雨
yu3Mathews: 7662GSR: 100a
Dictionary Definition
(a, the) rain, shower, precipitation, bounty, favor (s); (to) rain, rain upon, fall (s, ed, ing); (to be) rainy
Radical: 173+0 | First occurrence: Hexagram 09.0
Concordance & Context (15 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 09.0
Gua Ci★
rain "
小畜：亨。密雲不雨，自我西郊。
Fulfillment
Thick clouds but no rain
From our western horizon
Stats: 173+0→ 09.6
6th Line
(it) rains; rained
既雨既處，尚德載。婦贞厲。月幾望，君子征凶。
It has already rained, it is already settled
Value the merits already conveyed
The woman’s persistence is difficult
as the moon approaches full
The noble young one’s expedition fails
→ 38.6
6th Line
(the) rain
睽孤，見豕負塗，載鬼一車。先張之弧，後説之弧。匪寇，婚媾。往遇雨，則吉。
Estranged and alone
Watching a hog, covered with muck
Once a wagon transporting demons
At first stringing that bow
But later unstringing the bow
It is not an adversary but a marital suitor
In going, greet the rain
After this, all is well
→ 43.3
3rd Line
(the) rain(s)
壮于頄，有凶。君子夬夬，獨行遇雨，若濡有慍，無咎。
Vigorous in the cheekbones
Presuming the worst
The noble young one is resolved and decided
All alone in advancing, to greet the rain
As if getting wet
Were displeasure
Nothing is wrong
→ 50.3
3rd Line
rain
鼎耳革，其行塞，雉膏不食。方雨虧悔，終吉。
The cauldron’s ears have been altered
Its function is impaired
The pheasant’s rich meat is not eaten
A sudden rain would diminish regrets
In the end, an opportunity
→ 62.5
5th Line
rain "
密雲不雨，自我西郊。公弋取彼在穴。
Thick clouds but no rain
From our western horizon
Even the prince hunts with tethered arrows
Preferring that quarry inside the cave
→ 01.T
Tuan Zhuan
(the) rain
大哉乾元，萬物資始，乃統天。雲行雨施，品物流形。大明終始，六位時成。時乘六龍以御天。乾道變化，各正性命，保合太和，乃利贞。首出庶物，萬國咸寧。
How great (is) creation’s source!
The myriad beings (are) provided beginnings
Along with all of the sky
Clouds pass, rain falls
The varieties of beings flow into form
Great light completes (then) begins
The six positions (are) by season fulfilled
Seasons to mount the six dragons
(And) with these to master the skies
Creation’s way (is) emergence (and) transformation
Each being true to inner nature (and) higher law
Security (is) joining in the highest attunement
It is this that rewards persistence
(As) leaders emerge from the numberless beings
The myriad realms come together in peace
→ 03.T
Tuan Zhuan
(and) (the) rain
屯，剛柔始交而難生。動乎險中，大亨贞。雷雨之動滿盈，天造草昧，宜建侯而不寧。
Rallying
The firm (and) the flexible begin to interact and so (come) the trials of new life
Moving through the heart of risk
Much fulfillment (means) persistence
Thunder (and) rain’s activity abounds to excess
The sky creates in haste (and) obscurity
(It is) necessary to enlist delegates, but not (in order) to relax
→ 40.T
Tuan Zhuan
(and) (the) rain
觧，險以動，動而免乎險，觧。觧利西南，往得衆也。其來復吉，乃得中也。有攸往，夙吉，往有功也。天地觧而雷雨作，雷雨作而百果草木皆甲坼。觧之時大矣哉！
Release
Crisis leads to movement
Movement then gets free of crisis
Released
Release favors the west to the south:
To go (is) to gain the multitude
One’s coming return (is) promising:
Here to find the center
(In) having somewhere to go, to be prompt (is) promising:
(In) making progress there will be achievement
Heaven (and) earth let loose as thunder (and) rain get to work
Thunder (and) rain go to work, and hundreds of seed pods
Of plants (and) trees, as one, begin to burst
Release’s opportune timing (is) very important now!
→ 40.X
(and) (the) rain
觧，險以動，動而免乎險，觧。觧利西南，往得衆也。其來復吉，乃得中也。有攸往，夙吉，往有功也。天地觧而雷雨作，雷雨作而百果草木皆甲坼。觧之時大矣哉！
Release
Crisis leads to movement
Movement then gets free of crisis
Released
Release favors the west to the south:
To go (is) to gain the multitude
One’s coming return (is) promising:
Here to find the center
(In) having somewhere to go, to be prompt (is) promising:
(In) making progress there will be achievement
Heaven (and) earth let loose as thunder (and) rain get to work
Thunder (and) rain go to work, and hundreds of seed pods
Of plants (and) trees, as one, begin to burst
Release’s opportune timing (is) very important now!
Xiang Zhuan
(and) (the) rain
雷雨作，觧。君子以赦過宥辠。
Thunder and rain create
Release
The noble young one, accordingly, pardons transgressions
And is broad-minded regarding offenses
→ 09.0
Xiao Xiang 6
rained
既雨既處，德積載也。君子征凶，有所疑也。
09.6x (It has) already rained, (it is) already settled
The merits (already) gathered (and) conveyed
* The noble young one’s expedition fails:
There is a place for uncertainty
Tuan Zhuan
rain
小畜，柔得位而上下應之，曰小畜。健而巽，剛中而志行，乃亨。密雲不雨，尚往也。自我西郊，施未行也。
Raising small beasts
The flexible finds a place and high (and) low respond to this
So this is called minor concerns
Dynamic and yet adaptive
The firm (is) central and so the intentions (are) carried out
After this, fulfillment
Thick clouds (but) no rain:
Value (any) forward progress
From our western horizon:
The influence is not yet in motion
Xiao Xiang 6
(the) rain
遇雨之吉，群疑亡。
38.6x Greeting the rain holds promise:
A multitude (of) doubts disappear
Xiao Xiang 5
rain
密雲不雨，已上也。
62.5x Thick clouds instead of rain:
(It is) finished up above
Homophones (yu)
于yu2(be, is, are) in, within, inside, under, into, amidst, among, along, beside(s), through, to, towards, at, by, with, of, before, facing; on, upon, over, atop, on top of, up (on, to, above); as (to), from, as from; after, while (on), during, when; in place of, in the direction of, in a direction with respect to; the, this, these, those; with reference to, with respect to, than; (to) go, go to, go into, from, through; come from, for; proceed, face; enlarge (s, -ed, -ing)余yu2the first person, I, me, we, us畬yu2(in, for) established, cultivated (third year) fields鸒yu2(a, the) carriage, carrier, cart, chariot, sedan, wagon, vehicle, transport, transportation, capacity, carrying capacity; basis, support, 455 fundamentals; underlings, crowd, masses, multitude, many, groundswell (of popular support); ground, earth; (to) transport, carry, hold, haul, cart, contain, sustain, bear, carry on the shoulders (s, ed, ing)渝yu2withdraw, amend, retract; change (ing) (to, in))逾yu2excess(iveness), transgression; to exceed於yu2(similar to Yu2, 7592): (to be) about, above, across, after, against, along, amidst, among, as (to, from), at, atop, in, before, beside (s), between, by, during, facing, for, from, in, inside, into, more than, nearing, of, on, on top of, out of, over, than, through, throughout, to, towards, under, upon, when, while (on), with, within; up (on, to, above); along/combined with; in place of, in the direction of, in a direction with respect to, with respect to; referring, related, relative (to); the, this, these, those; with reference/respect to; as ... as, so ... as; (to) go into, from, through; come from, for; proceed, face; compare/relate with/to; enlarge (s, ed, ing)虞yu2preparation, provision, readiness; forester+*魚yu2of fish(es); [prosperous, contented people]與yu3(to) accompany, ally, associate, band together, collaborate, combine, consort, cooperate, coordinate, get along, go along, help, interact, join (company), meet, partake, participate, share, side, take part, team up, work (in, with); approve (of), allow, assist, help, back (up), dignify, endow, favor, give (to), grant, offer, reinforce, hold, serve, support; compare to/with (s, ed, ing); (to be) along, together, in accord/concert/conjunction (with); accompanied (by), alongside, in the company of, present at, compared to/with, in relation to, concerted, joined, coordinated, collaborative, rich, shared; (a, the) accompaniment, allowance, assistance, association, coalition, collaboration, company, concert, conjunction, cooperation, help, relation, sharing, support, union, participation; as well as; with ... help, with the help of; and, against, amidst, among, or, (along, together) with, to; an interrogative particle, rhetorical question; expression of doubt or surprise語yu3(and) expression, discourse, discussion (s)羽yu3feathers, pinons, plumes預yu4(to) prepare, provide, allow, (get, make) ready, prearrange, anticipate, presume, make allowance(s), take precaution(s) (for); think beforehand; be happy, be content, rejoice (s, ed, ing); (a, the) preparation, preparedness, readiness, anticipation; willingness, cheerfulness, enthusiasm, contentment; complacency, smugness, indulgence, swinishness, surplus, surfeit; responsive action, easy movement; excursions back and forth; (to be) prepared (for), ready (for); alerted, cautious, careful; willing, content (to); comfortable, satisfied, at ease, happy (with); docile; idle, remiss; preliminary, provisional; already, previously, beforehand; elephant-like, slow, heavy, ponderous, deliberate, inertial; in advance, in preparation譽yu4(a, the) praise, acclaim, honor, respect, admiration, appreciation, approval, recognition, commendation, fame, reputation, reknown, glory; (to) commend, eulogize, praise, extol, laud, flatter (s, ed, ing); (to be) praised, honored, admired, respected遇yu4(to) encounter, meet (with), greet, find, happen upon, run into, fall in with, come across, happen, occur, coincide, match with, rival, face, accept, receive, acknowledge, entertain, treat, engage, win the confidence of (s, ed, ing); (a, the) greeting, acknowledgment, agreement, meeting, entertainment, encounter, reception; chance, opportunity, luck, occurrence, coincidence, happenstance, engagement, treatment御yu4to master, manage, negotiate, navigate禦yu4oppose; defend, protect, guard against, from "玉yu4(a) jade裕yu4tolerating, indulging, accepting, condoning欲yu4passion, desire, longing, lust, hunger, want獄yu4legal process, (en)force(ment); justice +育yu4(in, by) fostering, nourishing, developing繘yu4^ rope; (the) rope
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