身
shen1Mathews: 5718
Dictionary Definition
No detailed glossary definition available for this character.
Concordance & Context (7 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 52.0
Gua Ci★
self(hood), being, person, life(time), body
艮其背，不獲其身，行其庭，不見其人，無咎。
Not grasping one’s own being
Moving through one’s courtyard
But not seeing other people
No blame
Stats: 158+0→ 50.4
Xiao Xiang 1
(a, one’s) life, self, being, living, person
不遠之復，以脩身也。
24.1x Nothing distant in this return:
The way to refine (a) life
→ 37.6x
Xiao Xiang 6
life, living; ^ life’s, being’s, individual "
威如之吉，反身之謂。
37.6x Rather than being impressive, keep the promise
Coming back to one’s own individual style
→ 39.X
Xiang Zhuan
v bodily; torso, body, life, self, person v "
山上有水，蹇。君子以反身脩德。
Over the mountain is water
Impasse
The noble young one, accordingly,
turns bodily around to work on character
→ 52.0
4th Line
self(hood), being, person, life(time), body
艮其身，無咎。
Stilling one’s being
Not a mistake
→ 24.1x
Xiao Xiang 4
being
艮其身，止諸躬也。
52.4x Stilling one’s being:
Stilling all of the personal
Tuan Zhuan
being
艮，止也。時止則止，時行則行，動靜不失其時，其道光明。艮其止，止其所也。上下敵應，不相與也。是以不獲其身，行其庭不見其人，無咎也。
Stillness
(Means) to keep still
(If) time to stop, then stop
(If) time to move, then move
(When) activity (and) rest do not lose their timing
One’s path (is) revealed (and) clarified
Stillness (means) self-restraint
Restraint (is) to one’s own purpose
Above (and) below resist corresponding
Having nothing to do with each other
And so it is that having no grasp of one’s own being
(And) moving (through) one’s courtyard
Without seeing other people
(Is) without blame
Homophones (shen)
申shen1set forth, extend, explain (ing) 57.X深shen1depth; the deep, profound, mysterious神shen2(and) spirits, divine forces (both)慎shen4(to) take care, act carefully, act with care, be careful; (to be) careful, cautious, mindful (of, in, with), attentive, prudent, heedful, circumspect, discreet (in), considerate (of); (a, the) prudence, caution, prohibition, warning, discretion, care, concern (s); mindfulness, attentiveness; cautiously, carefully, mindfully, attentively
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