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yu4Mathews: 7603GSR: 83e

Dictionary Definition

(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

Radical: 152+9 | First occurrence: Hexagram 16.0

Concordance & Context (15 occurrences)

Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 16.0
Gua Ci
readiness, willingness, responsive movement
豫,利建侯行師。
Worthwhile to establish delegates and mobilize the reserves
Stats: 152+916.1
1st Line
readiness, willingness, enthusiasm
鸣豫,凶。
Proclaiming readiness Disappointing
16.3
3rd Line
readiness, willingness, enthusiasm
盱豫,悔。遲有悔。
Wide-eyed readiness is regrettable The slow will have regrets
16.4
4th Line
(of) readiness, willingness, enthusiasm
由豫,大有得。勿疑,朋盍簪。
At the springs of readiness There is much to have and to gain Do not hesitate Companions are gathered as hair by a clasp
16.6
6th Line
readiness, willingness, enthusiasm, [ faith]
冥豫,成有渝,無咎。
Blind readiness Achieving while assuming setbacks Avoids errors
63.X
Xiang Zhuan
prepares, readies, provides; makes ready
水在火上,既濟。君子以思患而防之。
Water positioned over the flame Already complete The noble young one, accordingly, contemplates sorrows and so prepares to maintain against them
16.0
Xiao Xiang 1
readiness
初六鸣豫,志窮凶也。
16.1x First six proclaims readiness: The resolve (is) exhausted (in) disappointment
Xiao Xiang 3
readiness
盱豫有悔,位不當也。
16.3x Wide-eyed readiness will have regrets: The position is not appropriate
Xiao Xiang 4
(of) readiness
由豫大有德,志大行也。
16.4x (At) the springs of readiness, (with) much to have (and) to gain: The aims (are) fully developed
Xiao Xiang 6
readiness
鸣豫在上,何可長也。
16.6x Blind readiness at the top: How could this be continued?
Tuan Zhuan
readiness
豫,剛應而志行,順以動,豫。豫順以動,故天地如之,而況建侯行師乎!天地以順動,故日月不過而四時不忒。聖人以順動,則刑罰淸而民服。豫之時義大矣哉!
Readiness Firmness resonates, and so the intentions (are) carried out Responsiveness using movement Readiness Readiness responds with movement Since heaven and earth (behave) like this How much more true (this is) (for) establishing delegates (And) mobilizing the reserves! Heaven and earth behave with responsive movement And so the sun and the moon never stray And the four seasons do not vary The wise ones make use of responsive movement (And) as a result, punishments (and) penalties (are) specific And the people consent Readiness’ meaningful timing (is) very important now!
Tuan Zhuan
readiness
豫,剛應而志行,順以動,豫。豫順以動,故天地如之,而況建侯行師乎!天地以順動,故日月不過而四時不忒。聖人以順動,則刑罰淸而民服。豫之時義大矣哉!
Readiness Firmness resonates, and so the intentions (are) carried out Responsiveness using movement Readiness Readiness responds with movement Since heaven and earth (behave) like this How much more true (this is) (for) establishing delegates (And) mobilizing the reserves! Heaven and earth behave with responsive movement And so the sun and the moon never stray And the four seasons do not vary The wise ones make use of responsive movement (And) as a result, punishments (and) penalties (are) specific And the people consent Readiness’ meaningful timing (is) very important now!
Tuan Zhuan
readiness
豫,剛應而志行,順以動,豫。豫順以動,故天地如之,而況建侯行師乎!天地以順動,故日月不過而四時不忒。聖人以順動,則刑罰淸而民服。豫之時義大矣哉!
Readiness Firmness resonates, and so the intentions (are) carried out Responsiveness using movement Readiness Readiness responds with movement Since heaven and earth (behave) like this How much more true (this is) (for) establishing delegates (And) mobilizing the reserves! Heaven and earth behave with responsive movement And so the sun and the moon never stray And the four seasons do not vary The wise ones make use of responsive movement (And) as a result, punishments (and) penalties (are) specific And the people consent Readiness’ meaningful timing (is) very important now!
Tuan Zhuan
readiness
豫,剛應而志行,順以動,豫。豫順以動,故天地如之,而況建侯行師乎!天地以順動,故日月不過而四時不忒。聖人以順動,則刑罰淸而民服。豫之時義大矣哉!
Readiness Firmness resonates, and so the intentions (are) carried out Responsiveness using movement Readiness Readiness responds with movement Since heaven and earth (behave) like this How much more true (this is) (for) establishing delegates (And) mobilizing the reserves! Heaven and earth behave with responsive movement And so the sun and the moon never stray And the four seasons do not vary The wise ones make use of responsive movement (And) as a result, punishments (and) penalties (are) specific And the people consent Readiness’ meaningful timing (is) very important now!
Xiang Zhuan
readiness
雷出地奮,豫。先王以作樂崇德,殷薦之上帝,以配祖考。
Thunder comes from the earth with energy Readiness The early sovereigns, accordingly, composed music to celebrate merit Enthusiastically offering this to the highest divinity*
16.0

Homophones (yu)

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)yu2the first person, I, me, we, usyu2(in, for) established, cultivated (third year) fieldsyu2(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)yu2withdraw, amend, retract; change (ing) (to, in))yu2excess(iveness), transgression; to exceedyu2(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)yu2preparation, provision, readiness; forester+*yu2of fish(es); [prosperous, contented people]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 surpriseyu3(and) expression, discourse, discussion (s)yu3feathers, pinons, plumesyu3(a, the) rain, shower, precipitation, bounty, favor (s); (to) rain, rain upon, fall (s, ed, ing); (to be) rainyyu4(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, respectedyu4(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, treatmentyu4to master, manage, negotiate, navigateyu4oppose; defend, protect, guard against, from "yu4(a) jadeyu4tolerating, indulging, accepting, condoningyu4passion, desire, longing, lust, hunger, wantyu4legal process, (en)force(ment); justice +yu4(in, by) fostering, nourishing, developingyu4^ rope; (the) rope
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