慎
shen4Mathews: 5734GSR: 375i
Dictionary Definition
(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
Radical: 61+10 | First occurrence: Hexagram 02.4x
Concordance & Context (6 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 02.4x
Xiao Xiang 4★
care, discretion, prudence, caution
括囊無咎，慎不害也。
02.4x Tied up in a bag, no blame:
Discretion avoids trouble
Stats: 61+10→ 05.3x
Xiao Xiang 3
(and) discretion, care, prudence, mindfulness
需於泥，災在外也。自我致寇，敬慎不敗也。
05.3x Waiting in mud:
Misfortune waits beyond
* Of our own accord to invite predators:
Attention (and) mindfulness avoid ruin
→ 27.X
Xiang Zhuan
(is) mindful of, careful with, prudent in
山下有雷，頤。君子以慎言語，節飲食。
Beneath the mountain is thunder
Hungry mouth
The noble young one, accordingly,
is careful with words and expressions
And moderate in drinking and eating
→ 50.2x
Xiao Xiang 2
be prudent, mindful, attentive, careful (in, of)
鼎有實，慎所之也。我仇有疾，終無尤也。
50.2x The cauldron holds substance:
Be mindful of function here
* Our counterparts hold anxieties:
In the end, no reproach
→ 56.X
Xiang Zhuan
(and) prudent, cautious, careful, mindful
山上有火，旅。君子以明，慎用刑，而不留獄。
Atop the mountain is a flame
The wanderer
The noble young one, accordingly, is lucid and prudent
about the function of sanctions
And thus avoids prolonged legal process
→ 64.X
Xiang Zhuan
(is) prudent, heedful, circumspect, careful
火在水上，未濟。君子以慎辨物居方。
* huo3 2395 13.X (a, the) fire, flame
zai4 6657 01.2 (is) located, situated, positioned; in place
shui3 5922 06.X ^ (the) water(s)
shang4 5669 40.6 over, above, across, atop, on top of v
→ 02.4x
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