五
wu3Mathews: 7187GSR: 58a
Dictionary Definition
(a, the) five; five times, fivefold, quintuple, quintile, fifth 446
Radical: 7+2 | First occurrence: Hexagram 43.T
Concordance & Context (9 occurrences)
Xiao Xiang 5
fifth’s
六五贞吉，乘剛也。恆不死，中未亡也。
16.5x Six fifth’s persistent affliction:
Relying upon firmness
* Chronic but not fatal
The middle is not yet passed
Xiao Xiang 5
fifth
六五之吉，有喜也。
22.5x Six fifth has promise:
There will be happiness
Xiao Xiang 5
fifth
六五之吉，有慶。
26.5x Six fifth has promise:
There will (still) be rewards
Xiao Xiang 5
fifth
六五之吉，離王公。
30.5x Six fifth’s good fortune:
A departure from sovereign (and) patriarch
Xiao Xiang 5
fifth’s
六五元吉，自上祐也。
41.5x Six fifth’s outstanding opportunity:
Assistance from above
Tuan Zhuan★
five
夬，決也。剛決柔也。健而説，決而和。揚于王庭，柔乘五剛也。孚號有厲，其危乃光也。告自邑，不利即戎，所尚乃窮也。利有攸往，剛長乃終也。
Decisiveness
(Means) to break through
The firm breaks through the flexible
Dynamic but also persuasive
Breaking through and yet responsive
A disclosure at the royal court:
The flexible rides upon five firm (lines)
A truthful appeal, this will be serious:
This crisis will then be made known
Inform the home town,
Nothing worthwhile (in) resorting to hostilities:
What is valued (would) then be wasted
Worthwhile to have somewhere to go:
Firmness endures and then completes
Stats: 7+2
Xiao Xiang 5
fifth’s
九五含章，中正也。有隕自天，志不舍命也。
44.5x Nine fifth’s display (of) restraint:
(Of) concentration (and) integrity
* (These) will have fallen from heaven:
The intentions do not forsake higher purpose
Xiao Xiang 5
fifth
六五之吉，有慶也。
55.5x Six fifth holds promise:
(Of) bringing rewards
Xiao Xiang 5
fifth
九五之吉，位正中也。
57.5x Nine fifth holds promise:
The position (is) correct (and) central
Homophones (wu)
巫wu1(and) diviners, wizards, shamans, magicians屋wu1chambers, rooms; dwelling, house, home (s)無wu2(to be, being, is, am, are, will be, exists, remains) (has, have, had, having, with) (do, does, did) (there is/are/will be) (it/this/these is/are) no, not, nothing, never, rarely, seldom, no longer, without, with no; but (no, not); there, this, these (is, are) no, not, nothing (of); not (a, the); (to be) absent, gone, non-existent; destitute, wanting, in vain; lacking in; free of/from; avoided, devoid, void, deprived, regardless, instead (of), rather than, despite; not much, no longer; not being; (the) least, minimum, (so, very) little; no matter; no ... done; neither ... nor, whether ... or not, without ... or; (to) (simply) lack, want; avoid, escape; not have, own/possess/have no/less/fewer; find/leave/use no; do no, not do, do nothing to (s, ed, ing); (will, would) not (be); do(es) not exist; were there no; has/have gone off; will/would not be(come); (a, the) absence / lack / want of, avoidance of; nothing, emptiness, non-being/existence, no-thing-ness; un-, ill-, im-, in-, dis-, de-, non-; -less; don't, do not; used for Wu2, M7173, GSR106a吾wu2(and) I, we武wu3(a, the) military, martial; ^ 57.1勿wu4do not, don’t; not to be, to not be; (it) is not, will not (be), must/should not (be), ought not (to be); is / are not / never / rarely / seldom; (to) have, permit, allow no; avoid, deny, refuse, disallow, stop, not permit (s, ed, ing); (to be) denied, (de)void of; not, no, without, with no, never, of no; not at all, not the least bit; (often imperative, indicating prohibition or inadvisability); red flags; the antithesis of物wu4(a, the) article, being, circumstance, content, creature, entity, existence, goods, item, matter, object, other, phenomenon, reality, product; property, quality, class, sort; some being, some thing, substance, thing, thingness (s); (a, the) creation; reality; variety (of), all living beings, creatures, things (in general); objective/outer/outside world, affairs of (the, this) world; (to) exist; sort, classify卼wu4(and) awkwardly(ness); uncomfortably
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