婦
fu4Mathews: 1963GSR: 1001a
Dictionary Definition
(a, the) woman, wife, lady, matron, women; wife’s, woman’s, lady’s, matron’s
Radical: 38+8 | First occurrence: Hexagram 04.2
Concordance & Context (15 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 04.2
2nd Line★
(a, the) woman, wife; women, ladies
包蒙，吉。納婦，吉。子克家。
Embracing the inexperienced is promising
Involving the women is promising
The young one can manage the household
Stats: 38+8→ 09.6
6th Line
(to) (a, the) woman(’s), wife(’s), lady(’s)
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
→ 28.5
5th Line
woman, lady, matron
枯楊生華，老婦得其士夫，無咎無譽。
(Fan Yao* 32.5: continuing in character, her promise, his problem)
The withered poplar* bears flowers
An older lady finds herself a young gentleman to marry
No blame, no praise
→ 32.5
5th Line
(for) (a, the) (^ ) woman, wife(’s) (in, of)
恆其德，贞。婦人吉，夫子凶。
(Fan Yao* 28.5: older woman finds herself a young man to marry)
To continue in one’s character means persistence
For a woman of maturity, promising
For a man in youth, disappointment*
→ 37.3
3rd Line
(but) wife
家人嗃嗃，悔厲吉。婦子嘻嘻，終吝。
Family members scolded severely
Regrettable harshness
Yet opportune
But wife and child smirking and mocking
Ends in disgrace
→ 53.3
3rd Line
(a, the) wife, woman
鴻漸于陸，夫征不復，婦孕不育，凶，利禦寇。
The wild goose advances by degrees across the highlands
The husband, on expedition, never returns
The wife conceives but cannot raise her young
Brutal
Worthwhile to guard against predators
→ 53.5
5th Line
(a, the) wife, woman
鴻漸于陵，婦三歲不孕，終莫之勝，吉。
The wild geese advance by degrees to higher ground
The wife is three years without conceiving
In the end nothing overcomes her
Promising
→ 63.2
2nd Line
(a, the) matron, lady, wife, woman
婦丧其茀，勿逐，七日得。
The matron loses her carriage’s veil
To not pursue this
Means seven days to gain
→ 37.T
Tuan Zhuan
(and) wife
家人，女正位乎內，男正位乎外。男女正，天地之大義。家人有嚴君焉，父母之謂。父父，子子，兄兄，弟弟，夫夫，婦婦，而家道正。正家而天下定矣。
Family members
The woman’s true dignity lies within
The man’s true dignity lies without
The masculine (and) feminine principles
(Are) heaven’s (and) earth’s greater meanings
Family members have dignities (and) nobilities herein
Father (and) mother have their titles
(When) father (is) father (and) child (is) child
(When) elder brother (is) elder (and) younger (is) younger
(When) husband (is) husband (and) wife (is) wife
Then the family’s course (is) upheld
Uphold the family and all under heaven arranges itself
→ 04.2
(is) wife
家人，女正位乎內，男正位乎外。男女正，天地之大義。家人有嚴君焉，父母之謂。父父，子子，兄兄，弟弟，夫夫，婦婦，而家道正。正家而天下定矣。
Family members
The woman’s true dignity lies within
The man’s true dignity lies without
The masculine (and) feminine principles
(Are) heaven’s (and) earth’s greater meanings
Family members have dignities (and) nobilities herein
Father (and) mother have their titles
(When) father (is) father (and) child (is) child
(When) elder brother (is) elder (and) younger (is) younger
(When) husband (is) husband (and) wife (is) wife
Then the family’s course (is) upheld
Uphold the family and all under heaven arranges itself
Shi Ci
(a, the) wife, matron, women
Stats: 04.2
Xiao Xiang 5
lady
枯楊生華，何可久。老婦世夫，亦可醜。
28.5x The withered poplar bears flowers:
(But) how could this last?
* (An) older lady (and) young male companion:
So inviting (to) condemnation
Xiao Xiang 5
(for) (a) woman
婦人贞吉，從一而終。婦子制義從婦凶。
32.5x (For) a woman (of) maturity, persistence (is) promising:
To follow one through to completion
* (For) a man (in) youth, restraint (is) advised:
To follow the women (is) trouble
(for) (a) man
婦人贞吉，從一而終。婦子制義從婦凶。
32.5x (For) a woman (of) maturity, persistence (is) promising:
To follow one through to completion
* (For) a man (in) youth, restraint (is) advised:
To follow the women (is) trouble
(a, the) woman, wife, matron; women
婦人贞吉，從一而終。婦子制義從婦凶。
32.5x (For) a woman (of) maturity, persistence (is) promising:
To follow one through to completion
* (For) a man (in) youth, restraint (is) advised:
To follow the women (is) trouble
Homophones (fu)
夫fu1(a relative or demonstrative pronoun:) the, this, it, that, they, these, those, the following, such, someone, (the) one(s)/those (who/which) (is/are), the one in question; you; (preposition, like yu:) as, at, by, of, through, (up)on, with; (consequence, like ze:) (but, yet) here, now, so, then, thus, therefore, as such, as this, after this, since, given that; (initial particle:) now, then, when, however, moreover, if, but, even (the), wherefore, furthermore, forasmuch as, (final, like hu:); (a, the) gentleman, husband, man, master, sage; gentleman’s, husband’s, man’s; -man; -ist; -person; as to; a final particle膚fu1tender meat, flesh, pork, skin孚fu2(a, the) truth, the true, confidence, trust, assurance, belief, conviction, sureness, sincerity, reliance, (good) faith, surety, certainty, credibility, proof, verity, promise, loyalty, verification (s); (to be) true, sincere, credible, honest, trustworthy, truthful, confident, assured, reliable, sure (to); (to) rely on, believe in, be sure (of), verify, ascertain, validate, believe, have faith, trust, hold (that) (s, ed, ing); will surely, certainly, truly (be); can be trusted to, is certain to, is sure to伏fu2cache, hide, conceal, crouch (ing) (with)紱fu2sashed (nobles); sashes, leggings; } gentry福fu2(a, the) happiness, prosperity, abundance, good fortune, felicity, enrichment, blessing, luck, favor, good will, fortune, well being; grant, endowment, gift, favor, boon; (to) favor, bless, enrich, make happy (s, ed, ing) [often beyond monetary]輻fu2(its) wheel(’s) spokes弗fu2not; is, are not, not to, to not, do not, does not, cannot, could not, will not, would not; not ... it, not ... them; without, with nothing, with no, with never; not so; neither; neither ... nor; not ... or; against, as against, as opposed to; does not want to, nowhere, no way to; (to) avoid, reject, refuse, dismiss, deny (s, ed, ing); (to be) unwanted, avoided, rejected, refused; not wanting to; not able to, not willing to; in-; un-; in no way; there is/are/will be no/not/never/rarely/seldom拂fu2dismiss, reject; shake, brush (ing) off, aside茀fu2veil; carriage screen, curtain; hairpiece, wig +服fu2burdens, servitude, suffering, a harness斧fu3(and) (an) axe, (a) hatchet "輔fu3(is, means) assistance, support, confirmation附fu4added, in addition; depends, (is) contingent鮒fu4(the) fish, perch, carp父fu4(a, the) father, progenitor; premise; (to be) elder, male, senior; (to) father, sire, do fatherly duties富fu4(a, the) enrichment, wealth, abundance, prosperity, riches, treasure; (to be) rich, enriched, wealthy, prosperous; self-important; enriching; (to) prosper, be/become/grow rich, accrue, enrich, provide for, endow (s, ed, ing);負fu4covered, plastered, caked with, (wearing)復fu4(to) devolve, recover, recur, redo, renew, recommence, recall, repay, reply, repeat, restore, resume, retrace, return, revert, revise, revive, (come, go, turn) around, back, home (to); fall back (on); overturn, turn over (s, ed, ing); (a, the) answer, recovery, recurrence, renewal, reply, response, return; (to be) in answer, reply, response, return (to); recurring, recurrent; again, repeatedly; coming and going 423覆fu4overturning, spilling, upsetting腹fu4(of) (the) belly, gut, viscera輹fu4(its) axle strut, housing, bracket, mount (s) (v)
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