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kao3Mathews: 3299
Dictionary Definition
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Concordance & Context (5 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 10.6
6th Line★
(and) examine, investigate, inspect (ing)
視履考祥，其旋元吉。
Studying the footsteps, examining the omens
If these come full circle, supreme good fortune
Stats: 125+2→ 18.1
1st Line
(to) examine, investigate, (in) question (ing)
幹父之蠱，有子，考無咎，厲終吉。
Correcting father’s fixations
To be a young one examining
Is not a mistake
Difficult
But in the end, promising
→ 16.X
Xiang Zhuan
sc rutiny, consideration, regard
雷出地奮，豫。先王以作樂崇德，殷薦之上帝，以配祖考。
Thunder comes from the earth with energy
Readiness
The early sovereigns, accordingly,
composed music to celebrate merit
Enthusiastically offering this to the highest divinity*
→ 24.5x
Xiao Xiang 5
to examine v; examination, scrutiny, study
敦復無悔，中以自考也。
24.5x Honest return, with no regrets:
Concentrating in order to examine oneself
→ 10.6
Xiao Xiang 1
(the) examined; quest(ion); scrutiny, study
幹父之蠱，意承考也。
18.1x Correcting father’s fixations:
Intending to inherit the examined
Previous亢 kang4
Nextke3 可
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