師
shi1Mathews: 5760GSR: 559a
Dictionary Definition
(a, the) militia, military, reserves, army, armies, host, hosts, legion(s), troops, garrison; general, master, specialist, tutor, expert, leader, instructor, director, assessor, example, (role) model, sage; expertise, organization, preparedness, readiness; [liquidity]; all; the people, the multitude, population; (to) teach, instruct, emulate, imitate, take as a norm or standard; model or pattern after another; militarily; a unit of 2500 troops 440
Radical: 50+7 | First occurrence: Hexagram 07.0
Concordance & Context (22 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 07.0
Gua Ci★
the militia,* reserves, preparedness, training
師：贞，丈人吉，無咎。
Persistence
A mature person’s good fortune
No blame
Stats: 50+7→ 07.1
1st Line
the militia, reserves
師出以律，否臧凶。
The militia sets out according to codes
To deny good order is unfortunate
→ 07.2
2nd Line
^ he militia; the militia’s
在師中，吉，無咎。王三錫命。
At the heart of the militia
Promising
Not a mistake
The sovereign three times grants commissions
→ 07.3
3rd Line
(a, the) militia, reserves
師或輿尸，凶。
A militia likely to transport fatalities
Brutal
→ 07.4
4th Line
(a, the) militia(’s), reserves(’)
師左次，無咎。
The militia’s fallback encampment
Not a mistake
→ 07.5
5th Line
the militia, reserves
田有禽，利執言，無咎。長子帥師，弟子輿尸，贞凶。
The hunt takes captives
Worthwhile to manage the talking
Avoid error
The elder son captains the militia
The younger son transports fatalities
Constancy is inauspicious
→ 11.6
6th Line
(the) military, militia, army, troops, legions
城復于隍，勿用師，自邑告命，贞吝。
The city wall falls back into the moat
Do not advance the military
From within one’s own district, explain the orders
To persist is disgraceful
→ 13.5
5th Line
armies, hosts, legions
同人先號咷而後笑，大師克相遇。
Fellowship with others begins with wailing and weeping
but then follows with laughter
Mighty armies can entertain each other
→ 15.6
6th Line
(the) militia, military, reserves, army "
鸣谦，利用行師征邑國。
Expressing modesty
Worthwhile and useful to mobilize the reserves
To discipline home town and province
→ 16.0
Gua Ci
(the) militia, military, reserves, army "
豫，利建侯行師。
Worthwhile to establish delegates and mobilize the reserves
→ 24.6
6th Line
(a, an, the) militia, army, military; militarily "
迷復，凶，有災眚。用行師，終有大敗，以其國君凶，至于十年不克征。
Lost return
Ominous
There will be calamity and grave errors
If trying to advance the military
In the end there will be a major defeat
Reaching one’s domain and its nobility with misfortune
Even after ten years, no ability to campaign*
→ 07.0
Xiao Xiang 1
the militia
師出以律，失律凶也。
07.1x The militia sets out according to codes:
To forget the codes (is) unfortunate
Xiao Xiang 2
^ the militia
在師中吉，承天寵也。王三錫命，懷萬邦也。
07.2x At the heart of the militia (is) promise:
Upholding heaven’s favor
* The sovereign three times grants commissions:
Embracing the myriad realms
Xiao Xiang 3
(a) militia
師或輿屍，大無功也。
07.3x A militia likely to transport fatalities:
Wholly lacking in merit
fatalities
師或輿屍，大無功也。
07.3x A militia likely to transport fatalities:
Wholly lacking in merit
Xiao Xiang 5
the militia
長子帥師，以中行也。弟子輿屍，使不當也。
07.5x The elder son captains the militia:
According to tempered action
* The younger son transports fatalities:
A commission would not be appropriate
fatalities
長子帥師，以中行也。弟子輿屍，使不當也。
07.5x The elder son captains the militia:
According to tempered action
* The younger son transports fatalities:
A commission would not be appropriate
Tuan Zhuan
the militia
師，衆也。贞，正也。能以眾正，可以王矣。剛中而應，行險而順，以此毒天下，而民從之，吉又何咎矣。
The militia
(Means) the multitude
Persistence
(Means) uprightness
The skill to employ the multitude (with) uprightness
(Is) especially suited to use by the sovereign
The firm (is) central and resonant
The practice (is) hazardous, yet responsive
To apply this is toxic to all under heaven and yet the people endure behind it
(For their) welfare:
Given this, where is the error here?
Xiang Zhuan
the militia [reserves]
地中有水，師。君子以容民畜衆。
Within the earth there is water
The militia
The noble young one, accordingly,
Is tolerant towards the people
And cares for the multitude
→ 07.0
Xiao Xiang 5
armies
同人之先，以中直也。大師相遇，言相克也。
13.5x Fellowship with others with such a beginning:
Through balance (comes) orientation
* Mighty armies entertaining each other:
Praising each other’s abilities
Xiao Xiang 6
(the) reserves
明谦，志未得，可用行師征邑國也。
15.6x Expressive modesty:
The goals (are) not yet achieved
* An appropriate practice to mobilize the reserves
To discipline home town (and) province
Tuan Zhuan
(the) reserves
豫，剛應而志行，順以動，豫。豫順以動，故天地如之，而況建侯行師乎！天地以順動，故日月不過而四時不忒。聖人以順動，則刑罰淸而民服。豫之時義大矣哉！
Readiness
Firmness resonates, and so the intentions (are) carried out
Responsiveness using movement
Readiness
Readiness responds with movement
Since heaven and earth (behave) like this
How much more true (this is) (for) establishing delegates
(And) mobilizing the reserves!
Heaven and earth behave with responsive movement
And so the sun and the moon never stray
And the four seasons do not vary
The wise ones make use of responsive movement
(And) as a result, punishments (and) penalties (are) specific
And the people consent
Readiness’ meaningful timing (is) very important now!
Homophones (shi)
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