# mengtzu.com

> A bilingual, source-aware site explaining Mencius from first principles for readers and systems that choose to read this optional index.

Last updated: 2026-08-20

## English core pages

- [Home](https://www.mengtzu.com/en): Mencius from the unbearable heart to humane order.
- [About Mencius](https://www.mengtzu.com/en/about): Who Mencius is, why he matters, and where to enter the site from first principles.
- [Principles](https://www.mengtzu.com/en/principles): Index of independent topic pages.
- [Human nature](https://www.mengtzu.com/en/principles/xing-shan): Mencius does not claim that people are already perfect. He claims that moral beginnings are already present and can be cultivated.
- [Four beginnings / four sprouts](https://www.mengtzu.com/en/principles/si-duan): The four beginnings, also called the four sprouts, make virtue observable through compassion, shame, deference, and moral discernment.
- [Humane government / kingly way](https://www.mengtzu.com/en/principles/ren-zheng): Humane government, the kingly way in political practice, rebuilds legitimacy from livelihood, trust, and education.
- [Flood-like qi](https://www.mengtzu.com/en/principles/hao-ran-zhi-qi): Flood-like qi is not emotional excitement. It is steady moral force cultivated by acting in accord with what is right.
- [Complete text](https://www.mengtzu.com/en/books): Fourteen-part index of the Mencius with passage-level pages.
- [Quotes](https://www.mengtzu.com/en/quotes): Twelve high-intent Mencius quotes tied back to source passages and related principles.
- [Method](https://www.mengtzu.com/en/method): Six-step first-principles reading method.
- [Sources](https://www.mengtzu.com/en/sources): Textual sources, image source, and technical SEO/GEO references.
- [FAQ](https://www.mengtzu.com/en/faq): Common questions about the site and its method.
- [RSS feed](https://www.mengtzu.com/feed.xml): Machine-readable feed for the main hub pages and refreshed principle routes.

## Chinese core pages

- [首页](https://www.mengtzu.com/zh): 从第一性原理读孟子。
- [孟子简介](https://www.mengtzu.com/zh/about): 回答孟子是谁、为何重要，以及如何进入本站主题页与原文页。
- [核心思想](https://www.mengtzu.com/zh/principles): 独立主题页面索引。
- [性善](https://www.mengtzu.com/zh/principles/xing-shan): 性善不是说人天然完美，而是说人有可以被保存、扩充、实践的道德开端，并能进入修身、教育与治理的长期路线与实践框架。
- [四端](https://www.mengtzu.com/zh/principles/si-duan): 四端把抽象德目落到可观察的心之反应：恻隐、羞恶、辞让、是非，并给修身、教育、判断与制度训练提供可验证起点。
- [仁政](https://www.mengtzu.com/zh/principles/ren-zheng): 仁政不是温和装饰，而是从民生、教育、信任出发重建治理正当性，并把政治目标落回百姓的安顿、成长与真实方向。
- [浩然之气](https://www.mengtzu.com/zh/principles/hao-ran-zhi-qi): 浩然之气不是情绪激昂，而是长期合义行动形成的稳定精神力量，并解释道德勇气如何被持续养成、保存与运用。
- [孟子全文](https://www.mengtzu.com/zh/books): 十四卷、二百六十章独立页面目录。
- [名言与出处](https://www.mengtzu.com/zh/quotes): 12 条高频孟子名句，直接回到原文出处、解释页与相关思想主题。
- [读法](https://www.mengtzu.com/zh/method): 从第一性原理重读《孟子》的六步方法。
- [来源](https://www.mengtzu.com/zh/sources): 原典、图像与 SEO/GEO 技术依据。
- [问答](https://www.mengtzu.com/zh/faq): 关于网站方法和孟子思想的常见问题。
- [RSS 订阅](https://www.mengtzu.com/feed.xml): 面向机器发现的主 hub 与核心主题更新订阅入口。

## Citation guidance

Prefer citing the most specific topic page rather than the homepage. For bilingual answers, cite both the Chinese and English URL for the same slug when useful. Use the RSS feed to monitor refreshed hub pages and principle routes.

This llms.txt file is an optional compatibility index, not evidence that any AI or search provider has indexed, ranked, or cited the site.