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qiu1Mathews: 1213
Dictionary Definition
No detailed glossary definition available for this character.
Concordance & Context (4 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 22.5
5th Line★
(the) hill(sides, tops), mounds, high places
賁于丘園，束帛戔戔，吝，終吉。
Dressed up amidst hills and gardens
One’s gift bundle of silk is but a shabby remnant
Embarrassing
But in the end, promising
Stats: 1+4→ 27.2
2nd Line
(the) hill(sides, tops), mounds, high places
顪頤，拂經于丘頤，征凶。
Subverted appetites
Dismissing the customary,
Going into the hills hungering
Going boldly into failure
→ 59.4
4th Line
(an) accumulation; (the) best, high ground* +
渙其群，元吉。渙有丘，匪夷所思。
(Fan Yao* 06.4: unable to contend, take up a higher purpose)
Scattering those groups
Most promising
Scattering claims the high ground*
This is not commonplace thinking
→ 29.T
Tuan Zhuan
(the) hills(ides, tops), mounds
習坎，重險。水流而不盈，行險而不失其信。維心亨，乃以剛中。行有尚，往有功。天險不可升，地險山川丘陵。王公設險以守其國，險之時用大矣哉！
Repeated exposure
(Means) twice the risk
The water replenishes but does not pile up
Making progress (through) risk yet never losing its confidence
To keep the heart secure (is) fulfillment:
When making use of the firmness within
Progress will be valued:
To continue on will be an accomplishment
Heavenly hazards do not permit climbing
Earthly hazards (are) mountains (and) rivers, hills (and) heights
Sovereigns (and) patriarchs arrange hazards in order to protect their domains
Risk’s timely application (is) very important here!
→ 22.5
Homophones (qiu)
求qiu2(to) seek, search (after, for, out); request, quest for, entreat, solicit, petition, supplicate, court, ask (of, for, from), try for, beg for, wish for, pray for, demand, come after, go after, aim at, aim for, desire, hunt, pursue, want, covet, 437 crave, claim, demand (s, ed, ing); (a, the) quest, pursuit, search (for, of); goal, wish, desire, craving; (to be) desirous; in quest of, in search of求qiu2(the) cheeks, cheekbones, face, [expression ]頄qiu2...
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