否
pi3Mathews: 1902GSR: 999e
Dictionary Definition
(to be) inferior, wrong, worthless, decaying, bad, stagnant, stagnating, disintegrating, alienated, inappropriate; (to) deny, refuse, stop, negate, disapprove (of), separate (from) (s, ed, ing); on the contrary; not, if not, or not, not do; (a, the) standstill, stagnation, separation, disintegrity, negation, denial, incoherence; [entropy]; what is not so; not, wrong; ap fou3: to not be, if not, if out of
Radical: 30+4 | First occurrence: Hexagram 07.1
Concordance & Context (15 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 07.1
1st Line★
(if) not, no; (if) out of; to deny, dismiss
師出以律，否臧凶。
The militia sets out according to codes
To deny good order is unfortunate
Stats: 30+4→ 12.0
Gua Ci
separating ^ from*; denial, negation
否之匪人，不利君子贞，大往小來。
Separating*
oneself from inferior people*
Those not worth the young noble’s loyalty
Greatness departs, smallness arrives
→ 12.2
2nd Line
negated, denied, wrong, inferior, worthless
包承，小人吉，大人否亨。
Embracing servitude
The common one’s promise
Is the mature one’s worthless fulfillment
→ 12.5
5th Line
(the) separation, denial, negation, standstill
休否，大人吉。其亡其亡，繫于苞桑。
Easing out of separation
The mature human being’s promise:
This passes, that passes
As surely as mulberry seedlings
→ 12.6
6th Line
(the) separation, denial, negation, standstill
傾否，先否後喜。
Overcoming the separation
At first denial, then rejoicing
→ 12.6
separation, denial, negation, standstill
傾否，先否後喜。
Overcoming the separation
At first denial, then rejoicing
Za Gua
separating, denial, negation, stagnation
Stats: 07.1
Xiao Xiang 2
worthless
大人否亨，不亂群也。
12.2x The mature one’s worthless fulfillment:
Avoid the herd’s distractions
Xiao Xiang 6
separation
否終則傾，何可長也。
12.6x Separation ends (and is) then overcome:
(But) how could this be sustained?
Tuan Zhuan
separating ^from
否之匪人，不利君子贞，大往小來，則是天地不交而萬物不通也，上下不交而天下無邦也。內陰而外陽，內柔而外剛，內小人而外君子，小人道長，君子道消也。
Separating oneself from inferior people
(Who) are not worth a noble young one’s loyalty
Greatness departs, smallness arrives:
When this occurs heaven (and) earth do not interact
And so the myriad beings do not communicate
High (and) low do not interact
And so all under heaven lack government
Within (is) darkness and without (is) light
Within (is) weakness and without (is) strength
Within (are) the common people and without (is) the noble young one
The common people’s principles prevail
The noble young one’s principles fade
Xiang Zhuan
separating
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
→ 07.1
4th Line
deny, negate, disapprove; (are) in denial
好遁，君子吉，小人否。
Elective retreat
The noble young one’s opportunity
The common people deny
→ 50.1
Xiao Xiang 4
deny
君子好遁，小人否。
33.4x The noble young one chooses retreat
(While) common people deny
1st Line
(the) stagnant(ating, ation), decay; inferior
鼎顛趾，利出否。得妾以其子，無咎。
A cauldron with upended feet
Worthwhile to expel the stagnating
Accepting a concubine for the sake of her child
Is without blame
→ 07.1
Xiao Xiang 1
(the) stagnating
鼎顛趾，未悖也。利出否，以從貴也。
50.1x A cauldron (with) upended feet:
As yet nothing improper
* Worthwhile to expel the stagnating:
In order to attend to (what is) valued
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