遁
dun4Mathews: 6586GSR: 428d
Dictionary Definition
(to) retreat, withdraw, retire, escape, evade, avoid, flee, hide away, withdraw from, get distance from, step back (from), run away, abscond, skulk, hide; drag the feet in walking (s, ed, ing); (a, the) retirement, retreat, 421 reservation, sanctuary; distance, distancing, withdrawal; [reframing]; (to be) hidden, concealed, evasive, withdrawn, invisible, secluded
Radical: 162+11 | First occurrence: Hexagram 33.0
Concordance & Context (16 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 33.0
Gua Ci★
distance, retreat, step back, withdraw (ing)
遁，亨，小利贞。
Success
Little reward in persistence
Stats: 162+11→ 33.1
1st Line
withdrawing, hiding, concealing, [covering]
遁尾，厲。勿用有攸往。
Withdrawing the tail in trouble
Not at all useful to have somewhere to go
→ 33.3
3rd Line
retreat, withdrawal, retirement, escape
係遁，有疾厲。畜臣妾吉。
Entangled retreat
There will be anxiety and distress
To manage one’s servants and concubines would have been timely.
→ 33.4
4th Line
retreat, withdrawal, distance, retirement
好遁，君子吉，小人否。
Elective retreat
The noble young one’s opportunity
The common people deny
→ 33.5
5th Line
retreat, withdrawal, distancing, reservation
嘉遁，贞吉。
Commendable retreat
Persistence is promising
→ 33.6
6th Line
retreat, withdrawal, distancing, reservation
肥遁，無不利。
Resourceful retreat
Nothing cannot be turned to advantage
→ 28.X
Xiang Zhuan
(and) withdraws, retreats, steps back from
澤滅木，大過。君子以獨立不懼，遁世無懣。
The lake rises over the trees
Greatness in excess
The noble young one, accordingly, stands alone and undaunted
And steps back from the world without sorrow
→ 33.0
Xiao Xiang 1
withdrawing
遁尾之利，不往何災。
33.1x Withdrawing the tail comes to have troubles:
(If) not in motion, where is the crisis?
Xiao Xiang 3
retreat
係遁之利，有疾厲。畜臣妾疾，不可大事。
33.3x Entangled retreat has distress,
There will be anxiety (and) exhaustion
* Managing (one’s) servants (and) concubines
(would have been) timely:
But not suited to crucial concerns
Xiao Xiang 4
retreat
君子好遁，小人否。
33.4x The noble young one chooses retreat
(While) common people deny
Xiao Xiang 5
retreat’s
嘉遁贞疾，以正志。
33.5x Commendable retreat’s persistence (is) promising:
By staying true to objectives
Xiao Xiang 6
retreat,
肥遁無不利，無所疑。
33.6x Resourceful retreat, nothing cannot be turned to advantage:
Having no reason to doubt
Tuan Zhuan
distancing
遁亨。遁而亨。剛當位而應，與時行。小利贞，浸而長。遁之時義大矣哉。
Distancing succeeds:
Get distance and then succeed
The firm (is) suitably placed and resonant
To partake in the seasons’ progress
Little reward (in) persistence:
[The flexible] penetrates and then prevails
Distancing’s proper timing (is) very important here!
get distance
遁亨。遁而亨。剛當位而應，與時行。小利贞，浸而長。遁之時義大矣哉。
Distancing succeeds:
Get distance and then succeed
The firm (is) suitably placed and resonant
To partake in the seasons’ progress
Little reward (in) persistence:
[The flexible] penetrates and then prevails
Distancing’s proper timing (is) very important here!
distancing
遁亨。遁而亨。剛當位而應，與時行。小利贞，浸而長。遁之時義大矣哉。
Distancing succeeds:
Get distance and then succeed
The firm (is) suitably placed and resonant
To partake in the seasons’ progress
Little reward (in) persistence:
[The flexible] penetrates and then prevails
Distancing’s proper timing (is) very important here!
Xiang Zhuan
dis tancing
天下有山，遁。君子以遠小人，不惡而嚴。
Beneath the sky is a mountain
Distancing
The noble young one, accordingly,
is distant from the common people
Not with ill will, but with reserve
→ 33.0
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