Art of War 7.16
The Art of War (孫子兵法), Manœuvring 軍爭篇
以分合爲變者也
Whether to concentrate or to divide your troops, must be decided by circumstances.
Lionel Giles (1910), Sun Tzŭ on the Art of War (1910), with Giles' notes — public domain.
Character glossary
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 分fēnto divide, to allocate; fraction; small
- 合héto combine, to join, to unite; to gather
- 爲wèido, handle, govern, act; be
- 變biànto change, to transform, to alter; rebel
- 者zhěthat which; they who; those who
- 也yěalso, too
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Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.