出
chu1Mathews: 1409GSR: 496a
Dictionary Definition
(to) come out, get out, go out, (of), set out, stand out (from, out of); appear, arise, beget, bring out, deliver, depart, emerge, escape, evolve, exceed, exist, exit, expel, get rid of, go (beyond, past), issue (from, out), leave, occur, proceed, (go/come) forth, (sur)pass, pour out; quit, abandon, eject, reduce, expurgate; reappear, reemerge, remove, rise up, vent; expend, pay (s, ed, ing); (a, the) adventure, departure, emergence, emergency, expression, issue, outcome; (to be) beyond, past, passed, produced, spent; out of/from, outside of; out comes
Radical: 17+3 | First occurrence: Hexagram 05.4
Concordance & Context (33 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 05.4
4th Line★
emerge; get out, come out, depart, arise; ^
需于血，出自穴。
Waiting in blood
Get out of the pit
Stats: 17+3→ 07.1
1st Line
set(s) out, go(es) forth, proceed(s), depart(s)
師出以律，否臧凶。
The militia sets out according to codes
To deny good order is unfortunate
→ 09.4
4th Line
depart, leave, exit, quit (s); (are) spent
有孚，血去惕出，無咎。
Be true
The bleeding stops, anxiety leaves
No harm is done
→ 17.1
1st Line
leaving, departing; going out (of), beyond
官有渝，贞吉。出門交有功。
Standards will change
Persistence is promising
Leaving the gate to interact has merit
→ 24.0
Gua Ci
exit, depart, go (ing) out
復，亨，出入無吉，朋來無咎。反復其道，七日來復，利有攸往。
Fulfillment
Exit and enter without anxiety
Companions arrive without fail
Turning around and returning is the way
The seventh day brings return
Worthwhile to have somewhere to go
→ 05.4
Tuan Zhuan
emerge, proceed, arise(s) (from); come out of
大哉乾元，萬物資始，乃統天。雲行雨施，品物流形。大明終始，六位時成。時乘六龍以御天。乾道變化，各正性命，保合太和，乃利贞。首出庶物，萬國咸寧。
How great (is) creation’s source!
The myriad beings (are) provided beginnings
Along with all of the sky
Clouds pass, rain falls
The varieties of beings flow into form
Great light completes (then) begins
The six positions (are) by season fulfilled
Seasons to mount the six dragons
(And) with these to master the skies
Creation’s way (is) emergence (and) transformation
Each being true to inner nature (and) higher law
Security (is) joining in the highest attunement
It is this that rewards persistence
(As) leaders emerge from the numberless beings
The myriad realms come together in peace
→ 05.4
Xiang Zhuan
(there) emerges, appears, arises; out comes
山下出泉，蒙。君子以果行育德。
At the foot of the mountain emerges a spring
Inexperience
The noble young one, accordingly, proceeds to fruition
by nourishing character
→ 05.4
Xiao Xiang 1
sets out
師出以律，失律凶也。
07.1x The militia sets out according to codes:
To forget the codes (is) unfortunate
Xiao Xiang 4
leaves
有孚惕出，上合志也。
09.4x Be true, anxieties leave:
A higher (and) unifying purpose
Xiao Xiang 1
departing, leaving, going out of, going past
出門同人，又誰咎也。
13.1x Departing the gate (in) fellowship with others:
Given this, who is in error?
→ 05.4
Xiang Zhuan
comes, proceeds from, comes out of, leaves
雷出地奮，豫。先王以作樂崇德，殷薦之上帝，以配祖考。
Thunder comes from the earth with energy
Readiness
The early sovereigns, accordingly,
composed music to celebrate merit
Enthusiastically offering this to the highest divinity*
→ 05.4
Xiao Xiang 1
leaving
官有渝，從正吉也。出門交有功，不失也。
17.1x Standards will change:
To follow the true (is) promising
* Leaving the gate to interact has merit:
Nothing (is) lost
Tuan Zhuan
exiting
復亨，剛反。動而以順行，是以出入無吉，朋來無咎。反復其道，七日來復，天行也。利有攸往，剛長也。復其見天地之心乎！
Returning (means) fulfillment:
The firm comes back around
Energetic, and using acceptance to proceed
So it is that exiting (and) entering (are) without anxiety
(And) companions arrive without fail
Turning around (and) returning (is) the way,
The seventh day brings return:
(As) heaven behaves
Worthwhile to have somewhere to go:
Firmness prevails
(In) returning one sees the heart of heaven (and) earth!
Xiao Xiang 2
(come) out of, beyond, past; pass(ed)
求小德，未出中。
29.2x Seek modest gains:
(One is) not yet out of the middle
→ 05.4
5th Line
issuing, pouring out, discharging, gushing
出涕沲若，戚嗟若，吉。
Gushing tears, streaming like water
What grief and lament!
Good fortune!
→ 05.4
6th Line
issues, outcomes, emergencies, [uprisings]
王用出征，有嘉。折首，獲匪其醜，無咎。
The sovereign takes advantage of emergencies to expedite
There will be commendations
And severed heads
The captives were never his enemies
Not a mistake
→ 05.4
Xiao Xiang 6
emergencies
王用出征，以正邦。
30.6x The sovereign takes advantage of emergencies to expedite:
In order to set right the domain
Tuan Zhuan
rises, arises, emerges, comes out, appears "
晋，進。明出地上，順而麗乎大明。柔進而上行，是以康侯用錫馬蕃庶，晝日三接。
Expansion
(Means) progress
The light rises over the earth
Compliance along with reliance upon great clarity
The flexible advances, but with superior conduct
And so it is that the prosperous lord uses grants (of) horses
To breed a multitude
(And) by the light of a day three times grants audience
→ 05.4
Xiang Zhuan
rises, arises emerges, comes out, appears "
明出地上，晋。君子以自昭明德。
The light rises over the earth
Expansion
The noble young one, therefore,
naturally radiates clarity of character
→ 05.4
4th Line
exit, leave, quit, depart; go, get (ing) out
入于左腹，獲明夷之心，于出門庭。
Entering through the left side of the gut
Capturing intelligence of the dark one’s heart
Before exiting through the courtyard gate
→ 05.4
Xiao Xiang 6
at first
出登于天，照四國。獲入于地，失則。
36.6x At first rising into the sky:
To illuminate the four domains
* At last going into the earth:
Disregarding due order
Xiang Zhuan
emerges, originates; comes, goes (forth) v
風自火出，家人。君子以言有物，而行有恆。
Wind comes forth from flame
Family members
The noble young one, accordingly, speaks with substance
And acts with consistency
→ 05.4
1st Line
to expel, remove; get, pour out; get rid of
鼎顛趾，利出否。得妾以其子，無咎。
A cauldron with upended feet
Worthwhile to expel the stagnating
Accepting a concubine for the sake of her child
Is without blame
→ 05.4
Xiao Xiang 1
to expel
鼎顛趾，未悖也。利出否，以從貴也。
50.1x A cauldron (with) upended feet:
As yet nothing improper
* Worthwhile to expel the stagnating:
In order to attend to (what is) valued
Tuan Zhuan
emerge, arise (ing); come, stand out, forth
震，亨。震來虩虩，恐致福也。笑言啞啞，後有則也。震驚百里，驚遠而懼邇也。出可以守宗廟社稷，以為祭主也。
Arousal (means) fulfillment
Shock brings fear (and) alarm:
The fear leads to well-being
Mirthful words (and) echoing laughter:
After there is a precedent
The thunder startles (for) a hundred li (around):
Disturbing the distant and frightening the near
Do not let drop the ladle of sacred wine:
Emerge fit to guard the ancestral shrine,
the altars to place (and) to grain
(And) thereby perform the offerings (with) mastery
→ 05.4
emerge, arise (ing); come, stand out, forth
震，亨。震來虩虩，恐致福也。笑言啞啞，後有則也。震驚百里，驚遠而懼邇也。出可以守宗廟社稷，以為祭主也。
Arousal (means) fulfillment
Shock brings fear (and) alarm:
The fear leads to well-being
Mirthful words (and) echoing laughter:
After there is a precedent
The thunder startles (for) a hundred li (around):
Disturbing the distant and frightening the near
Do not let drop the ladle of sacred wine:
Emerge fit to guard the ancestral shrine,
the altars to place (and) to grain
(And) thereby perform the offerings (with) mastery
Xiang Zhuan
beyond, out(side) of; departure, exit from
兼山，艮。君子以思不出其位。
Adjacent mountains
Stillness
The noble young one, accordingly,
contemplates nothing outside of its place
→ 05.4
6th Line
(to) (re) emerge, appear, arise; come out
渙其血，去逖出，無咎。
Dispersing one’s hot-bloodedness
Getting distance
Far away to reappear
No blame
→ 05.4
1st Line
go(ing) out, past, beyond; leave, depart (ing)
不出戶庭，無咎。
Not going past the door to the courtyard*
No blame
→ 05.4
Xiao Xiang 1
going past
不出戶庭，知通塞也。
60.1x Not going past the door (to) the courtyard:
Knowing free course (to be) hindered
2nd Line
go(ing) out, past, beyond; leave, depart (ing)
不出門庭，凶。
Not going past the gate from the courtyard*
Disappointing
→ 05.4
Xiao Xiang 2
going past
不出門庭，凶，失時極也。
60.2x Not going past the gate (from) the courtyard
(is) disappointing:
Losing the crucial timing
Tuan Zhuan
out of, beyond, past; (sur)passed, departed
未濟亨，柔得中也。小狐汔濟，未出中也。濡其尾，無攸利，不續終也。雖不當位，剛柔應也。
P wei4 (to be) not yet
ji4 complete
heng1 (means) fulfillment
* rou2 3133 02.T the flexible, gentle, yielding; flexibility
de2 6161 02.0 gain, secure, find, occupy, claim (s) 06.T
zhong1 1504 03.3 the center, middle, mean, balance "
P xiao3 (the) little
hu2 fox
qi4 (is) almost
ji4 across (the) (half-frozen) stream
* wei4 (but) not yet
chu1 1409 05.4 out of, beyond, past; (sur)passed, departed
zhong1 1504 03.3 the center, middle, balance; concentration
S ru2 to soak
qi2 that
wei3 tail
* wu2 (is) not
you1 (a) direction
li4 with merit
* bu4 5379 02.2 (this is, would) not, to not; wanting; failing
xu4 2865 120+15 HL (to) continue, connect; go (ing) on, through
zhong1 1500 01.3 to the end, outcome, conclusion, finish
S sui1 5519 55.1 F even if, though; although 05.6x
bu4 5379 02.2 not, im-; in-; un-; less than; nothing, none "
dang1 6087 05.6x (is, are) properly, appropriately, suitably "
wei4 7116 45.5 placed, positioned, situated, dignified "
* gang1 3268 03.T the firm, strong, resolute; firmness
rou2 3133 02.T (and) the flexible, gentle, yielding; flexibility
ying4 7477 02.T (all) correspond, resonate, relate, reciprocate
→ 05.4
Homophones (chu)
初chu1(to) begin, start (with) (s, ed, ing); (to be) original, initial, incipient; (a, the) start, beginning, origin, first (step) (s); initially, originally, (at, in) (the) first (place), (at, in) the beginning, at the start, early (on), when first除chu2sets, puts aside, away; makes ready, caches +處chu3(it is, has) settled, stilled, disposed, resolved畜chu4(to) take care of, care for, provide for, tend (to), attend (to), keep, raise, feed, nurture, sustain, nourish, rear, bring up, support, shelter, cherish, train, manage, cultivate, retain, restrain, tame, (bring under) control, herd, domesticate, raise beasts, animals, brutes; accumulate, store up, gather, hoard, reserve (s, ed, ing); (a, the) nurture, cultivation, culture, domestication, husbandry, management, training; domestic animal; raising ... beasts; also pronounced xu4 in verb form, to raise animals触chu4(who) butts (against), attacks, rushes "
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