恤
xu4Mathews: 2862GSR: 410e
Dictionary Definition
(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)
Radical: 61+6 | First occurrence: Hexagram 11.3
Concordance & Context (9 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 11.3
3rd Line★
worry, suffer; be anxious, concerned "
無平不陂，無往不復。艱贞無咎，勿恤其孚，于食有福。
There is no level without a slope,
No going without a return
It is difficult to persist with no errors
Do not worry: these are certainties
In nourishment find happiness
Stats: 61+6→ 35.5
5th Line
taken to heart; worry, be concerned "
悔亡。失得勿恤，往吉，無不利。
Regrets pass
Loss and gain are not to be taken to heart
Simply to go is promising
Nothing cannot be turned to advantage
→ 37.5
5th Line
be anxious, concerned; worry(ied) (about) "
王假有家，勿恤，吉。
When the sovereign draws near to his family
Do not be concerned about luck
→ 43.2
2nd Line
worry, suffer, fear; be anxious, concerned "
惕號，莫夜有戎，勿恤。
Frightened and calling out
This is not a night for battle
Do not worry
→ 45.1
1st Line
worry, suffer; be anxious, concerned "
有孚不終，乃亂乃萃，若號，一握為笑。勿恤，往無咎。
Being true is not the end of it
If confused, then pull together
As a cry for help
And one helping hand restore good humor
Do not worry
Progress is not an error
→ 46.0
Gua Ci
worry, suffer; be anxious, concerned "
升，元亨。用見大人，勿恤，南征吉。
Most fulfilling
Productive to encounter a mature human being
Do not worry
To go boldly southward* is promising
→ 11.3
Xiao Xiang 5
taken to heart
失德勿恤，罔有慶。
35.5x Loss (and) gain (are) not to be taken to heart:
(Simply) to go will be rewarding
Xiao Xiang 2
worry v
有戎勿恤，得中道也。
43.2x Do not worry about hostilities:
Find the middle path
Tuan Zhuan
worry
柔以時升，巽而順，剛中而應，是以大亨。用見大人，勿恤，有慶也。南征吉，志行也。
The flexible uses the time to advance
Adapting and also accepting
The firm (is) central and resonant
This is, accordingly, very fulfilling
Productive to encounter a mature human being,
Do not worry:
Own the rewards
The southern expedition (is) promising:
The intentions (are) carried out
Homophones (xu)
盱xu1wide-eyed, amazed, astonished, [bug-eyed]虛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; openness需xu1(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]繻xu1(the) silk jacket; fine clothing, glossed as ru2須xu1necessity, patience, waiting; essential徐xu2slowly; haltingly, hesitantly, carefully序xu4(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續xu4(to) continue, connect; go (ing) on, through
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