寧
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Dictionary Definition
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Concordance & Context (5 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 08.0
Gua Ci★
peace, tranquility, serenity, rest, (settledness)
比:吉。原筮,元永贞,無咎。不寧方來,後夫凶。
Promising
For a first consultation, supreme and enduring commitment
Not a mistake
Wanting peace, approach directly
The late are the unfortunate ones
Stats: 40+11→ 58.4
4th Line
peaceful, tranquil, serene; at peace, ease, rest
商兌,未寧,介疾有喜。
Measured joy is less than serene
Limit the anxiety to own happiness
→ 01.T
Tuan Zhuan
(in) peace, tranquility, serenity, repose
大哉乾元,萬物資始,乃統天。雲行雨施,品物流形。大明終始,六位時成。時乘六龍以御天。乾道變化,各正性命,保合太和,乃利贞。首出庶物,萬國咸寧。
How great (is) creation’s source!
The myriad beings (are) provided beginnings
Along with all of the sky
Clouds pass, rain falls
The varieties of beings flow into form
Great light completes (then) begins
The six positions (are) by season fulfilled
Seasons to mount the six dragons
(And) with these to master the skies
Creation’s way (is) emergence (and) transformation
Each being true to inner nature (and) higher law
Security (is) joining in the highest attunement
It is this that rewards persistence
(As) leaders emerge from the numberless beings
The myriad realms come together in peace
→ 03.T
Tuan Zhuan
(in order) to relax, rest; to be settled, serene
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
→ 08.0
Tuan Zhuan
peace
比,吉也。比,輔也。下順從也。原筮,元永贞,無咎,以剛中也。不寧方來,上下應也。後夫凶,其道窮也。
Belonging
(Means) promise
Belonging
(Means) confirmation
The humble respond (and) follow
(For) a first consultation, supreme and enduring commitment
(And) not a mistake:
Due to firmness in the center
Wanting peace, approach directly:
Above (and) below (are) resonant
The late are the unfortunate ones:
This path runs out
Homophones (ning)
Previous臲 nie4
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