磐
pan2Mathews: 4904
Dictionary Definition
No detailed glossary definition available for this character.
Concordance & Context (3 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 03.1
1st Line★
cliffs, crags, big rocks, obstacles, difficulties
磐桓，利居贞，利建侯。
Cliffs all around
Worthwhile to maintain resolve
Worthwhile to enlist delegates
Stats: 112+10→ 53.2
2nd Line
(the) cliff, crag; large, big rock (s)
鴻漸于磐，飲食衎衎，吉。
The wild geese advance by degrees to the cliffs
Drinking and eating and honking and honking*
Auspicious
→ 03.1
Xiao Xiang 1
cliffs
雖磐桓，志行正也。以貴下賤，大得民也。
03.1x Even with cliffs all around
The objective to make progress (is) correct
* By respecting the lowly (and) disregarded
The great gain humanity
Homophones (pan)
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