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  1. 窮究事物道理禮記·大學》:致知格物。」·蘇軾侍讀〉:皇帝陛下格物文武。」

  2. 糾正行為三國志··魏書·和洽》:儉素處身以此格物。」·劉禹錫天平節度使〉:賞罰格物。」

to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學[li3 xue2], word for Western natural sciences during late Qing