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gong1Mathews: 3698GSR: 1172d
Dictionary Definition
(a, the) accomplishment, achievement, benefit, credit, distinction, effect, effectiveness, efficacy, excellence, honor, merit, good deeds, proficiency, result, skill, success, (tangible) value, (meritorious, good) work (done), effort, service; (useful) task; (to) prove (its, one’s) worth; work at, apply oneself to (s, ed, ing); (to be) accomplished, achieved, distinguished, meritorious, praiseworthy, solid, valuable, well- done, well-worked, workmanlike, worthy, substantial; (to have) acheivement, effect, merit, results
Radical: 19+3 | First occurrence: Hexagram 17.1
Concordance & Context (17 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 17.1
1st Line★
merit, worth, effect, benefit, (tangible) value
官有渝，贞吉。出門交有功。
Standards will change
Persistence is promising
Leaving the gate to interact has merit
Stats: 19+3→ 04.T
Tuan Zhuan
task, service, work, endeavor; merit, honor
蒙，山下有險，險而止，蒙。蒙亨，以亨行時中也。匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我，志應也。初筮告，以剛中也。再三瀆，瀆則不告，瀆蒙也。蒙以養正，聖功也。
Inexperience
At the foot of the mountain are hazards
(To be) at risk and yet remain still
(Shows) inexperience
Inexperience (is) fulfilled:
According to fulfillment’s conduct at the heart of the time
It is not I (who) seeks the young (and) inexperienced,
The young (and) inexperienced seek me:
The objectives (are) complementary
The first consultation informs:
According to the firmness within
The second (and) third (show) disrespect
Disrespect deserves no information:
Disrespect (shows) immaturity
Inexperience (is) the way to cultivate uprightness
(This is) a sacred task
→ 17.1
Tuan Zhuan
(an) accomplishment, achievement; merit "
需，須也。險在前也，剛健而不陷，其義不困窮矣。需有孚，光亨，贞吉，位乎天位，以正中也。利涉大川，往有功也。
Anticipation
(Means) necessity
Hazards lie ahead
(Be) firm (and) persevering and so avoid complications
This means to avoid affliction (and) exhaustion completely
Anticipation
Be true
Honoring fulfillment, persistence is timely:
(Be) poised, with celestial dignity,
(And), accordingly, upright (and) balanced
Worthwhile to cross the great stream:
To make progress will be an accomplishment
→ 17.1
Xiao Xiang 3
merit, excellence, distinction, benefit; success "
師或輿屍，大無功也。
07.3x A militia likely to transport fatalities:
Wholly lacking in merit
→ 17.1
Xiao Xiang 6
(of) merit, achievement, accomplishment
大君有命，以正功也。小人勿用，必亂邦也。
07.6x The seasoned noble assumes the mandate:
By right (of) merit
*Lesser people will not be used:
(They would) certainly confuse the domain
→ 17.1
Xiao Xiang 1
merit
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
Xiao Xiang 4
(is the) achieve, accomplish (ment); success
隨有獲，其義凶也。有弗在道，明功也。
17.4x Following to achieve success:
This means pitfalls
* Being truly on the path,
Clarity (is) the success
→ 17.1
Xiao Xiang 3
(is) accomplished, achieved (ment); results
來之坎坎，終無功。
29.3x Coming (and) going, canyon (after) canyon:
In the end, not much (is) accomplished
→ 17.1
Tuan Zhuan
accomplishment, achievememt; effective "
習坎，重險。水流而不盈，行險而不失其信。維心亨，乃以剛中。行有尚，往有功。天險不可升，地險山川丘陵。王公設險以守其國，險之時用大矣哉！
Repeated exposure
(Means) twice the risk
The water replenishes but does not pile up
Making progress (through) risk yet never losing its confidence
To keep the heart secure (is) fulfillment:
When making use of the firmness within
Progress will be valued:
To continue on will be an accomplishment
Heavenly hazards do not permit climbing
Earthly hazards (are) mountains (and) rivers, hills (and) heights
Sovereigns (and) patriarchs arrange hazards in order to protect their domains
Risk’s timely application (is) very important here!
→ 17.1
Xiao Xiang 6
merit, worth, value, benefit, achievement "
振恆在上，大無功。
32.6x Continuously stimulated at the top:
Greatly lacking in merit
→ 17.1
Tuan Zhuan
(an) accomplish, achieve (ment); honor (s) "
蹇，難也。險在前也。見險而能止，知矣哉！蹇利西南，往得中也。不利東北，其道窮也。利見大人，往有功也。當位贞吉，以正邦也。蹇之時用大矣哉！
Impasse
(Means) problems
Risk lies ahead
To perceive the risk and be able to stop
(Is) wisdom indeed!
Impasse (is) worthwhile west (to) south:
To make progress (is) to find the center
It is not worthwhile east (to) north:
This way dead ends
Rewarding to encounter a mature human being:
Making progress will be an achievement
(In) a proper position, persistence (is) opportune:
In order to do right by the territory
Impasse’s timely application (is) very important now!
→ 17.1
Xiao Xiang 6
(the) duke
功用赦鶽，以觧悖也。
40.6x The duke takes aim at the raptor
In order to be free of the obstinate
Tuan Zhuan
merit; (an) accomplishment, achievement "
觧，險以動，動而免乎險，觧。觧利西南，往得衆也。其來復吉，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!
→ 17.1
Tuan Zhuan
(any) effect(iveness), achievement, result(s)
巽乎水而上水，井。井養而不窮也。改邑不改井，乃以剛中也。汔至亦未繘井，未有功也。羸其瓶，是以凶也。
To penetrate beneath the water and so bring up the water
(Is) the well
The well provides, and yet will not be exhausted
Rearranging the town does not change the well:
Since this (is) using a constancy within
To nearly reach, but then to fall short (with) the well rope
(Is) to fall short of bringing up results
To damage its bucket:
This indeed leads to disappointment
→ 17.1
Tuan Zhuan
accomplishment, achievement, merit (s) "
漸之進也，女歸吉也。進得位，往有功也。進以正，可以正邦也。其位剛得中也。止而巽，動不窮也。
Gradual progress leads to advance
The young woman’s engagement (is) timely
Advancing secures a position
Making progress will be an accomplishment
Advancing according to principle
(Is) a fitting way to do right by the realm
In such a position
The firm secures the center
To be still and also adapt
(Is) movement without exhaustion
→ 17.1
Xiao Xiang 4
(an) accomplishment, achievement; credit
田獲三品，有功也。
57.4x (In) the field take three kinds (of game):
This will be an accomplishment
→ 17.1
Tuan Zhuan
accomplishment, achievement (s); results
渙，亨。剛來而不窮，柔得位乎外而上同。王假有廟，王乃在中也。利涉大川，乘木有功也。
Scattering fulfills
The firm comes forward, yet will not be exhausted
The flexible learns (its) place on the outside
And associates with the superior
The sovereign approaches his temple:
The sovereign is then in the center
Worthwhile to cross the great stream:
Relying on wood brings results
→ 17.1
Homophones (gong)
攻gong1(to) attack, take the offensive; aggression公gong1(to be) fair, impartial, just, equal, common, general, public; (a, the) fairness, impartiality, justice, objectivity; palace, court, office, high noble, noble of rank, nobility, duke, prince, lord, gentleman, sir, nobility, clan head, patriarch; openly, publicly, officially; with justice; the lord’s, high noble’s, duke’s躬gong1(her, a sense of) self (v)(worth); (her) honor宮gong1(the) palace, (large, upper class) household肱gong1(upper) arm恭gong1respect, courtesy, humility, reverence鞏gong3bound, wrapped, secured, girded, affixed
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