臨
lin2Mathews: 4027GSR: 669e
Dictionary Definition
(a, the) management, undertaking, oversight, responsibility, supervision, commitment, accession, prospect, project, prospectus; exalted approach; (to) supervise, oversee, manage, take command, take charge, commit (oneself), arrive, near, approach, go to, be about to, view from above, look down on, look in 433 on, inspect, condescend to, favor (s, ed, ing); (to be) temporary, provisional, ad hoc, near to, about to, on the brink of, imminent, at hand; [rolling up sleeves, getting down and dirty]
Radical: 131+11 | First occurrence: Hexagram 19.0
Concordance & Context (14 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 19.0
Gua Ci★
taking charge, commitment, accession
臨，元亨，利贞。至于八月有凶。
The greatest fulfillment rewards persistence
To arrive in the eighth month* would be unfortunate
Stats: 131+11→ 19.1
1st Line
taking charge, commitment, accession
咸臨，贞吉。
United in commitment
Persistence is promising
→ 19.2
2nd Line
taking charge, commitment, accession
咸臨，吉，無不利。
United in commitment
Promising
Nothing cannot be turned to advantage
→ 19.3
3rd Line
taking charge, commitment, accession
甘臨，無攸利。既憂之，無咎。
Sweet commitment
Not an orientation with merit
Following concern about this
Avoid errors
→ 19.4
4th Line
taking charge, commitment, accession
至臨，無咎。
Complete commitment
Without mistakes
→ 19.5
5th Line
taking charge, commitment, accession
知臨，大君之宜，吉。
Informed commitment
A great noble's necessity
Opportune
→ 19.6
6th Line
taking charge, commitment, accession
敦臨，吉，無咎。
Authentic commitment
Promising
Nothing wrong
→ 19.0
Xiao Xiang 1
commitment’s
咸臨贞吉，志行正也。
19.1x United commitment’s persistence (is) promising:
Intending to advance correctly
Xiao Xiang 2
commitment
咸臨吉無不利，未順命也。
19.2x United commitment (is) promising (and) without doubt
worthwhile:
Not yet accepting destiny
Xiao Xiang 3
commitment
甘臨，位不當也。既攸之咎不長也。
19.3x Sweet commitment:
The position is not appropriate
* Following concern about this:
The errors will not be lasting
Xiao Xiang 4
commitment
至臨無咎，位當也。
19.4x Complete commitment, without mistakes:
The position (is) appropriate
Xiao Xiang 6
commitment
敦臨之吉，志在內也。
19.6x Authentic commitment has promise:
The objective lies within
Tuan Zhuan
taking charge
臨，剛浸而長，説而順，剛中而應。大亨以正，天之道也。至于八月有凶，消不久也。
Taking charge
Firmness penetrates and so prevails
Satisfaction along with acceptance
The firm (is) central (and) resonant
Great fulfillment (is) due to correctness
(As is) heaven’s course
To arrive in the eighth month would be unfortunate:
Waning does not take long
Xiang Zhuan
taking charge
澤上有地，臨。君子以教思無窮，容保民無疆。
Above the pool is earth
Taking charge
The noble young one, accordingly,
instructs and plans without exhaustion,
Accepts and secures the people without drawing boundaries
→ 19.0
Homophones (lin)
林lin2(the) forest(’s); (the) ^ (the) forest, woods隣lin2(a, the) neighbor, extended family, associate, assistant, connection; vicinity, locality, (one’s) neighborhood; (to be) nearby, neighboring, in the neighborhood, local, next, contiguous, adjacent, in the vicinity of, close by吝lin4(a, an, the) embarrassment, disgrace, misery, poverty, humiliation, meanness, baseness, shame, regret, chagrin, inadequacy, wretchedness, deficiency; avarice, stinginess, greed; (to be) embarrassing, disgraceful, poor, humiliating, mean, shameful, regrettable, inadequate, miserly, stingy; miserable, wretched, ashamed, embarrassed, abashed; (too) little, spare, sparing, sparse
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