# Nan Yung — Analects character guide

> Nan Yung in Analects by Confucius.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Nan Yung, Yung, Nan - tsze, V Nan Yung

**First appearance:** 0000-book-i-hsio-r

## Who they are

A disciple who married Confucius's niece, known for his careful speech.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/analects_se/chapters/i)

Praised for his ability to avoid disgrace in both well-governed and ill-governed times, leading to his marriage to Confucius's niece.

### [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/analects_se/chapters/i)

Referred to as Yung, the subject of Confucius's praise.

### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/analects_se/chapters/v)

Frequently repeated the lines about a white scepter stone, demonstrating his devotion to learning and self-cultivation.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/analects_se/chapters/iii)

Asks about perfect virtue and receives the Master's teaching on cautious speech.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/analects_se/chapters/iv)

Asks about the superior man and receives Confucius's teaching.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/analects_se/chapters/v)

Sze-mâ Niû, full of anxiety, laments having no brothers.

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