求
qiu2Mathews: 1217GSR: 1066a
Dictionary Definition
(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
Radical: 85+2 | First occurrence: Hexagram 03.4
Concordance & Context (2 occurrences)
Tuan Zhuan
(who) seeks
蒙，山下有險，險而止，蒙。蒙亨，以亨行時中也。匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我，志應也。初筮告，以剛中也。再三瀆，瀆則不告，瀆蒙也。蒙以養正，聖功也。
Inexperience
At the foot of the mountain are hazards
(To be) at risk and yet remain still
(Shows) inexperience
Inexperience (is) fulfilled:
According to fulfillment’s conduct at the heart of the time
It is not I (who) seeks the young (and) inexperienced,
The young (and) inexperienced seek me:
The objectives (are) complementary
The first consultation informs:
According to the firmness within
The second (and) third (show) disrespect
Disrespect deserves no information:
Disrespect (shows) immaturity
Inexperience (is) the way to cultivate uprightness
(This is) a sacred task
seek
蒙，山下有險，險而止，蒙。蒙亨，以亨行時中也。匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我，志應也。初筮告，以剛中也。再三瀆，瀆則不告，瀆蒙也。蒙以養正，聖功也。
Inexperience
At the foot of the mountain are hazards
(To be) at risk and yet remain still
(Shows) inexperience
Inexperience (is) fulfilled:
According to fulfillment’s conduct at the heart of the time
It is not I (who) seeks the young (and) inexperienced,
The young (and) inexperienced seek me:
The objectives (are) complementary
The first consultation informs:
According to the firmness within
The second (and) third (show) disrespect
Disrespect deserves no information:
Disrespect (shows) immaturity
Inexperience (is) the way to cultivate uprightness
(This is) a sacred task
Homophones (qiu)
坵qiu1(the) hill(sides, tops), mounds, high places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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