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fu4Mathews: 1992GSR: 1034d

Dictionary Definition

(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

Radical: 60+9 | First occurrence: Hexagram 06.4

Concordance & Context (40 occurrences)

Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 06.4
4th Line
returning, coming back, revising, recovering
不克訟,即命,渝安贞,吉。
Not capable of contending Returning to take up a higher purpose Withdrawing to secure the certain Promising
Stats: 60+909.1
1st Line
returning, coming back to; recovering
自道,何其咎,吉。
Returning to one’s own path How is this an error? Promising
09.2
2nd Line
to return, come back, recover (ing)
,吉。
Drawn to returning Promising
11.3
3rd Line
(a) return; coming back
無平不陂,無往不。艱贞無咎,勿恤其孚,于食有福。
There is no level without a slope, No going without a return It is difficult to persist with no errors Do not worry: these are certainties In nourishment find happiness
11.6
6th Line
fall(s) back, overturns; returns
于隍,勿用師,自邑告命,贞吝。
The city wall falls back into the moat Do not advance the military From within one’s own district, explain the orders To persist is disgraceful
24.0
Gua Ci
returning, resuming, renewal, coming back
,亨,出入無吉,朋來無咎。反其道,七日來,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
24.0
Gua Ci
(and, to) return; renewal; come (ing) back
,亨,出入無吉,朋來無咎。反其道,七日來,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
Gua Ci
return, renewal, recovery
,亨,出入無吉,朋來無咎。反其道,七日來,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
Xiao Xiang 3
(and) returning (to); coming back;& renewal
終日乾乾,反道也。
01.3x Throughout the day, creating, creating: Turning (and) returning (is) the way
06.4
Xiao Xiang 4
returning
即命,渝安贞,不失也。
06.4x Returning to take up a higher purpose Withdrawing to secure the certain: This is not failure
Xiao Xiang 1
returning to
自道,其義吉也。
09.1x Returning to one’s own path: This ought to be promising
Xiao Xiang 2
returning
在中,亦不自失也。
09.2x Drawn to returning is in the center Truly nothing of one’s own (is) given up
Xiao Xiang 5
enrichment (v)
有孚攣如,不獨富也。
09.5x Being true (is) as good as a bond: There is no enrichment alone
Xiao Xiang 3
(a) return
無往不,天地際也。
11.3x No going without a return: Heaven (and) earth meet here
Xiao Xiang 4
enrichment
翩翩不,皆失實也。不戒以孚,中心願也。
11.4x Fluttering (and) fussing, not much enrichment: Completely neglecting the substance * Not guarding the way to truth: Within the heart (is) the hope
Xiao Xiang 6
falls back
于隍,其命亂也。
11.6x The city wall falls back into the moat: One’s own orders (are) confused
1st Line
(to) return(ing); renewal, recovery
不遠,無祗悔,元吉。
Not far to return Nothing worthy of regret Most promising
24.2
Xiao Xiang 1
(a) return
不遠之,以脩身也。
24.1x Nothing distant in this return: The way to refine (a) life
2nd Line
to return, come (ing) back, home; for renewal
,吉。
Content to return Promising
24.3
Xiao Xiang 2
(in) return
之吉,以下仁也。
24.2x Contentment in return holds promise: Through lowly compassion
3rd Line
return(s, ing), renewal, recovery
,厲,無咎。
Repeated returns Difficulty But no blame
24.4
Xiao Xiang 3
returns
之利,義無咎也。
24.3x Repeated return has (its) difficulties: Deserving no blame
4th Line
(to, in) return(ing) (v) ; renewal, recovery
中行獨
Walking in the middle, all alone in return
24.5
Xiao Xiang 4
(in) return
中行獨,以從道也。
24.4x Walking in the middle, all alone in return: In order to follow the path
5th Line
return(ing), coming back; renewal, recovery
,無悔。
Honest return With no regrets
24.6
Xiao Xiang 5
return
無悔,中以自考也。
24.5x Honest return, with no regrets: Concentrating in order to examine oneself
6th Line
(to) return, come back; renewal, recovery
,凶,有災眚。用行師,終有大敗,以其國君凶,至于十年不克征。
Lost return Ominous There will be calamity and grave errors If trying to advance the military In the end there will be a major defeat Reaching one’s domain and its nobility with misfortune Even after ten years, no ability to campaign*
38.1
Xiao Xiang 6
return
之凶,反君道也。
24.6x Lost return comes to misfortune: The opposite of a noble course
Tuan Zhuan
returning
亨,剛反。動而以順行,是以出入無吉,朋來無咎。反其道,七日來,天行也。利有攸往,剛長也。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!
Tuan Zhuan
(and) returning
亨,剛反。動而以順行,是以出入無吉,朋來無咎。反其道,七日來,天行也。利有攸往,剛長也。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!
Tuan Zhuan
return
亨,剛反。動而以順行,是以出入無吉,朋來無咎。反其道,七日來,天行也。利有攸往,剛長也。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!
Tuan Zhuan
(in) returning
亨,剛反。動而以順行,是以出入無吉,朋來無咎。反其道,七日來,天行也。利有攸往,剛長也。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!
Xiang Zhuan
(to) return
雷在地中,。先王以至日閉關,商旅不行,后不省方。
Thunder dwells within the earth To return The early sovereigns, accordingly, on the day of winter solstice, closed the frontier pass gates Merchants and travelers did not move about Rulers did not inspect the domains
06.4
1st Line
(it) returns, comes back, home (v)
悔亡。丧馬,勿逐,自。見惡人,無咎。
Regrets pass The missing horse Should not be pursued: it returns on its own Upon seeing the worst in others Simply avoid mistakes
53.3
Gua Ci
(in) return, renewal, recovery, revision
觧,利西南。無所往,其來吉。有攸往,夙吉。
Worthwhile west to south Without a place to go One’s coming return is promising If there is a place to go To be prompt is promising
06.4
Xiao Xiang 3
shouldering baggage
且乘,亦可醜也。自我致戎,又誰咎也。
40.3x Shouldering baggage while riding: And further, inviting derision * Of our own accord to encourage hostility - Given this, who is to blame?
Tuan Zhuan
return
觧,險以動,動而免乎險,觧。觧利西南,往得衆也。其來吉,乃得中也。有攸往,夙吉,往有功也。天地觧而雷雨作,雷雨作而百果草木皆甲坼。觧之時大矣哉!
Release Crisis leads to movement Movement then gets free of crisis Released Release favors the west to the south: To go (is) to gain the multitude One’s coming return (is) promising: Here to find the center (In) having somewhere to go, to be prompt (is) promising: (In) making progress there will be achievement Heaven (and) earth let loose as thunder (and) rain get to work Thunder (and) rain go to work, and hundreds of seed pods Of plants (and) trees, as one, begin to burst Release’s opportune timing (is) very important now!
3rd Line
(to) return, come (s) back, home
鴻漸于陸,夫征不,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
01.3x
Xiao Xiang 3
returning
夫征不,離群醜也。婦孕不育,失其道也。利用禦寇,順相保也。
53.3x The husband presses on instead of returning: Abandoning flock (and) kindred * The wife conceives but (can)not raise (her) young: Losing her own way
Xiao Xiang 3
(the) wife
夫征不,離群醜也。婦孕不育,失其道也。利用禦寇,順相保也。
53.3x The husband presses on instead of returning: Abandoning flock (and) kindred * The wife conceives but (can)not raise (her) young: Losing her own way

Homophones (fu)

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 particlefu1tender meat, flesh, pork, skinfu2(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 tofu2cache, hide, conceal, crouch (ing) (with)fu2sashed (nobles); sashes, leggings; } gentryfu2(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]fu2(its) wheel(’s) spokesfu2not; 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/seldomfu2dismiss, reject; shake, brush (ing) off, asidefu2veil; carriage screen, curtain; hairpiece, wig +fu2burdens, servitude, suffering, a harnessfu3(and) (an) axe, (a) hatchet "fu3(is, means) assistance, support, confirmationfu4added, in addition; depends, (is) contingentfu4(the) fish, perch, carpfu4(a, the) father, progenitor; premise; (to be) elder, male, senior; (to) father, sire, do fatherly dutiesfu4(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);fu4covered, plastered, caked with, (wearing)fu4(a, the) woman, wife, lady, matron, women; wife’s, woman’s, lady’s, matron’sfu4overturning, spilling, upsettingfu4(of) (the) belly, gut, viscerafu4(its) axle strut, housing, bracket, mount (s) (v)
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