侯
hou2Mathews: 2135GSR: 113a
Dictionary Definition
(a, the) (lord, skilled) archer, (feudatory) prince, chief, duke, marquis, leader, delegate, governor, lord, noble; priorities; target (s); (to be) princely, beautiful, excellent
Radical: 9+7 | First occurrence: Hexagram 03.0
Concordance & Context (10 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 03.0
Gua Ci★
delegates, chiefs, (lord) archers; [priorities] "
屯：元，亨，利，贞。勿用有攸往，利建侯。
Supreme fulfillment
Worthwhile to be persistent
Not at all useful to have somewhere to go
Worthwhile to enlist delegates
Stats: 9+7→ 03.1
1st Line
del egates, chiefs, (lord) archers; [priorities] "
磐桓，利居贞，利建侯。
Cliffs all around
Worthwhile to maintain resolve
Worthwhile to enlist delegates
→ 16.0
Gua Ci
delegates, chiefs, (lord) archers; priorities "
豫，利建侯行師。
Worthwhile to establish delegates and mobilize the reserves
→ 18.6
6th Line
(or) noble, delegate, governor, chief
不事王侯，高尚其事。
Not serving sovereign or noble
Of higher worth is one’s service
→ 35.0
Gua Ci
lord, governor, chief; Lord v *
晋，康侯用錫馬蕃庶，晝日三接。
The prosperous lord* uses grants of horses
to breed a multitude
And by the light of a day three times grants audience
→ 08.X
Xiang Zhuan
chief, leader, noble, delegate, governor (s)
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
→ 03.0
Tuan Zhuan
delegates
屯，剛柔始交而難生。動乎險中，大亨贞。雷雨之動滿盈，天造草昧，宜建侯而不寧。
Rallying
The firm (and) the flexible begin to interact and so (come) the trials of new life
Moving through the heart of risk
Much fulfillment (means) persistence
Thunder (and) rain’s activity abounds to excess
The sky creates in haste (and) obscurity
(It is) necessary to enlist delegates, but not (in order) to relax
Tuan Zhuan
delegates
豫，剛應而志行，順以動，豫。豫順以動，故天地如之，而況建侯行師乎！天地以順動，故日月不過而四時不忒。聖人以順動，則刑罰淸而民服。豫之時義大矣哉！
Readiness
Firmness resonates, and so the intentions (are) carried out
Responsiveness using movement
Readiness
Readiness responds with movement
Since heaven and earth (behave) like this
How much more true (this is) (for) establishing delegates
(And) mobilizing the reserves!
Heaven and earth behave with responsive movement
And so the sun and the moon never stray
And the four seasons do not vary
The wise ones make use of responsive movement
(And) as a result, punishments (and) penalties (are) specific
And the people consent
Readiness’ meaningful timing (is) very important now!
Xiao Xiang 6
(or) noble
不事王侯，志可則也。
18.6x Not serving sovereign (or) noble:
The aim (is) a proper standard
Tuan Zhuan
lord
晋，進。明出地上，順而麗乎大明。柔進而上行，是以康侯用錫馬蕃庶，晝日三接。
Expansion
(Means) progress
The light rises over the earth
Compliance along with reliance upon great clarity
The flexible advances, but with superior conduct
And so it is that the prosperous lord uses grants (of) horses
To breed a multitude
(And) by the light of a day three times grants audience
Homophones (hou)
後hou4(to be) after, behind, subsequent, last, later, next, at the back, in back of; late, later, late in coming, late to come, tardy, after; (to) be behind, come after, follow, lag, succeed, trail; defer, postpone, place/put behind/last; attend, support (s, ed, ing); (a, the) back (of), consequence(s), end, ending, trail, wake; descendant, future, heir, posterity, successor; then, and then, at last, subsequently, then follows with, followed by; afterwards, secondly, after that后hou4(the, their) heirs, offspring [of this union]厚hou4(with) tolerance, generosity (ly); genuinely
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