息

xi1Mathews: 2495GSR: 925a

Dictionary Definition

(a, the) breath, sigh; laxity, pause, quiet, relaxation, relief, repose, rest, suspension; extinction, extinguishing; (new) growth, proliferation, waxing; (to be) at rest; (to) appease, cancel, cease, desist, extinguish, finish, go out, nullify, pause, put a stop to, quit, relax, rest, stop, subdue, suspend, wrap up; grow, proliferate, wax (s, ed, ing) ap xi2

Radical: 61+6 | First occurrence: Hexagram 46.6

Concordance & Context (7 occurrences)

Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 46.6

H46|6

6th Line★

lax(ity); relax(ed, ing, ation); quit, rest (ing)

冥升，利于不息之贞。

Blind ascent Advantage in not relaxing that resolve

Stats: 61+6→ 01.X

H01|X

Xiang Zhuan

ceasing, relaxing, rest(ing), pause; } restless

天行健，君子以自強不息。

Heaven moves inexhaustibly The noble young one, accordingly, is naturally energetic, without rest

→ 17.X

H17|X

Xiang Zhuan

(and) relax; rest; relaxation, repose, pause

澤中有雷，隨。君子以嚮晦入宴息。

Within the pool there is thunder Following The noble young one, accordingly, approaching nightfall, Goes indoors for refreshment and relaxation

→ 23.T

H23|T

Tuan Zhuan

(and) new growth, waxing, proliferation

剝，剝也，柔變剛也。不利有攸往，小人長也。順而止之，觀象也。君子尚消息盈虛，天行也。

Decomposing (Means) stripping away The flexible alters the firm Not worthwhile to have somewhere to go: The common people prevail Accept and stop here Look at the image The noble young one respects waning (and) waxing as surplus (and) want (And as) heaven’s behavior

→ 36.5x

H36|5x

Xiao Xiang 5

extinction, extinquishing; to quit, go out

箕子之贞，明不可息。

36.5x Prince Ji’s persistence: A light not accepting extinction

→ 49.T

H49|T

Tuan Zhuan

subdue, cancel, nullify v; extinguishing

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!

→ 55.T

H55|T

Tuan Zhuan

(a nd) growing, proliferating, waxing

豐，大也。明以動，故豐。王假之，尚大也。勿憂宜日中，宜照天下也。日中則昃，月盈則食，天地盈虛，與時消息，而況於人乎，況於鬼神乎。

Abundance (Means) greatness Intelligence (is) behind movement Given this, abundance The sovereign approaches this: Appreciate the greatness Do not be anxious, (it) suits the sun (to be at) midday: Appropriate for illuminating all under heaven The sun (at) midday, in due order, goes down The moon (at) full, in due order, (is) consumed (If) heaven (and) earth fill up (and) empty out In accord with the time (in both) waning (and) waxing Then how much more true for humanity! (And) how much more true for the ghosts and the spirits!

→ 46.6

Homophones (xi)

嘻xi1(are) smirking, snickering, tittering 西xi1(from) west "晳xi1plainly, distinctly, (resolution of starlight)錫xi1awards, confers, grants; ^awarded, granted 臘xi1pr eserved, dried & salted, seasoned, jerked 習xi2(a, the) habit, custom, duplication, exercise, experience, familiarity, practice, rehearsal, repetition; duplicity; (to) do repeatedly, familiarize (with), keep on, learn, practice, rehearse, repeat, train, work at; (to be) double, familiar, multiple, practiced, repeated; twice; having to work at something 喜xi3(a, the) happiness, joy, rejoicing, enjoyment, gladness, gratification, gratitude, delight, elation, well-being, good news, happy event; (to) enjoy, rejoice, exult, delight (in) (s, ed, ing); (to be) happy, joyous, glad, joyful, gratified, grateful, cheerful, pleased, elated (in, of, with)係xi4attached, bound, tied, belonging to 繫xi4(to) tie (up), bind, gird, attach to, fasten, affix, tether, restrain, suspend, remember, keep in mind (s, ed, ing); (to be) attached, appended, related, connected, bound 虩xi4fear, fright, terror, dread, alarm, anxiety "夕xi4( at, by) night(fall), dark, twilight, evening

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