也已矣。

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