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ke3Mathews: 3381GSR: 1a

Dictionary Definition

(to) accept, accommodate, adapt, approve, admit, allow, ask, bear (with), befit, call (for, out, up), consent (to), incite, incur, indicate, suit, invite, permit, prescribe, submit, tolerate, (s, ed, ing); (to be) able, about, acceptable, amenable, accommodating, all right, appropriate, apt, asked, befitting, called (for), calling, competent, conducive, convenient, capable, deserving, due, easy, enough, fit, fitting, friendly, good, likely, possible, potential, inclined, inviting, proper, ready, right, satisfactory, sufficient, suggesting, suitable, suited, welcome, willing, worthy (of, to, for); (that, which) can, could, may, might, should [conditionally] (be); can (then) be; can/may ... be; to need/be worth doing; may there be; easily; -able. Ke3 is sometimes legitimately but more often mistakenly glossed as Ke4 (3320) or Neng2 (4648), both of which imply the power to overcome circumstances rather than the more passive capacity or power to enter, adapt to and incorporate them

Radical: 30+2 | First occurrence: Hexagram 02.3

Concordance & Context (64 occurrences)

H01|6x

Xiao Xiang 6

suited, conducive to; invite, call for

Ref: 02.3

H01|7x

Xiao Xiang 7

suited, conducive to; about; call for

Ref: 02.3

H02|3

3rd Line

(is) suited, conducive to; permits, allows 25.4

Ref: 18.2Stats: 30+2

H02|3x

Xiao Xiang 3

(is) suited to

H03|6x

Xiao Xiang 6

v can, could, should v "

Ref: 02.3

H06|T

Tuan Zhuan

suited, conducive to; invite, call for

Ref: 02.3

H06|1x

Xiao Xiang 1

s uited, conducive to, about; invite, call for

Ref: 02.3

H07|T

Tuan Zhuan

(is) (^ ) suited, proper, fit, appropriate to

Ref: 02.3

H12|X

Xiang Zhuan

accepting, allowing, permitting, approving

Ref: 02.3

H12|6x

Xiao Xiang 6

v can, could, should v "

Ref: 02.3

H15|T

Tuan Zhuan

su ited, fitted, inclined to; about; call for; easy

Ref: 02.3

H15|6x

Xiao Xiang 6

(a, an) acceptable, appropriate, permitted 41.0

Ref: 02.3

H16|6x

Xiao Xiang 6

v can, could, should v "

Ref: 02.3

H18|2

2nd Line

call(ing), acceptable for; suited, fitted to

Ref: 25.4

H18|6x

Xiao Xiang 6

could be; (is, are) (a) proper, suitable, fitting

Ref: 02.3

H20|2x

Xiao Xiang 2

invite, call for, deserve (of), suggest(s, ing) "

Ref: 02.3

H20|xg

Xiao Gua

fi tting, due, suited, proper, appropriate

Stats: 02.3

H23|6x

Xiao Xiang 6

fit, suited, adapted (to, for); calling for "

Ref: 02.3

H25|4

4th Line

inviting; asking, calling for; may there be 41.0

Ref: 27.5

H25|4x

Xiao Xiang 4

prescribing

H25|5x

Xiao Xiang 5

ask, call(ing) for; invite; indicate, [prescribe]

Ref: 02.3

H25|xg

Xiao Gua

inviting, welcoming, suggesting, calling for

Stats: 02.3

H27|5

5th Line

suited, likely, fit, inclined

Ref: 36.3

H28|3x

Xiao Xiang 3

sufficient, adequate; enough, acceptable

Ref: 02.3

H28|5x

Xiao Xiang 5

v can, could, would v "

Ref: 02.3

H28|5x

Xiao Xiang 5

(to) bear with, allow, incur, invite (ing) (to) "

Ref: 02.3

H28|6x

Xiao Xiang 6

call(ing) for, inviting, indicating, deserving

Ref: 02.3

H29|T

Tuan Zhuan

allow, permit, admit, invite; conducive to

Ref: 02.3

H30|3x

Xiao Xiang 3

v can, could, would, should v "

Ref: 02.3

H31|T

Tuan Zhuan

(which) can, may (then) be; permit, invite "

Ref: 02.3

H32|T

Tuan Zhuan

(which) can, may (then) be; permit, invite "

Ref: 02.3

H33|3x

Xiao Xiang 3

suited, fitted to; appropriate, fitting for "

Ref: 02.3

H34|T

Tuan Zhuan

(which) can, may (then) be; permit, invite "

Ref: 02.3

H36|3

3rd Line

(a, an, the) call(ing) for, invitation to; allow

Ref: 02.3

H36|5x

Xiao Xiang 5

accept, permit, allow (ing); due, ready (for)

Ref: 02.3

H40|3x

Xiao Xiang 3

invite, permit, incur (ing); ask, call (ing) for

Ref: 02.3

H41|0

Gua Ci

(but it) call, ask (s) for; indicates (ing) 02.3

Ref: 41.0

H41|0

Gua Ci

could, may, might be (sufficient) 48.3

Ref: 02.3

H41|T

Tuan Zhuan

(but it) calls for

H41|T

Tuan Zhuan

may be

H41|4x

Xiao Xiang 4

ask, call, allow (ing) for; invite, permit (ing)

Ref: 02.3

H43|6x

Xiao Xiang 6

ask, call (ing); fit, conducive, suited to, for

Ref: 02.3

H44|T

Tuan Zhuan

suited, conducive, fit(ted) to, for; calling for

Ref: 02.3

H45|T

Tuan Zhuan

(which) can, may (then) be; permit, invite "

Ref: 02.3

H48|3

3rd Line

(it is) suitable, sufficient, fit, alright, tolerable

Ref: 02.3

H49|1x

Xiao Xiang 1

conducive, appropriate; suited, fitted

Ref: 02.3

H50|T

Tuan Zhuan

fit, suited, adapted; worthy, deserving

Ref: 02.3

H51|T

Tuan Zhuan

fit, suited, adapted; worthy, deserving

Ref: 02.3

H53|T

Tuan Zhuan

(is) (a) fitting, proper, appropriate, suitable

Ref: 02.3

H53|6

6th Line

will be; (are) suitable, fit(ting), worthy 15.6x

Ref: 02.3

H53|6x

Xiao Xiang 6

(are) worthy

H53|6x

Xiao Xiang 6

inclined, likely, about to; admitting; ^-able

Ref: 02.3

H55|3x

Xiao Xiang 3

suited, fitted to; appropriate, fitting for "

Ref: 02.3

H55|3x

Xiao Xiang 3

fit, suited, adapted (to, for); calling for "

Ref: 02.3

H60|0

Gua Ci

suited, conducive to, for; worthy of; invite

Ref: 02.3

H60|T

Tuan Zhuan

invite

H61|6x

Xiao Xiang 6

v can, could, should v "

Ref: 02.3

H62|0

Gua Ci

suited, fitted to; appropriate, fitting for

Ref: 02.3

H62|0

Gua Ci

suited, fitted to; appropriate, fitting for "

Ref: 02.3

H62|T

Tuan Zhuan

suited to

H62|1x

Xiao Xiang 1

^ suited, fit, adapted, worthy (of, for, to)

Ref: 02.3

H62|2x

Xiao Xiang 2

permit, allow, accept, tolerate; approve (of)

Ref: 02.3

H62|4x

Xiao Xiang 4

(is) friendly, conducive, suited to; invites

Ref: 02.3

H63|6x

Xiao Xiang 6

v can, could, would v "

Ref: 02.3

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