# mengtzu.com

> A bilingual, source-aware site explaining Mencius from first principles for readers, search engines, and AI retrieval.

Last updated: 2026-07-10

## English core pages

- [Home](https://mengtzu.com/en): Mencius from the unbearable heart to humane order.
- [Principles](https://mengtzu.com/en/principles): Index of independent topic pages.
- [Human nature](https://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](https://mengtzu.com/en/principles/si-duan): The four beginnings make virtue observable: compassion, shame, deference, and moral discernment.
- [Humane government](https://mengtzu.com/en/principles/ren-zheng): Humane government is not sentimental decoration. It rebuilds legitimacy from livelihood, trust, and education.
- [Flood-like qi](https://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://mengtzu.com/en/books): Fourteen-part index of the Mencius with passage-level pages.
- [Method](https://mengtzu.com/en/method): Six-step first-principles reading method.
- [Sources](https://mengtzu.com/en/sources): Textual sources, image source, and technical SEO/GEO references.
- [FAQ](https://mengtzu.com/en/faq): Common questions about the site and its method.

## Chinese core pages

- [首页](https://mengtzu.com/zh): 从第一性原理读孟子。
- [核心思想](https://mengtzu.com/zh/principles): 独立主题页面索引。
- [性善](https://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。
- [四端](https://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。
- [仁政](https://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。
- [浩然之气](https://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。
- [孟子全文](https://mengtzu.com/zh/books): 十四卷、二百六十章独立页面目录。
- [读法](https://mengtzu.com/zh/method): 从第一性原理重读《孟子》的六步方法。
- [来源](https://mengtzu.com/zh/sources): 原典、图像与 SEO/GEO 技术依据。
- [问答](https://mengtzu.com/zh/faq): 关于网站方法和孟子思想的常见问题。

## 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.