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tong2Mathews: 6626GSR: 1188o
Dictionary Definition
(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
Radical: 117+7 | First occurrence: Hexagram 04.0
Concordance & Context (12 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 04.0
Gua Ci★
(the) young, youth(ful), naive, childlike
蒙：亨。匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我。初筮告，再三瀆，瀆則不告。利贞。
Fulfillment
It is not I who seeks the young and inexperienced
The young and inexperienced seek me
The first consultation informs
The second and third show disrespect
Disrespect deserves no information
It is worthwhile to be dedicated
Stats: 117+7→ 04.0
(the) young, youth(ful), naive, childlike
蒙：亨。匪我求童蒙，童蒙求我。初筮告，再三瀆，瀆則不告。利贞。
Fulfillment
It is not I who seeks the young and inexperienced
The young and inexperienced seek me
The first consultation informs
The second and third show disrespect
Disrespect deserves no information
It is worthwhile to be dedicated
5th Line
youthful, young, childlike
童蒙，吉。
Youthful inexperience
Opportune
→ 20.1
Xiao Xiang 5
youthful
童蒙之吉，順以巽也。
04.5x Youthful inexperience holds opportunity:
Accepting (is) the way to gain access
Tuan Zhuan
(the) young
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
(the) young
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
1st Line
(a, the) child(’s, -like, -ish), youthful, naive
童觀，小人無咎，君子吝。
Childlike perspective
For little people, no blame
For the noble young one, an embarrassment
→ 26.4
Xiao Xiang 1
childlike
初六童觀，小人道也。
20.1x First six’s childlike perspective
(Is) the little one’s path
4th Line
(a, the) young, youthful, juvenile
童牛之牿，元吉。
A young bull’s corral
Most promising
→ 56.2
2nd Line
(a) young, youthful
旅即次，懷其資，得童僕，贞。
The wanderer comes to a camp
Cherishing those resources
And earning a young helper’s loyalty
→ 56.3
Xiao Xiang 2
(a) young
得童僕，贞，終無尤也。
56.2x Gaining a young helper’s loyalty:
An outcome with no complaint
3rd Line
young, youthful
旅焚其次，丧其童僕，贞厲。
The wanderer sets fire to their camp
And fails the young assistant
Persisting is hard to do
→ 04.0
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同tong2(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統tong3the whole of, all of
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