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chong2Mathews: 1509GSR: 1188a

Dictionary Definition

(to be) repeated, repeating, double, doubled, multiple, paired, twofold; (to) accumulate; twice, two times; character pronounced Zhong4 when meaning weighty, etc.

Radical: 166+2 | First occurrence: Hexagram 29.T

Concordance & Context (3 occurrences)

Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 29.T
Tuan Zhuan
(is, means) double, twice
習坎,險。水流而不盈,行險而不失其信。維心亨,乃以剛中。行有尚,往有功。天險不可升,地險山川丘陵。王公設險以守其國,險之時用大矣哉!
Repeated exposure (Means) twice the risk The water replenishes but does not pile up Making progress (through) risk yet never losing its confidence To keep the heart secure (is) fulfillment: When making use of the firmness within Progress will be valued: To continue on will be an accomplishment Heavenly hazards do not permit climbing Earthly hazards (are) mountains (and) rivers, hills (and) heights Sovereigns (and) patriarchs arrange hazards in order to protect their domains Risk’s timely application (is) very important here!
Stats: 166+230.T
Tuan Zhuan
double(d), repeated, twofold, layers of
離麗,日月麗乎天,百糓草木麗乎土。明以麗乎正,乃化成天下。柔麗乎中正,故亨。是以畜牝牛吉。
Arising (Means) to be conditioned The sun (and) moon (are) conditioned upon heaven The hundreds of grasses, the plants (and) the trees are conditioned upon the earth Doubled clarity, accordingly, (is) conditioned upon the true Then transformation completes (all things) under heaven The flexible (is) conditioned upon the central (and) correct Given this, fulfillment And so it is that to care for the cow (is) promising
57.T
Tuan Zhuan
repeated(ing); double, two times, twice
巽以申命,剛巽乎中正而志行。柔皆順乎剛,是以小,亨。利有攸往,利見大人。
Repeated adaptation (is) useful (in) setting forth the higher purpose The firm adapts with balance (and) integrity And so the intentions (are) carried out The flexible both respond to the firm So there are, accordingly, little successes Worthwhile to have somewhere to go Rewarding to encounter a mature human being
29.T

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