賁
bi4Mathews: 5027GSR: 437a
Dictionary Definition
(to) adorn, dress (up), beautify, embellish, decorate, make graceful (s, ed, ing); (to be) elegant, brilliant, ornate, fancy, dressed up, sumptuous; superficial, nearsighted; (a, the) adornment, ornamentation; shell, treasure; model (s)
Radical: 154+5 | First occurrence: Hexagram 22.0
Concordance & Context (11 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 22.0
Gua Ci★
adorn, embellish (ment); dressing up; ornate
賁，亨，小利有攸往。
Satisfaction
A little worthwhile to have somewhere to go
Stats: 154+5→ 22.1
1st Line
adorn, dress up, decorate, beautify (ing)
賁其趾，舍車而徒。
Adorning those feet
Dismissing the carriage and walking
→ 22.2
2nd Line
adorn, dress up, decorate, beautify (ing)
賁其須。
Adorning his beard
→ 22.3
3rd Line
^ elegant, fancy, sumptuous ^
賁如濡如，永贞吉。
So elegant looking, as though dripping
With enduring persistence, promising
→ 22.4
4th Line
^ elegant, fancy, sumptuous ^
賁如皤如，白馬翰如，匪寇婚媾。
So elegant looking, as if of pure white
A white steed, as if on wings
Not an adversary but a marital suitor
→ 22.5
5th Line
adorned, dressed up, decorated, beautified
賁于丘園，束帛戔戔，吝，終吉。
Dressed up amidst hills and gardens
One’s gift bundle of silk is but a shabby remnant
Embarrassing
But in the end, promising
→ 22.6
6th Line
adornment, dress, elegance
白賁，無咎。
Plain white elegance
No mistake
→ 22.0
Xiao Xiang 2
adorning
賁其須，與上興也。
22.2x Adorning his beard:
To partake in a higher prosperity
Xiao Xiang 6
elegance
白賁無咎，上得志也。
22.6x Plain white elegance is no mistake:
The top attains the goal
Tuan Zhuan
adornment
賁亨，柔來而文剛，故亨。分剛上而文柔，故小利有攸往。天文文明以止，人文觀乎天文以察時變，觀乎人文以化成天下。
Adornment satisfies
The flexible comes forward and refines the firm
Consequently, satisfaction
Alternately, the firm rises upwards and refines the flexible
Consequently, a little worthwhile to have somewhere to go
(Even) heaven (has) a style
Refinement (and) clarity mean stability
(Such is) human culture
Look to heaven’s refinements
Thereby to study the seasonal changes
Look to humanity’s refinements
Thereby to transform (and) complete all under heaven
Xiang Zhuan
ad ornment
山下有火，賁。君子以明庶政，無敢折獄。
At the foot of the mountain is flame
Adornment
The noble young one, accordingly, clarifies numerous policies*
But does not presume to execute justice
→ 22.0
Homophones (bi)
鼻bi2(the) nose, snout匕bi3(the) ladle, spoon (full) (of)比bi3(to) accord, belong, combine, go together, join, affiliate, unite, associate (to, with); sort, compare, match, assemble, join, follow, (put, hold) together, draw an analogy (s, ed, ing); (to be) affiliated, paired (with), concordant, well- disposed; close, familiar; successive, comparable, analogous, similar; (a, the) union, belonging, affiliation, association, togetherness, congestion, commonality; on behalf of妣bi3grandmother; late, departed mother彼bi3that, those (targets, quarry); the ones閉bi4closed, shut, lo cked, barred, blocked (up)敝bi4(is) cracked, broken, worn out, damaged必bi4(these, they would) certain, sure (ly)辟bi4(and, to) avoid, shun; withdraw (s) from
Previous彼 bi3
Nextbi4 閉
Help improve this resource
Spot a typo or have a suggestion? We'd love to hear from you.