離
li2Mathews: 3902GSR: 23f
Dictionary Definition
(to) rise, arise, radiate, diverge, separate, contrast, depart, differ, digress, part, get distance, distinguish (from, out of); articulate, leave, spread out, stand out, move on, abandon, choose (one), decide, part, cut, divide, distribute, arrange, set out, pass on, pass through, hang down, hang from (s, ed, ing); (to be) distinct, different, diverse, diversified, divided, separated, off, away (from), distant, apart (from), without; pendant, dependent, dispersed, independent (of); (a, the) arising, rearising, departure, removal, distinction, divergence, division, separation, distance, difference (from); radiance, display, fire, flame, firelight, highlight; net; vis a vis each other; a bird, esp. an oriole (colorful contrast); figure ground relationships; the root of the English word "existence" is to stand out or stand forth; "When Li birds sing, silk worms grow" Shuowen
Radical: 172+11 | First occurrence: Hexagram 12.4
Concordance & Context (12 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 12.4
4th Line★
(is) distinct, separate, apart; differs (from)
有命，無咎，疇離祉。
Having higher purpose is not a mistake
But this kind of thing differs from happiness
Stats: 172+11→ 30.0
Gua Ci
ar ising, radiating, diverging, distinguishing
離，利贞，亨。畜牝牛，吉。
Meriting persistence
Fulfillment
Attend to the cow
Promising
→ 30.2
2nd Line
radiance, arising, distinction, articulation
黃離，元吉。
Golden radiance
Most promising
→ 30.3
3rd Line
radiance, arising; departure, separation
日昃之離，不鼔缻而謌，則大耋之嗟，凶。
The sun declines with its radiance
Not drumming on clay pots and singing
Leads to much of old age’s lament
Unfortunate
→ 62.6
6th Line
abandon; depart, separate, get distance from
弗遇過之。飛鳥離之，凶，是謂災眚。
With no acknowledgement in passing others by
The flying birds get distance from this one
Bad omen
Surely a sign of calamity and suffering
→ 53.3x
Xiao Xiang 3
leave, abandon, depart, separate (ing) (from)
夫征不復，離群醜也。婦孕不育，失其道也。利用禦寇，順相保也。
53.3x The husband presses on instead of returning:
Abandoning flock (and) kindred
* The wife conceives but (can)not raise (her) young:
Losing her own way
→ 12.4
Xiao Xiang 2
radiance
黃離元吉，得中道。
30.2x Golden radiance (is) most promising:
Finding the middle path
Xiao Xiang 3
radiance
日昃之離，何可久？
30.3x The sun declines with its radiance:
Why should this be prolonged?
Xiao Xiang 5
(a) departure; distinct; (a)rising (from)
六五之吉，離王公。
30.5x Six fifth’s good fortune:
A departure from sovereign (and) patriarch
→ 12.4
Tuan Zhuan
arising (is, means)
離麗，日月麗乎天，百糓草木麗乎土。重明以麗乎正，乃化成天下。柔麗乎中正，故亨。是以畜牝牛吉。
Arising
(Means) to be conditioned
The sun (and) moon (are) conditioned upon heaven
The hundreds of grasses, the plants
(and) the trees are conditioned upon the earth
Doubled clarity, accordingly, (is) conditioned upon the true
Then transformation completes (all things) under heaven
The flexible (is) conditioned upon the central (and) correct
Given this, fulfillment
And so it is that to care for the cow (is) promising
Xiang Zhuan
arising
明兩作，離。大人以繼明照于四方。
The light appears twice
Arising
The mature human being, accordingly,
Is continuous in clarifying and illuminating
into the four directions
→ 12.4
Za Gua
diverse, diversified, separated, apart
Stats: 12.4
Homophones (li)
藜li2brambles; (and) brambles, briars里li3li (around); villages ; } [50 km; 32 miles ]礼li3propriety, manners, courtesy, respect礼li3propriety, manners, courtesy, respect利li4(to be) advantageous, beneficial, better, effective, favorable, gainful, meriting, profitable, productive, rewarding, worth, worthwhile, warranting, acute, astute, clever, cutting, incisive, keen, sharp (witted), sharpened, shrewd, witty; earned, rewarded by, (turned) to advantage, with merit; (of) advantage, benefit, profit, value, (to); (to) benefit (from, by), earn, help, exploit, favor, gain, harvest, merit, profit, reap, reward, serve to, take advantage of, turn to advantage, make the most of, optimize, warrant (s, ed, ing); (a, the) advantage, benefit, favor, gain, merit, profit, reward, value, worth; dueness, fitness; harvest (of), grounds for; formation, fruition, nourishment (implies a return on time and energy invested, whereas ji2 (0476) is often simply a question of being in the right place at the right time)厲li4(to be) harsh, difficult, strict, rigorous, stern, severe, acute, grinding, stringent, serious, dangerous, oppressive, brutal, cruel, adverse, bad, hard (to do), distressing, troublesome, stressful, tyrannical, wicked, menacing; (a, the) grind, grindstone, whetstone, difficulty, struggle, trouble, hardship, adversity, danger, pressure, threat, severity, distress, harshness, suppression, disease (s); (to) discipline, endanger, have difficulty(-ies), grind, sharpen, hone, polish, perfect (s, ed, ing); harshly, strictly, brutally, severely; in distress; threats of failure or trouble蒞li4watches over, oversees, attends to, manages麗li4(to be) contingent, conditioned, conditional, dependent, depending, reliant (on, upon); attached, assigned, joined, conjoined, fastened, tied, connected, clinging (to); mutual, interconnected, interdependent; graceful, beautiful, refined, well-proportioned, good, elegant, radiant, handsome, splendid; (to) rely, depend (on, upon); cling together, join, conjoin, fasten, attach, connect (s, ed, ing); (a, the) dependence, conditionality, conditioning, reliance; antelope立li4stands; takes, makes a (v) stand v曆li4(the) calendar(s), signs of heaven, ephemeris
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