揜
yan3Mathews: 7380
Dictionary Definition
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Concordance & Context (1 occurrences)
Tuan Zhuan★
(is) covered over, enclosed; shut, penned in
困，剛揜，險以説，困而不失其所亨，其唯君子乎。贞大人吉，以剛中也。有言不信，尚口乃窮也。
Exhaustion
The firm (is) covered over
To risk leads to satisfaction
(To be) beset and still not lose that which is fulfilling
One who is truly a noble young one attains this
Persistence (is) the mature human being’s promise:
By way of the firmness within
There will be words but no assurance:
To value the oral leads to exhaustion
Stats: 64+8Hapax Legomenon
Homophones (yan)
焉yan2herein, therein; here, there, in that situation言yan2(a, the) (written) character, chatter, critique, criticism, discussion, expression, gossip, language, oratory, reference, rumor, speech, statement, talk, word (s); talk (of); speaker, talker, orator; adage, dictum, idea, maxim, opinion, proverb, saying, theory; things to say, something to say; (to) address, advise, chatter, communicate, describe, discuss, express, gossip, mean, opine, praise, preach, say, speak, talk, tell (of, about), verbalize (s, ed, ing); (to be) said, spoken; thus, there, and so; - spoken, -verbal; verbally嚴yan2dignity, solemnity, gravity, reserve(ations)衍yan3(a, the) abundan ce, fullness (of flow), flow宴yan4relaxed; at leisure, (with) peace of mind, rest燕yan4comfort, calm, satisfy (ing); rest, peace, ease
Previous嚴 yan2
Nextyan3 衍
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