金
jin1Mathews: 1057GSR: 652a
Dictionary Definition
(a, the) metal, bronze, money, wealth, funds, funding, fines, fees, gold, coins, riches; (to be) metallic, gilded, moneyed, wealthy, precious; of money, wealth, bronze
Radical: 167+0 | First occurrence: Hexagram 04.3
Concordance & Context (7 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 04.3
3rd Line★
^(of, with) money, wealth; (a, the) wealthy
勿用取女，見金夫，不有躬，無攸利。
Not at all useful to court the woman
Who encounters a man with money
And loses self-possession
Not a direction with merit
Stats: 167+0→ 21.4
4th Line
money, funds, funding, metal
噬乾胏，得金矢，利艱贞，吉。
Biting on dry, bony meat
Securing funding and arrows
Warranting difficult persistence
Promising
→ 21.5
5th Line
metal; [the arrowhead]
噬乾肉，得黃金，贞厲，無咎。
Biting into dried meat
Finding yellow metal
Persistence is trouble
Avoid mistakes
→ 44.1
1st Line
(a) metal, bronze
繫于金柅，贞吉。有攸往，見凶。羸豕孚之躅。
Secured by a metal brake
Persistence is promising
Have somewhere to go
Look at the unfortunate
The weak swine is sure to dig in and struggle
→ 47.4
4th Line
(a) metal, gilded, bronze, [an expensive ]
來徐徐，困于金車，吝，有終。
Approaching slowly and gravely
Oppressed inside a gilded chariot
But this embarrassment will find an outcome
→ 50.5
5th Line
(and) metal, bronze, gilded
鼎黃耳金鉉，利贞。
A cauldron with golden ears
And metal grip
Rewarding to persist
→ 04.3
Xiao Xiang 1
(a) metal
繫于金柅，柔道牽也。
44.1x Secured by a metal brake:
The flexible nature (is) led along
Homophones (jin)
近jin4near, close (to, by)晋jin4(to) advance, progress, grow, develop, extend, prosper, increase, improve, enter (upon), make progress, lead, introduce, present, insert (s, ed, ing); (to be) forward, advanced, far along; (a, the) growth, advancement, progression, promotion, development進jin4(to) advance, climb, move/send/bring forward; press, push, go, urge (ahead/forward); enter, get into, (make) progress, evolve, exert oneself, lead, enter, approach, bring in; promote, proffer, present, recommend, suggest; propose, offer, introduce (s, ed, ing); (go) forth, forward, ahead; (to be) promoted, advanced, progressive, insert; (a, the) forward movement, expansion, advance, progress; advances, gains, ups浸jin4penetrates, saturates, pools; sinks, soaks in 33.T
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