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tong2Mathews: 6615GSR: 1176a
Dictionary Definition
(to) agree, assemble, assimilate, affiliate, associate, belong, come together, commune, partake in, conform to, congregate, converge, concur, gather, harmonize, identify, join, make uniform, share, unite (s, ed, ing) (in, with, to); (to be) alike, all, as one, colloquial, concordant, conforming, consensual, equal, identical, identified, in the company of, like minded, one, one with, similar, the same, together with, unanimous, united; (a, the) community, assembly (ies), associates, association, colleagues, (of), agreement, convergence, fellowship (with), meeting, joining, gathering, harmony, identity, oneness, partners, sameness, unity, union; of the same ...; fellow...; simultaneously, concurrently; and, with, as well as
Radical: 30+3 | First occurrence: Hexagram 13.0
Concordance & Context (21 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 13.0
Gua Ci★
fellowship with, community; ^fellowship
同人于野，亨。利涉大川，利君子贞。
Fellowship with Others
on the frontier
Fulfillment
Worthwhile to cross the great stream
And worth the noble young one’s persistence
Stats: 30+3→ 13.1
1st Line
fellowship with, community; ^fellowship
同人于門，無咎。
Fellowship with others at the gate
Not a mistake
→ 13.2
2nd Line
fellowship with, community; ^fellowship
同人于宗，吝。
Fellowship with others only within the clan
Embarrassing
→ 13.5
5th Line
fellowship with, community; ^ fellowship
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
→ 13.6
6th Line
fellowship with, community; ^fellowship
同人于郊，無悔。
Fellowship with others on the frontier
Nothing to regret
→ 11.T
Tuan Zhuan
converge, concur, come together
泰，小往大來，吉，亨。則是天地交而萬物通也，上下交而其志同也。內陽而外陰，內健而外順，內君子而外小人，君子道長，小人道消也。
Interplay
Smallness departs, greatness arrives,
(With) promise (and) fulfillment:
When this occurs heaven (and) earth interact
And so the myriad beings communicate
High (and) low interact and their purposes converge
Within (is) light and without (is) shadow
Within (is) strength and without (is) acceptance
Within (is) the noble young one and without (are) the common ones
The noble young one’s principles prevail
The common one’s principles fade
→ 38.T
Tuan Zhuan
^ together; share "
睽，火動而上，澤動而下。二女同居，其志不同行。説而麗乎明，柔進而上行，得中而應乎剛。是以小事吉。天地睽而其事同，男女睽而其志通，萬物睽而其事類。睽之時用大矣哉！
Estrangement
The fire moves, but (only) upwards
The lake moves, but (only) downwards
Two women dwell together
(But) their intentions do not function as one
Enjoyment, along with dependence on clarity
The flexible advances, and so improves (its) conduct
Gaining the center and resonating with the firm
And so it is that ordinary matters (are) promising
Heaven (and) earth diverge, but still their endeavors converge
Masculine (and) feminine diverge, but their objectives interact
The myriad beings diverge, but their affairs (are) interrelated
Estrangement’s timely application (is) very important here!
→ 38.T
^ as one; share, converge, concur
睽，火動而上，澤動而下。二女同居，其志不同行。説而麗乎明，柔進而上行，得中而應乎剛。是以小事吉。天地睽而其事同，男女睽而其志通，萬物睽而其事類。睽之時用大矣哉！
Estrangement
The fire moves, but (only) upwards
The lake moves, but (only) downwards
Two women dwell together
(But) their intentions do not function as one
Enjoyment, along with dependence on clarity
The flexible advances, and so improves (its) conduct
Gaining the center and resonating with the firm
And so it is that ordinary matters (are) promising
Heaven (and) earth diverge, but still their endeavors converge
Masculine (and) feminine diverge, but their objectives interact
The myriad beings diverge, but their affairs (are) interrelated
Estrangement’s timely application (is) very important here!
converge, come together, harmonize
睽，火動而上，澤動而下。二女同居，其志不同行。説而麗乎明，柔進而上行，得中而應乎剛。是以小事吉。天地睽而其事同，男女睽而其志通，萬物睽而其事類。睽之時用大矣哉！
Estrangement
The fire moves, but (only) upwards
The lake moves, but (only) downwards
Two women dwell together
(But) their intentions do not function as one
Enjoyment, along with dependence on clarity
The flexible advances, and so improves (its) conduct
Gaining the center and resonating with the firm
And so it is that ordinary matters (are) promising
Heaven (and) earth diverge, but still their endeavors converge
Masculine (and) feminine diverge, but their objectives interact
The myriad beings diverge, but their affairs (are) interrelated
Estrangement’s timely application (is) very important here!
Xiao Xiang 1
(in) fellowship with
出門同人，又誰咎也。
13.1x Departing the gate (in) fellowship with others:
Given this, who is in error?
Xiao Xiang 2
fellowship with
同人于宗，吝道也。
13.2x Fellowship with others (only) within the clan:
An embarrassing course
Xiao Xiang 5
fellowship with
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
fellowship with
同人于郊，志未得也。
13.6x Fellowship with others on the frontier:
The goals (are) not yet achieved
Tuan Zhuan
fellowship with
同人，柔得位得中而應乎乾，曰同人。同人曰，同人于野，亨。利涉大川，乾行也。文明以健，中正而應，君子正也。唯君子為能通天下之志。
Fellowship with others
The flexible finds a position, gains the center
and resonates with the creative
So this is called fellowship with others
Fellowship with others says that
Fellowship with others on the frontier (is) fulfillment
Worthwhile to cross the great stream
(Meaning) higher order endeavor
Refinement (and) clarity make use of strength
The central (lines) (are) correct (and) correspond
The noble young one (is) principled
Only the noble young one develops the capacity
To comprehend the direction of all under heaven
fellowship with
同人，柔得位得中而應乎乾，曰同人。同人曰，同人于野，亨。利涉大川，乾行也。文明以健，中正而應，君子正也。唯君子為能通天下之志。
Fellowship with others
The flexible finds a position, gains the center
and resonates with the creative
So this is called fellowship with others
Fellowship with others says that
Fellowship with others on the frontier (is) fulfillment
Worthwhile to cross the great stream
(Meaning) higher order endeavor
Refinement (and) clarity make use of strength
The central (lines) (are) correct (and) correspond
The noble young one (is) principled
Only the noble young one develops the capacity
To comprehend the direction of all under heaven
fellowship with
同人，柔得位得中而應乎乾，曰同人。同人曰，同人于野，亨。利涉大川，乾行也。文明以健，中正而應，君子正也。唯君子為能通天下之志。
Fellowship with others
The flexible finds a position, gains the center
and resonates with the creative
So this is called fellowship with others
Fellowship with others says that
Fellowship with others on the frontier (is) fulfillment
Worthwhile to cross the great stream
(Meaning) higher order endeavor
Refinement (and) clarity make use of strength
The central (lines) (are) correct (and) correspond
The noble young one (is) principled
Only the noble young one develops the capacity
To comprehend the direction of all under heaven
fellowship with
同人，柔得位得中而應乎乾，曰同人。同人曰，同人于野，亨。利涉大川，乾行也。文明以健，中正而應，君子正也。唯君子為能通天下之志。
Fellowship with others
The flexible finds a position, gains the center
and resonates with the creative
So this is called fellowship with others
Fellowship with others says that
Fellowship with others on the frontier (is) fulfillment
Worthwhile to cross the great stream
(Meaning) higher order endeavor
Refinement (and) clarity make use of strength
The central (lines) (are) correct (and) correspond
The noble young one (is) principled
Only the noble young one develops the capacity
To comprehend the direction of all under heaven
Xiang Zhuan
fellowship with
天與火，同人。君子以類族辨物。
Heaven accompanies flame
Fellowship with Others
The noble young one, according to kind and family,
distinguishes the beings
→ 13.0
Xiang Zhuan
associate, join, converge, concur, affiliate (s)
上火下澤，睽。君子以同而異。
The flame rises, the lake descends
Estrangement
The noble young one, accordingly, associates, and yet is unique
→ 49.T
Tuan Zhuan
^ together; share "
革，水火相息，二女同居，其志不相得，曰革。已日乃孚，革而信之。文明以説，大亨以正，革而當，其悔乃亡。天地革而四時成，湯武革命，順乎天而應乎人，革之時大矣哉！
Seasonal change
Water (and) fire subdue each other
Two women dwell together
(But) their aims are not mutual gain
So this is called seasonal change
Complete the day and then be sure:
Change and then believe in it
Refinement (and) clarity behind satisfaction
Great fulfillment (is) according to correctness
Change is then appropriate
One’s regrets then pass
Heaven (and) earth change and so the four seasons are fulfilled
Tang and Wu changed the mandates
Complying with heaven while resonating with humanity
Seasonal change’s opportune timing (is) very important now!
→ 59.T
Tuan Zhuan
agree, concur; assimilates, asscociates with v
渙，亨。剛來而不窮，柔得位乎外而上同。王假有廟，王乃在中也。利涉大川，乘木有功也。
Scattering fulfills
The firm comes forward, yet will not be exhausted
The flexible learns (its) place on the outside
And associates with the superior
The sovereign approaches his temple:
The sovereign is then in the center
Worthwhile to cross the great stream:
Relying on wood brings results
→ 13.0
Homophones (tong)
通tong1(to) comprehend, apprehend, circulate, communicate (with), extend, interconnect, intermingle, interact, succeed, complete, fulfill, open (up), clear (out), follow/go/pass through, reach everywhere, have relations with, understand, go through, replenish, saturate, (inter)penetrate, permeate, touch, contact (s, ed, ing); (to be) general, universal, comprehensive, thorough, extensive, pervading, pervasive, penetrating, universal, open, free, unblocked, complementary; in communication; (a, the) whole, all, comprehension, communication, circulation, extension, interaction, follow through, thoroughness, success; fully, throughout, thoroughly童tong2(to be) young, youthful, childlike, childish, premature, immature, juvenile, naive, young and unmarried, under 15; bare, bald, without vegetation, beardless; (a, the) youth, young person, child, fellow, lad, boy, young man, girl, virgin, bachelor, servant, page, young animal統tong3the whole of, all of
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