國
guo2Mathews: 3738GSR: 929o
Dictionary Definition
(a, the) capital (city), city, country, domain, dominion, dynasty, empire, estate, land, province, quarter, realm, region, state, territory, seat of government
Radical: 31+8 | First occurrence: Hexagram 07.6
Concordance & Context (12 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 07.6
6th Line★
(the) domains, dominions, realms, states
大君有命，開國承家，小人勿用。
The seasoned noble assumes the mandate,
Establishes domains and recognizes ruling families
Lesser people will not be used
Stats: 31+8→ 15.6
6th Line
(and) province, domain, realm, region
鸣谦，利用行師征邑國。
Expressing modesty
Worthwhile and useful to mobilize the reserves
To discipline home town and province
→ 20.4
4th Line
(a, the) country, domain, realm, state (s)
觀國之光，利用宾于王。
Observing a country’s splendors
Worthwhile and useful to be guest to the sovereign
→ 24.6
6th Line
domain, country, state, territory
迷復，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*
→ 42.4
4th Line
(the) capital, (government seat and wealth)
中行告公從，利用為依遷國。
Centered in conduct
Advise the prince to comply
It will be worthwhile and practical to perform reliably
in moving the capital
→ 64.4
4th Line
states, estates, domains, territories
贞吉，悔亡。震用伐鬼方，三年有賞于大國。
Persistence is promising while regrets pass
Force was spent to subjugate the barbarian country
Though three years brought rewards of great domains
→ 01.T
Tuan Zhuan
domains, realms, lands, regions, (e)states
大哉乾元，萬物資始，乃統天。雲行雨施，品物流形。大明終始，六位時成。時乘六龍以御天。乾道變化，各正性命，保合太和，乃利贞。首出庶物，萬國咸寧。
How great (is) creation’s source!
The myriad beings (are) provided beginnings
Along with all of the sky
Clouds pass, rain falls
The varieties of beings flow into form
Great light completes (then) begins
The six positions (are) by season fulfilled
Seasons to mount the six dragons
(And) with these to master the skies
Creation’s way (is) emergence (and) transformation
Each being true to inner nature (and) higher law
Security (is) joining in the highest attunement
It is this that rewards persistence
(As) leaders emerge from the numberless beings
The myriad realms come together in peace
→ 08.X
Xiang Zhuan
realms, domains, dominions, states
地上有水，比。先王以建萬國，親諸侯。
Across the earth there is water
Belonging
The early sovereigns, accordingly,
established the numerous realms
to make kinsmen of all of the leaders
→ 29.T
Tuan Zhuan
domains, realms, territories, realms, states
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!
→ 36.6x
Xiao Xiang 6
domains, dominions, regions, quarters, realms
出登于天，照四國。獲入于地，失則。
36.6x At first rising into the sky:
To illuminate the four domains
* At last going into the earth:
Disregarding due order
→ 07.6
Xiao Xiang 6
(and) province
明谦，志未得，可用行師征邑國也。
15.6x Expressive modesty:
The goals (are) not yet achieved
* An appropriate practice to mobilize the reserves
To discipline home town (and) province
Xiao Xiang 4
(a) country
觀國之光，尚宾也。
20.4x Observing a county’s splendors:
(Be) a worthy guest
Homophones (guo)
果guo3^with thoroughness; (to) fruition, maturity過guo4(to) go beyond, go past, exceed, surpass, transcend, miss, stray from, pass (by, over); bypass, get by, transgress, trespass, stray, err, 425 inundate, predominate, exceed proper limits (s, ed, ing); (to be) passing, transient, errant, past, in excess, extreme, exceptional, too much (of), excessive, beyond, above, overly, unusual, extraordinary; greater/larger than; (a, the) error, transgression, fault, excess(iveness) (s); will err; to a fault, to extremity, to excess, to extremes
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