馴
xun2Mathews: 2929
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Concordance & Context (1 occurrences)
Xiao Xiang 1★
gradual, gentle, natural, compliant, mild (ly)
履霜堅冰，陰始凝也。馴致其道，至堅冰也。
02.1x Walking on frost, hardening to ice:
The shadow begins to manifest
* Gradually fulfilling its nature
To realize solid ice
Stats: 187+3Hapax Legomenon
Homophones (xun)
燻xun1choke, smother, suffocate, (be)fog, fume (s)旬xun2ten days, a long week [an ancient ten-day week ]巽xun4(to) penetrate, enter, gain admittance, gain entry, gain access, reach into, insinuate, coax, wheedle, infringe, infiltrate, influence; submit, resign, accommodate; adapt, conform, yield (to); take (place, form, shape); withdraw (s, ed, ing); (a, the) entry, access, penetration, adaptation, encroachment(s), admittance, adaptability, accommodation, conformance, versatility, finesse, subtlety, resilience, [plasticity]; (to be) submitted to, put into, adaptive, adapted to, accommodating, submissive, following, subservient, docile, humble; versatile, opportunistic; withdraw or retreat to go around, with no intention of giving up; Ap sun4
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