處
chu3Mathews: 1407
Dictionary Definition
No detailed glossary definition available for this character.
Concordance & Context (5 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 09.6
6th Line★
(it is, has) settled, stilled, disposed, resolved
既雨既處，尚德載。婦贞厲。月幾望，君子征凶。
It has already rained, it is already settled
Value the merits already conveyed
The woman’s persistence is difficult
as the moon approaches full
The noble young one’s expedition fails
Stats: 141+5→ 56.4
4th Line
(a, the) shelter, refuge, bivouac; place to rest
旅于處，得其資斧，我心不快。
The wanderer stays in a shelter
Having secured some wherewithal and an axe
But lamenting “My heart is not at peace”
→ 31.3x
Xiao Xiang 3
settled, secure, still, at rest; in place; abiding
咸其股，亦不處。志在隨人，所執下。
31.3x Persuaded in one’s loins:
But less than secure
* The purpose lies in pursuing another
The position holds onto the inferior
→ 09.6
Xiao Xiang 6
settled
既雨既處，德積載也。君子征凶，有所疑也。
09.6x (It has) already rained, (it is) already settled
The merits (already) gathered (and) conveyed
* The noble young one’s expedition fails:
There is a place for uncertainty
Xiao Xiang 4
(a) shelter
旅于處，未得位也。得其資斧，心未快也。
56.4x The wanderer (stays) in a shelter:
(Having) not yet secured a place
* Securing some valuables (and) an axe:
(But with) a heart less than peaceful
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出chu1(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除chu2sets, puts aside, away; makes ready, caches +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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