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qian2Mathews: 0919
Dictionary Definition
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Concordance & Context (6 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 08.5
5th Line★
(the) leading, advance, foremost, forward/first
顯比。王用三驅，失前禽，邑人不誡，吉。
Belonging exemplified:
The sovereign employs only three game flushers
Letting go of the forward game
His district’s inhabitants will not be coerced
Promising
Stats: 18+7→ 43.1
1st Line
advancing, leading with, putting ^ forward
壮于前趾，往不勝，為咎。
Vigorous in advancing the toes
Going forward is less than successful
Mistakes will be made
→ 05.T
Tuan Zhuan
ahead, forward, in front, before
需，須也。險在前也，剛健而不陷，其義不困窮矣。需有孚，光亨，贞吉，位乎天位，以正中也。利涉大川，往有功也。
Anticipation
(Means) necessity
Hazards lie ahead
(Be) firm (and) persevering and so avoid complications
This means to avoid affliction (and) exhaustion completely
Anticipation
Be true
Honoring fulfillment, persistence is timely:
(Be) poised, with celestial dignity,
(And), accordingly, upright (and) balanced
Worthwhile to cross the great stream:
To make progress will be an accomplishment
→ 26.X
Xiang Zhuan
(of) early, prior, precedent, previous
天在山中，大畜。君子以多識前言往行，以畜其德。
Heaven dwells in the midst of the mountain
Raising great beasts
The noble young one makes use of large stores of knowledge
of prior ideas and past deeds
With which to develop such character
→ 39.T
Tuan Zhuan
ahead, in front, foremost
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!
→ 08.5
Xiao Xiang 5
(the) forward
顯比之吉，位正中也。舍逆取順，失前禽也。邑人不誡，上使中也。
08.5x Belonging exemplified holds promise:
The position (is) correct (and) central
* To abandon the unwilling (and) seek the accepting
(Is) letting go of the forward game
* (His) district’s inhabitants will not be coerced:
The superior commands the middle
Homophones (qian)
牽qian1drawn, pulled, led, attracted, persuaded嗛qian1deficient, unsatisfied, unworthy, lowly, unsatisfied謙qian1(a, the) authenticity, respectfulness, respect, modesty; (to be) unassuming, authentic, respectful, yielding, deferent, reverent, humble, modest; deficient愆qian1exceeds; (is) delayed (goes) beyond遷qian1(in) moving, relocating, transferring, shifting潛qian2(to be) hidden, concealed, secret, secretive, retired, submerged, subliminal; inverse; (to) dive, submerge, sink in, secrete oneself (s, ed, ing); go in water, lie at bottom; below the threshold or surface, ie subliminal乾qian2(to be) creative, vigorous, energetic, potent, dynamic, constant, enduring, lasting; dry, clean; exhausted; heavenly; (a, the) creation, initiative, authority, sovereignty, design, cogency, autonomy, command, energy, diligence, persistence, endurance, mastery, genius, higher order, higher purpose, calling, vocation, enduring activity, lasting vigor, dynamic living, dragonhood; heaven; warmth of the sun; vigorous appearance; (a, the) male, gang or yang principle; (to) create, initiate, design, author, master, persist, endure (s, ed, ing); creation’s, creativity’s; gan, (to be) dry, dried
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