曳
yi4Mathews: 3008
Dictionary Definition
No detailed glossary definition available for this character.
Concordance & Context (4 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 38.3
3rd Line★
(being) held up; dragged, pulled back
見輿曳，其牛掣。其人天且劓。無初，有終。
Seeing a wagon held up
Its oxen restrained
Its occupant’s head shaved and nose cut off
Regardless of beginning, there will be an end
Stats: 73+2→ 63.1
1st Line
braking, dragging, holding 64.2
曳其輪，濡其尾，無咎。
Braking those wheels
Soaking one’s tail
No harm done
→ 64.2
2nd Line
braking, dragging, holding 63.1
曳其輪，贞吉。
Braking those wheels
Persistence is promising
→ 38.3
Xiao Xiang 1
braking
曳其輪，義無咎也。
63.1x Braking those wheels:
Deserving no harm
Homophones (yi)
衣yi1worn; wear依yi1dependably, reliably, honorably, responsibly一yi1(a, the) one; integrity, oneness, uniformity, union, unit, point, unity, whole (of), wholeness; an instance, one time; (to be) first, lead, single, simple, whole; alike, identical, the same; single-hearted, devoted (to) integrate, unify, unite (into) (s, ed, ing); as soon as, once; uniquely疑yi2(a, the) doubt, distrust, mistrust, uncertainty, hesitation, fear, dislike, suspicion, question, wavering, disbelief; (to be) doubtful, dubious, suspect(ed), uncertain, questioned, questionable; skeptical, suspicious, hesitant, in doubt, similar; (to) doubt, question, hesitate, waver, suspect, distrust, mistrust, disbelieve, fear, dislike; suppose; appear as; [hypothesize] (s ed, ing); as if頤yi2(a, the) appetite, hunger (s); nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, jaws, open jaws, mouth, hungry mouth, chin, cheek; self-care; (to) take care of oneself, keep fit, consume, eat, take in, ingest, feed on, nourish, rear, feed, furnish necessities, care for (s, ed, ing); (to be) appetitive, hungry, oral; with appetite, with hunger(ing)夷yi2(to be) hidden, obscure(d), covered, covert, kept out of sight, suppressed, repressed, common, usual, invisible, level, even, just, equal, smooth, plain, simple, ordinary, vulgar, foreign, barbaric, distant, injured, hurt, wounded, dark; (to) hide, obscure, cover, make ordinary, suppress, disappear, fade into context, repress, injure, kill, wound, hurt, extinguish (s, ed, ing); (to feel) at rest, at ease, tranquil, safe, secure, sated, satisfied, full; (a, the) hiddenness, obscurity, cover, dark, cloak, shroud; need to know, camouflage; without color洟yi2(and) sniveling, sniffling (nasal mucus)宜yi2(to be) appropriate, fit, fitting, proportionate, meet, proper, right, due, seemly, reasonable, suited, suitable, harmonious, correct, good, necessary, adjusted to, adapted to, fit (to); (a, the) propriety, decorum, dignity, appropriateness, fitness, accord, proportion, due proportion, meetness, rightness, necessity; model, proper conduct, proper manner; (to) befit, suit; fit, adjust, adapt (to), put in order; approve (s, ed, ing); ought (to), should, must, had better; what should be; in accordance with; appropriately, properly遺yi2(and, or) neglect, abandonment, withdrawal儀yi2(a, the) sacred dance, rites, observances已yi3(to) restrained, refrain cease, close, complete, conclude, culminate, achieve, decline, desist, end, finish, quit (doing), reject, dismiss, rest, show restraint, stop; have (had) enough, bring ... to an end, put ... down, set ... aside (s, ed, ing) (this); (a, the) closure, completion, conclusion, end(s), excess, fulfillment, rest, satisfaction; (to be) completed, done, enough, finished, past, beyond; already, too, definitely, completely; no more, that is all, there already; the past tense以yi3(a, the) how, instrument, means, method, way (of/to), use (of); cause, intention, motive, purpose, reason, usefulness (for/of/to); (to) use (as, by, in, for, with, to); make (use of); utilize; take (advantage of); apply, try (as, in, to); act (by, with); avail of; employ (as, in, for, to); serve, help (as, in, for, to); (thereby) become, come (from/to), follow; resort, reach, extend, lead; approach, consider, deal with, deem, mean, regard, take, think of/about, treat (as); profit by, benefit from; (s, ed, ing); by (using, taking), by (way, means) of, by that which, by such means; for (in, this; the purpose/sake of), useful for; with, with which (to), with (this, these); along with, together with; of, out of, the use of; through, through which, through using, through the use of; (in order/serving) to, to be/have; (and) accordingly, consequently, therefore, thus, thereby, therewith, since (it is, they are), because/on account (of), wherefore, on the ground(s) of which, from/out of this, due to; according to, in accord with; although, though; until, until one can, when, where; inasmuch, insofar as; is on the way to; into, before, behind, out of, into; it, itself, that; (to be) beneficial, profitable, useful (in/for/to); as (if) (a, the) (way, means) (to); (it, which) serves to; so as to; how, that, in this way, why 451矣yi3an intensifier; alone, as such, especially, indeed, in truth, just (so), merely, only, plainly, simply, truly, really; at present, now, at all, period, done; itself, of itself, by itself; as is, as it is, as they are, in simplicity; is supposed to, is expected to; may; if, when, here, in this; here?; ...?; the truly ..., such ..., what ..., how ...; so (very) ..., only ..., merely ..., simply ..., truly ..., really ..., actually ..., surely ... (!); is this?; so?; (to be) plain, simple; completely, entirely; at least, certainly, especially, surely, truly; similar to Yi3, 2930, past tense乙yi3Yi(’s) [ next to the last Shang Emperor ] "易yi4(to be) amiable, at ease/leisure, easy, lenient, light, natural, pleased, naturally given, relaxed, relaxing, simple, spontaneous, versatile; complacent, indifferent, inattentive, lax, negligent; in process; (to) change, exchange, consider easy, ease, relax, transform, transpose, permute, alter (s, ed, ing); (a, the) change, complacency, ease, exchange, facility, laxity, leisure, permutation, process, simplicity, spontaneity, transformation, versatility; easily; in the exchange, in the process意yi4intending, meaning, thinking; with the idea懿yi4restrains, disciplines, trains; improves義yi4(to) mean, signify, suggest, advise, indicate, warrant, merit, plan rightly, function properly, criticize, deserve (s, ed, ing); (to be) meant, signified, suggested, advised, recommended, indicated, prescribed, proper, deserving, 452 warranted, apt, meaningful, reasonable, principled, significant, due, just, right, rightful, righteous, fair, equitable; faithful, loyal; copied, adopted; false, artificial; (a, the) morality, moralizing, responsibility, conscience, duty, public spirit, righteousness, principle, proper function, right (conduct), obligation, justice, justness, reason, aptness, aptitude, significance, purport, imitation, meaning, true sense (s) (of, for, to); rightly, reasonably, understandably, correctly, meaningfully; (on, in) principle; for a reason; should be, ought to be; generally refers to rightness applied from without, not inherent.議yi4(and) discuss, deliberate, consider, weigh (s)異yi4help up劓yi4(his, the) nose cut off弋yi4(bow)hunts (with tethered/harpoon arrows)亦yi4(and) also, then, only, further, so, still; yet, too, moreover, furthermore, likewise, after all; truly, really, especially, surely, actually, precisely, sufficiently; but, but still, true but, yet, besides, while, however, nevertheless; even more, more than ever, still more; reciprocally, similarly; in turn; what ...; such ...邑yi4(a, the) town, village, district, city, fiefdom, settlement, home town, townsite, community; walled or fortified town, seat of local office or government; (a, the) town’s, home town’s, community’s, district’s; locally億yi4(a) hundred thousand, countless (times)翼yi4(a, the) Wings, flanks, aids, defenses; appendices, commentaries; (to) assist, shelter, defend, protect, aid (s, ed, ing)益yi4(to) add, advance, augment, benefit, enrich, expand, fill (up), further, gain, give, grant, grow, increase (by), progress, promote, profit, reinforce, replenish, restore, strengthen (to) (s, ed, ing); (a, the) addition, advantage, augmentation, benefit, enrichment, expansion, gain, gift, grant (of), surplus, overflow, increase, profit, value; (to be) beneficial, gainful, profitable, increased, advantageous, augmented, progressive, restorative, useful; expansive, rich; additionally, more, all the more, expansively, further, increasingly; more and more
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