黃
huang2Mathews: 2297GSR: 707a
Dictionary Definition
(to be) golden, yellow, harvest gold, yellow brown, earth yellow; (color of the loess soil in central China). Except at 49.1, refers to the central line. Per Sima Qian, yellow metal was the most valued, then white, then red.
Radical: 201+0 | First occurrence: Hexagram 02.5
Concordance & Context (13 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 02.5
5th Line★
golden, yellow-brown, harvest gold
黃裳，元吉。
Golden dress
Most promising
Stats: 201+0→ 02.6
6th Line
(and) golden, gold, yellow, harvest gold
龍戰于野，其血玄黃。
Dragons at war in the wild
They bleed indigo and golden
→ 21.5
5th Line
yellow, bronze, golden; ^
噬乾肉，得黃金，贞厲，無咎。
Biting into dried meat
Finding yellow metal
Persistence is trouble
Avoid mistakes
→ 30.2
2nd Line
golden, harvest gold, yellow
黃離，元吉。
Golden radiance
Most promising
→ 33.2
2nd Line
yellow, yellow-brown, golden 49.1
執之用黃牛之革，莫之勝説。
Tie it up with yellow rawhide
No one succeeds in getting it loose
→ 40.2
2nd Line
(a, the) golden, yellow
田獲三狐，得黃矢，贞吉。
On the hunt, taking three foxes
Claiming the golden arrow
Persistence is timely
→ 49.1
1st Line
yellow, yellow-brown, golden "
鞏用黃牛之革。
Wrapped with golden rawhide
→ 50.5
5th Line
golden, yellow, harvest gold, earth yellow
鼎黃耳金鉉，利贞。
A cauldron with golden ears
And metal grip
Rewarding to persist
→ 02.5
Xiao Xiang 5
golden
黃裳元吉，文在中也。
02.5x Golden dress (is) most promising:
Refinement dwells within
Xiao Xiang 2
golden
黃離元吉，得中道。
30.2x Golden radiance (is) most promising:
Finding the middle path
Xiao Xiang 2
yellow
執用黃牛固志。
33.2x Bound with yellow cow(hide):
Firmness (of) purpose
Xiao Xiang 1
golden
鞏用黃牛，不可以有為也。
49.1x Wrapped with golden rawhide:
Not suited to taking action
Xiao Xiang 5
(with) golden
鼎黃耳，中以為實也。
50.5x A cauldron (with) golden ears:
In balance in order to effect realities
Homophones (huang)
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