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xu4Mathews: 2851GSR: 83h

Dictionary Definition

(to be) sequential, successive, ordered, ranked, orderly, arranged; (a, the) order, rank, sequence, succession, arrangement, precedence; preface, forward, introduction; (to) order, arrange in order; each in its place

Radical: 53+4 | First occurrence: Hexagram none

Concordance & Context (1 occurrences)

5th Line
(meaningful) order, arrangement, sequence
艮其輔,言有,悔亡。
Stilling those jawbones Words will have order Regrets pass
Stats: 53+4Hapax Legomenon

Homophones (xu)

xu1wide-eyed, amazed, astonished, [bug-eyed]xu1(to be) empty, open, wanting, unoccupied, vacant, hollow, emptied (out), false, futile, (in) vain, unreal, insubstantial, void, deceptive, untrue, vacuous, abstract, imaginary, fallacious, specious, worthless, useless, null, ruined, 449 idle; nominal, figurative, theoretical; unprejudiced, humble, modest, clear, pure, (not full of self); (to) vacate, empty (out), open (up), drain, want (s, ed, ing); (a, the) ruin, mound; void, emptiness, futility, vanity, lack, want, vacancy, stillness, hollowness; opennessxu1(to be) essential, needful, necessary, insufficient, tantalized, suspended; (a, the) anticipation, suspense, expectation, desire, demand, need, duty, obligation, necessity, requirement, prerequisite; (to) wait, await, abide, bide time, postpone, tarry, stop, defer, do without, watch for, look out for, need, require (s, ed, ing); Shuowen has stopped by rain, waiting it out instead of not waiting for rain; [deferred gratification]xu1(the) silk jacket; fine clothing, glossed as ru2xu1necessity, patience, waiting; essentialxu2slowly; haltingly, hesitantly, carefullyxu4(to) worry, take to heart, fret, fear, grieve, pity, suffer, care, sympathize, take care, care about (s, ed, ing); (to give) relief, alms, care, sympathy, compassion, consolation, succor; (to be) worried, concerned (with), anxious; zealous; taken to heart; (a, the) worry, anxiety, concern, care, pity, sorrow, suffering, anguish, sympathy, solicitude (s)xu4(to) continue, connect; go (ing) on, through
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