難

nan2Mathews: 4625GSR: 152d

Dictionary Definition

(a, the) affliction, calamity, complication, difficulty, distress, hardship, problem, struggle, toil, trial, trouble; (to be) overtaxed; arduous, complicated, contentious, difficult, grievous, hard, heavy, laborious, problematic, taxing, tedious, troublesome; (to) balk, contend (with), censure, find fault, overtax, rebuke, toil (s, ed, ing); is it not? ap nan4

Radical: 172+11 | First occurrence: Hexagram 03.T

Concordance & Context (11 occurrences)

Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 03.T

H03|T

Tuan Zhuan★

(the) difficulties, problems, struggles, trials

屯，剛柔始交而難生。動乎險中，大亨贞。雷雨之動滿盈，天造草昧，宜建侯而不寧。

Rallying The firm (and) the flexible begin to interact and so (come) the trials of new life Moving through the heart of risk Much fulfillment (means) persistence Thunder (and) rain’s activity abounds to excess The sky creates in haste (and) obscurity (It is) necessary to enlist delegates, but not (in order) to relax

Stats: 172+11→ 03.2x

H03|2x

Xiao Xiang 2

difficulty, problem, trial, struggle, trouble (s)

六二之難，乘剛也。十年乃字，反常也。

03.2x Six second has difficulties Overcoming resolve * Ten years, then babies: Revise the rules

→ 05.1x

H05|1x

Xiao Xiang 1

difficult(ies), troubles(ome), contention(ous)

需於郊，不犯難行也。利用恆，無咎，未失常也。

05.1x Waiting on the outskirts: Not rushing into difficult action * Worthwhile to use what endures (and) avoid error: Before losing the principle

→ 12.X

H12|X

Xiang Zhuan

difficulty, trouble, hardship, affliction (s)

天地不交，否。君子以儉德辟難，不可榮以祿。

Heaven and earth do not interact Separating The noble young one, accordingly, conserves virtue and avoids trouble Not allowing himself luxury in the form of compensation

→ 36.T

H36|T

Tuan Zhuan

difficulty, adversity; struggle, toil, trial (s)

明入地中，明夷。內文明而外柔順，以蒙大難，文王以之。利艱贞，晦其明，內難而能正其志，箕子以之。

The light goes within (to) the heart of the earth Brightness (is) obscured Inwardly coherent (and) bright while outwardly flexible (and) compliant Using the obscurity (of) great trials The Sovereign Wen applied this Warranting difficult persistence: Darkening his own light Inwardly struggling, yet able to stay true to his purpose Prince Ji applied this

→ 36.T

H36|T

Tuan Zhuan

(there) (is) struggle(ing); toil, trial, adversity

明入地中，明夷。內文明而外柔順，以蒙大難，文王以之。利艱贞，晦其明，內難而能正其志，箕子以之。

H36|3x

Xiao Xiang 3

(the) southern

難狩之志，乃大得。

36.3x The southern winter hunt has a purpose After this (is fulfilled), a great gain

H39|T

Tuan Zhuan

difficulty, trouble, trial, problem, hardship (s)

蹇，難也。險在前也。見險而能止，知矣哉！蹇利西南，往得中也。不利東北，其道窮也。利見大人，往有功也。當位贞吉，以正邦也。蹇之時用大矣哉！

Impasse (Means) problems Risk lies ahead To perceive the risk and be able to stop (Is) wisdom indeed! Impasse (is) worthwhile west (to) south: To make progress (is) to find the center It is not worthwhile east (to) north: This way dead ends Rewarding to encounter a mature human being: Making progress will be an achievement (In) a proper position, persistence (is) opportune: In order to do right by the territory Impasse’s timely application (is) very important now!

→ 58.T

H39|xg

Xiao Gua

difficulty, trouble, trial, problem, hardship (s)

Stats: 03.T

H39|zg

Za Gua

difficulty, trouble, trial, problem, hardship (s)

Stats: 03.T

H58|T

Tuan Zhuan

difficulties, problems, troubles, trials

兌，説也。剛中而柔外，説以利贞，是以順乎天，而應乎人。説以先民，民忘其勞；説以犯難，民忘其死；説之大，民勸矣哉！

Satisfaction (Means) pleasure The firm (is) within and the flexible without Pleasure, accordingly, rewards persistence And so it is complying with heaven And resonant in humanity (When) pleasure (is) used to lead a people The people forget their weariness (When) pleasure (is) used in challenging difficulties The people forget their mortality Pleasure’s great importance (Is) truly in the people’s encouragement!

→ 03.T

Homophones (nan)

男nan2(a, the) male, man, son; (to be) manly, male, masculine 南nan2(and, to) south* "

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