咸
xian2Mathews: 2666GSR: 671a
Dictionary Definition
(to be) joined, conjoined, united (in, with), in touch with; moved, touched, persuaded (in, by); together, altogether, all, every, mutual, shared, concordant, convergent, integrated, complete, full, finished; everywhere; (to) feel, sense; join, conjoin, unite, put together, reciprocate, touch, come into contact, move, embrace, share, come together, convene, converge, complete (s, ed, ing) (in, with, together); (a, the) feeling, sensation (s); persuasion, reciprocity, mutuality; entirely, fully, completely, wholly; (also used for gan, 3232, to stimulate, influence, attract) 447
Radical: 30+6 | First occurrence: Hexagram 19.1
Concordance & Context (19 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 19.1
1st Line★
united, joined (in); shared, collective; full
咸臨，贞吉。
United in commitment
Persistence is promising
Stats: 30+6→ 19.2
2nd Line
united, joined (in); shared, collective; full
咸臨，吉，無不利。
United in commitment
Promising
Nothing cannot be turned to advantage
→ 31.0
Gua Ci
reciprocity, mutuality; conjoined [symbiosis]
咸，亨，利贞。取女吉。
Fulfillment
Rewarding to persist
To court the young woman* is promising
→ 31.1
1st Line
moved(ing), persuaded, (in) touch(ed) (with)
咸其拇。
Persuaded in one’s big toe
→ 31.2
2nd Line
moved(ing), persuaded, (in) touch(ed) (with)
咸其腓，凶。居吉。
Persuaded in one’s legs
Disappointing
To abide is timely
→ 31.3
3rd Line
moved(ing), persuaded, (in) touch(ed) (with)
咸其股，執其隨，往吝。
Persuaded in one’s loins
Managing those consequences
To continue thus is wretchedness
→ 31.5
5th Line
moved(ing), persuaded, (in) touch(ed) (with)
咸其脢，無悔。
Moved in one’s neck and shoulders
Avoiding regrets
→ 31.6
6th Line
moved(ing), persuaded, (in) touch(ed) (with)
咸其輔頰舌。
Moved in one’s jawbones and tongue
→ 01.T
Tuan Zhuan
(are) joined, united; come together, share
大哉乾元，萬物資始，乃統天。雲行雨施，品物流形。大明終始，六位時成。時乘六龍以御天。乾道變化，各正性命，保合太和，乃利贞。首出庶物，萬國咸寧。
How great (is) creation’s source!
The myriad beings (are) provided beginnings
Along with all of the sky
Clouds pass, rain falls
The varieties of beings flow into form
Great light completes (then) begins
The six positions (are) by season fulfilled
Seasons to mount the six dragons
(And) with these to master the skies
Creation’s way (is) emergence (and) transformation
Each being true to inner nature (and) higher law
Security (is) joining in the highest attunement
It is this that rewards persistence
(As) leaders emerge from the numberless beings
The myriad realms come together in peace
→ 02.T
Tuan Zhuan
(are) joined in; share, unite, converge in
至哉坤元，萬物資生，乃順承天。坤厚載物，德合無疆，含弘光大，品物咸亨。牝馬地類，行地無疆，柔順利贞。君子攸行，先迷失道，後順得常。西南得朋，乃與類行；東北丧朋，乃終有慶。安贞之吉，應地無疆。
How consummate (is) receptivity’s source!
The myriad beings (are) provided with life
And so, (in) acceptance, inherit the sky
Accepting (with) generosity upholds the outer world
Character accommodates without drawing boundaries
Comprehending vastness, exemplifying wholeness
The varieties of beings (are) joined in fulfillment
The mare (is) the earth’s kindred spirit
(And) wanders an earth with no borders
Gentleness (and) acceptance reward persistence:
The noble young one’s purpose in going
To initiate confusion (is) to stray from the way
To follow (with) acceptance (is) to learn the principles
West (to) south, find companions:
And so, with the help of one’s kind, make progress
East (to) north, forgo companions:
Although, in the end, there will be rewards
Securing the certain holds promise:
The response to a world without limits
→ 44.T
Tuan Zhuan
join, share, embrace in; (are) joined, united
姤，遇也。柔遇剛也。勿用取女，不可與長也。天地相遇，品物咸章也。剛遇中正，天下大行也。姤之時義大矣哉！
Dissipation
(Means) to encounter
The flexible encounters the firm
Not at all useful to court (this) woman:
Not suited to enduring together
Heaven (and) earth encounter each other
(And) the varieties of beings join in the composition
Firmness encounters (with) concentration (and) integrity
(And) all under heaven make great advances
Chance encounter’s proper timing (is) very important here!
→ 19.1
Xiao Xiang 1
united
咸臨贞吉，志行正也。
19.1x United commitment’s persistence (is) promising:
Intending to advance correctly
Xiao Xiang 2
united
咸臨吉無不利，未順命也。
19.2x United commitment (is) promising (and) without doubt
worthwhile:
Not yet accepting destiny
Xiao Xiang 1
persuaded
咸其拇，志在外。
31.1x Persuaded in one’s big toe:
The destination lies elsewhere
Xiao Xiang 3
persuaded
咸其股，亦不處。志在隨人，所執下。
31.3x Persuaded in one’s loins:
But less than secure
* The purpose lies in pursuing another
The position holds onto the inferior
Xiao Xiang 5
persuaded
咸其脢，志末。
31.5x Moved in one’s neck and shoulders:
The purpose (is) trivial
Xiao Xiang 6
moved
咸其輔頰舌，滕口説。
31.6x Moved in one’s jawbones (and) tongue:
Gushing (with) oral persuasion
Tuan Zhuan
reciprocity (is, means)
咸，感。柔上而剛下，二气感應以相與。止而説，男下女，是以亨利贞取女吉。天地感而萬物化生，聖人感人心而天下和平。觀其所感，而天地萬物之晴可見矣。
Reciprocity
(Means) being moved
The flexible (is) above while the firm (is) below
The two vital forces (are) moved in resonance
(And) with this support each other
Stillness and enjoyment
The masculine submits to the feminine
And so it is that fulfillment rewards persistence
(And) to court the young woman (is) promising
Heaven (and) earth move each other
And so the myriad beings transform (and) come to life
The wise ones move the human heart
And all under heaven respond with peace
Comprehend this function of touch
Then heaven (and) earth (and) the myriad beings
Will now have natures (which) may be seen plainly
Xiang Zhuan
reciprocity
山上有澤，咸。君子以虛受人。
Up on the mountain there is a lake
Reciprocity
The noble young one, accordingly, is open to welcome the other
→ 19.1
Homophones (xian)
先xian1(a, the) beginning, past; ancestor, precedent, first, leader, predecessor, source; (to) begin, lead (in, with); come before/first, go before/first/ahead of, initiate, precede, take precedence, walk before, (s, ed, ing); (to be) advanced, ahead of, ancient, ancestral, before, early, earlier, elder, first, founding, foremost, former, in advance, in front of, initial, leading, prior (to), original, precedent, primal; beforehand, formerly, initially, originally, previously; deceased, late, past; drawn, led, preceded; in the beginning, at first, in advance贒xian2(a, the) merit, excellence, worth, worthiness, ability, talent, skill, wisdom, virtue, eminence; worthies; (to be) meritorious, good, excellent, superior, worthy, skilled, skillful, wise, virtuous, gentle, moral, ethical, eminent, exemplary, talented, able, competent, cogent, sagacious; (to) merit, excel; esteem (s, ed, ing)閑xian2training, discipline; (more) versed, familiar險xian3(a, the) risk, hazard, peril, danger, crisis, crux, focal point; (narrow) edge, ledge, crack, pass, defile; canyon, chasm, crevice, precipice, gorge; close call, narrow escape, difficulty, obstruction, challenge, obstacle; (to be) at risk, in peril, in danger; risky, hazardous, steep, perilous, precipitous, dangerous, critical, threatening, treacherous; (to) risk, hazard, venture, endanger (s, ed, ing); (exigent or strategic situation, demanding focus, heart, and the will to live)顯xian3evident, (^) exemplified, illustrated, manifest莧xian4wild (edible) greens, herbs, spinach, purslane陷xian4entrapment, entanglement, complication (s)限xian4boundaries, limits, restrictions, constraints +
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