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Ancient Classics -> Book of Changes -> Xi Ci I -> 4.1

易與天地準，故能彌綸天地之道。仰以觀於天文，俯以察於地理，是故知幽明之故。	The Yi was made on a principle of accordance with heaven and earth, and shows us therefore, without rent or confusion, the course (of things) in heaven and earth. (The sage), in accordance with (the Yi), looking up, contemplates the brilliant phenomena of the heavens, and, looking down, examines the definite arrangements of the earth; - thus he knows the causes of darkness (or, what is obscure) and light (or, what is bright).
原始反終，故知死生之說。	He traces things to their beginning, and follows them to their end; - thus he knows what can be said about death and life.
精氣為物，遊魂為變，是故知鬼神之情狀。	(He perceives how the union of) essence and breath form things, and the (disappearance or) wandering away of the soul produces the change (of their constitution); - thus he knows the characteristics of the anima and animus.
與天地相似，故不違。	There is a similarity between him and heaven and earth, and hence there is no contrariety in him to them.
知周乎萬物，而道濟天下，故不過。旁行而不流，樂天知命，故不懮。安土敦乎仁，故能愛。範圍天地之化而不過，曲成萬物而不遺，通乎晝夜之道而知，故神无方而易无體。	His knowledge embraces all things, and his course is (intended to be) helpful to all under the sky; - and hence he falls into no error. He acts according to the exigency of circumstances without being carried away by their current; he rejoices in Heaven and knows its ordinations; - and hence he has no anxieties. He rests in his own (present) position, and cherishes (the spirit of) generous benevolence; - and hence he can love (without reserve). (Through the Yi), he comprehends as in a mould or enclosure the transformations of heaven and earth without any error; by an ever-varying adaptation he completes (the nature of) all things without exception; he penetrates to a knowledge of the course of day and night (and all other connected phenomena); - it is thus that his operation is spirit-like, unconditioned by place, while the changes which he produces are not restricted to any form.

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
易	日+4	易	yì ㄧˋ	change; easy	v2,p1494#01	p.492#03	p.633r6c01
與	臼+8	与𢌱𦦲𠔔	yǔ ㄩˇ	Give. / Follow, go along with. / Comrade, ally. / Association, contact. / Oppose. / Engage [an enemy]. / Approve, consent to. / Help. / Wait. / Preposition indicating passive tense. / Preposition: to, with. / Preposition: with. / Preposition: as. / Preposition: in, on. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: with its ... / Connective: or.	v1,p0251#04	p.1004#13	p.1113r2c03
			yù ㄩˋ	Participate, take part in.
			yǔ ㄩˇ	Interfere in.
			yú ㄩˊ	Auxiliary word: used at the end of a sentence to express questioning , exclamation, or a rhetorical question. / Auxiliary word: used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause.
天	大+1	𠀡𠀘𦴞兲靝𠕹	tiān ㄊㄧㄢ	sky, heaven; god, celestial	v1,p0522#01	p.248#04	p.358r4c01
地	土+3	埊𨻐埅𠏂嶳	dì de ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄜ·	earth; soil, ground; region	v1,p0420#12	p.224#06	p.312r6c01
準	水+10	凖准	zhǔn ㄓㄨㄣˇ	rule, guideline, standard	v3,p1700#05	p.639#24	p.819r1c04
故	攴+5		gù ㄍㄨˋ	Cause. / State of affairs. / Event, incident. / Plot. / Old. / Past, original. / Death. / On purpose. / Originally. / Hence, thus.	v2,p1453#05	p.469#25	p.601r5c01
能	肉+6		néng ㄋㄥˊ	A type of bear. / Ability, talent. / Man of ability, man of talent. / Able to, competent. / Comply with, be friendly towards. / Encompass, obtain. / To, arrive at. / Then, thus. / Same as 「而(4.3)」 ér ㄦˊ: Connective: if, supposing. / Only, merely. / Even if. / Thus, in this way. / Three-legged turtle.	v3,p2074#01	p.981#16	p.1095r5c02
			nài ㄋㄞˋ	Withstand, endure.
			tái ㄊㄞˊ	Same as 「台(1.1)」 tái ㄊㄞˊ: Name of a celestial body.
			tài ㄊㄞˋ	State, form.
彌	弓+14	𢑀弥	mí ㄇㄧˊ	extensive, full; fill; complete	v2,p1004#03	p.361#11	p.506r3c02
綸	糸+8	纶	lún guān ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄢ	green silk thread or tassel	v5,p3416#10	p.928#07	p.1051r2c03
之	丿+3	㞢	zhī ㄓ	Towards; go to. / Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Auxiliary word: of. / Auxiliary word: used between subject and predicate, cancels independence of a clause. / Auxiliary word: used in a sentence for aesthetic purpose only, no meaning.	v1,p0043#01	p.82#04	p.47r2c02
道	辵+9	𨕥衟𡬹	dào ㄉㄠˋ	Road, path. / Journey. / Method. / Law, reason. / Doctrine, claim. / Skill, technique. / Principle, right way. / The Dao, the origin of all things in Daoism. / Speak, talk. / Take a course of action. / Take a course of action. / Rites paid to the spirit of roads. / Ancient administrative unit. / Daoism.	v6,p3864#01	p.1262#06	p.1326r3c02
			dǎo ㄉㄠˇ	Lead. / Flow smoothly.
仰	人+4		yǎng yàng áng ㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄤˋ ㄤˊ	raise the head to look; look up to, rely on, admire	v1,p0125#03	p.94#08	p.88r2c04
以	人+3	㠯	yǐ ㄧˇ	Use. / Believe. / Command. / Lead. / Connect, implicate. / Have. / Cause, reason. / Preposition: because. / Preposition: from, in. / Preposition: at [some time]. / Preposition: using. / Preposition: in accordance with. / Preposition: relying upon. / Preposition: in the capacity of. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: indicates the following action is the objective of the preceding one. / Connective: used between adverbial clause and verb to express modification. / Connective: and. / Connective: but. / Connective: and so, thus. / Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time. / Modal particle. / Same as 「已(1)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Stop, discontinue. / Same as 「已(7.2)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: already. / Same as 「已(7.3)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: extremely.	v1,p0105#07	p.94#01	p.87r6c01
觀	見+18	覌𥍊𥸑𥷯观	guān guàn ㄍㄨㄢㄍㄨㄢˋ	see, observe, view; appearance	v6,p3677#05	p.1138#14	p.1231r6c04
於	方+4	烏𣱏𤕘于亏扵	yú ㄩˊ	Be (copula). / Be, exist. / Preposition: in. / Preposition: from or to. / Preposition: compared to. / Preposition: to, for, towards. / Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Preposition: with, using. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: by, according to. / Connective: just as. / Auxiliary word, no meaning.	v3,p2175#02	p.481#11	p.622r2c03
文	文+0	㒚穩	wén ㄨㄣˊ	Mixture of colours. / Decorative design. / Portray in words or pictures. / Adornment, embellishment. / External appearance. / Characters, words. / Books, works. / Confucian doctrine. / Civilian, non-military. / Drum (musical instrument). / Measure word for money.	v3,p2169#01	p.477#01	p.608r4c02
			wèn ㄨㄣˋ	Adorn, embellish. / Conceal, gloss over.
俯	人+8	頫	fǔ ㄈㄨˇ	bow down, face down, look down	v1,p0182#09	p.106#06	p.110r6c01
察	宀+11	詧	chá ㄔㄚˊ	examine, investigate; notice	v2,p0948#08	p.290#16	p.426r6c05
理	玉+7	理	lǐ ㄌㄧˇ	reason, logic; manage	v2,p1115#13	p.733#04	p.895r5c01
是	日+5	昰𣆞	shì ㄕˋ	Straight. / Right, correct. / Believe accurate, affirm. / Demonstrative pronoun: this. / Be (copula). / Auxiliary word, used after moving forward the object.	v2,p1497#05	p.493#26	p.639r1c01
知	矢+3	𢇻𥎿	zhī ㄓ	Know, understand. / Perception. / Recognize. / Knowledge. / Know about, make sense of. / Be friendly with. / Control, get on top of.	v4,p2581#02	p.824#01	p.955r5c02
			zhì ㄓˋ	Wisdom.
幽	幺+6	凼	yōu ㄧㄡ	quiet, secluded, tranquil; dark	v2,p1094#08	p.342#12	p.485r5c03
明	日+4	朙	míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ	Bright, brilliant. / Daytime. / Clear, obvious. / Clarify, make clear. / Understand. / Straightforwardly, clearly. / Clear, clean. / Wise. / Make wise. / Spirit, god. / Respect. / Eyesight. / Good eyesight. / See clearly. / The following (day, month, year, etc.).	v2,p1491#08	p.491#12	p.631r3c01
原	厂+8	𠪥𨘡𠪰亰	yuán yuàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢˋ	source, origin, beginning	v1,p0074#09	p.162#03	p.229r4c03
始	女+5	𠃭乨兘𠙉	shǐ ㄕˇ	begin, start; then, only then	v2,p1041#12	p.258#16	p.381r1c02
反	又+2	𠬡	fǎn ㄈㄢˇ	Turn over. / Opposite, other way around. / Violate, go against. / Rebel, mutiny. / Return, go back to. / Go and return. / Return, give back. / Repeat, do again. / Reason by analogy. / Reflect, consider. / Revenge. / Fanqie, an ancient way of specifying character readings. / Adverb: rather, on the contrary.	v1,p0391#03	p.165#19	p.234r1c02
			fān ㄈㄢ	Open. / Correct a mistaken judgement. / Pour out.
			fàn ㄈㄢˋ	Same as 「販(2)」 fàn ㄈㄢˋ: To trade goods.
			bǎn ㄅㄢˇ	See "反反".
			pàn ㄆㄢˋ	See "反衍".
終	糸+5	𣊂𤽘𣧩𠔾𡦿𢍐𣈩𤽬夊终	zhōng ㄓㄨㄥ	end; finally, in the end	v5,p3384#05	p.921#01	p.1039r4c06
死	歹+2	𠑾𣥴	sǐ ㄙˇ	die; dead; death	v2,p1380#06	p.578#22	p.740r6c06
生	生+0	𤯓	shēng ㄕㄥ	life, living, lifetime; birth	v4,p2575#01	p.754#26	p.906r5c03
說	言+7	説说	shuō ㄕㄨㄛ	Explain. / Tell. / Advocate. / Oath. / A type of writing expounding upon a canon.	v6,p3979#03	p.1164#08	p.1246r4c02
			shuì ㄕㄨㄟˋ	Recommend, persuade. / Stop.
			yuè ㄩㄝˋ	Same as 「悅(1)」 yuè ㄩㄝˋ: Happy, pleased, like. / To please.
精	米+8	精	jīng qíng jìng ㄐㄧㄥㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ	essence; semen; spirit	v5,p3150#11	p.910#10
氣	气+6	気炁𣱛气	qì xì ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ	air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit	v3,p2011#14	p.599#12	p.751r5c04
為	火+5	爲为	wéi ㄨㄟˊ	Create, make. / Build, construct. / Do. / Plant, grow. / Govern. / Research, study. / Serve as. / Change into, become. / As, in the role of. / Count as, be considered as. / Called, named. / Expresses judgement: is. / Make, cause (to). / Have. / Take part in. / Write, author. / Connective: if. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to move forward the object. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express a rhetorical question.	v3,p2198#11	p.669#10	p.844r4c03
			wèi ㄨㄟˋ	Help, assist. / Preposition: for, on behalf of. / Preposition: by (passive). / Preposition: because of, due to. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: because. / Say. / False, fake.
物	牛+4		wù ㄨˋ	thing, substance, creature	v3,p1805#03	p.699#09	p.869r5c01
遊	辵+9	游𨒰汓𨓎逰	yóu ㄧㄡˊ	wander, roam, travel	v6,p3861#02	p.1261#11	p.1324r5c01
魂	鬼+4		hún ㄏㄨㄣˊ	soul, spirit	v7,p4428#09	p.1461#12	p.1522r6c02
變	言+16	変𢒟𢒪𢒦变	biàn ㄅㄧㄢˋ	(5.2) 特指怪異現象。 Unusual event.	v2,p1481#07	p.1186#12	p.1257r6c06
鬼	鬼+0	𩲡𢇼𣆠	guǐ ㄍㄨㄟˇ	ghost; spirit of dead; devil	v7,p4427#01	p.1460#30	p.1521r5c03
神	示+5	神𥛠	shén shēn ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄣ	spirit, god, supernatural being	v4,p2392#01	p.842#03
情	心+8	𢚏啨	qíng ㄑㄧㄥˊ	feeling, sentiment, emotion	v4,p2312#13	p.389#31	p.533r4c03
狀	犬+4	状	zhuàng ㄓㄨㄤˋ	form; appearance; shape; official	v2,p1334#03	p.707#13	p.873r5c05
相	目+4		xiāng ㄒㄧㄤ	Mutual. / In succession. / Together.	v4,p2470#13	p.800#18	p.945r1c01
			xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ	Watch. / Appearance. / Fortune-telling by appearance. / Help, assist. / Guide for the blind. / Prime minister, most senior minister. / Ceremonial officer.
似	人+5	𠚦	sì shì ㄙˋ ㄕˋ	resemble, similar to; as if, seem	v1,p0127#02	p.97#10	p.95r1c04
不	一+3	不𠀚𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...?	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
			fǒu ㄈㄡˇ	Same as 「否(1.2)」 fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as 「否(1.3)」 fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question.
			fū ㄈㄨ	Sepal of a flower.
			pī ㄆㄧ	Same as 「丕(1)」 pī ㄆㄧ: Large.
			bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	Show disdain for.
違	辵+9	违	wéi huí ㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ	disobey, violate, defy; be apart from	v6,p3868#04	p.1262#11	p.1329r2c01
周	口+5	週𠱬𠄗	zhōu ㄓㄡ	(2) 周遍，周遊。 (Travel) widely.	v1,p0606#03	p.181#36
乎	丿+4	虖	hū ㄏㄨ	Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question. / Modal particle expressing admiration or exclamation. / Modal particle expressing estimation. / Modal particle expressing request or order. / Modal particle expressing calling. / Modal particle expressing consideration. / Modal particle expressing affirmation. / Particle used after adjectives. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause. / Preposition: in, from, to.	v1,p0036#08	p.82#07	p.47r3c03
萬	禸+8	万卍㸘𤍚𢁭	wàn ㄨㄢˋ	ten thousand; innumerable	v5,p3247#08	p.1042#33	p.1149r4c02
而	而+0		ér ㄦˊ	Whiskers. / Like, similar to. / Pronoun: you. / Pronoun: this, like this. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: and, then. / Connective: if, supposing. / Connective: yet, however. / Connective: therefore, hence. / Connective: expresses method or state. / Particle: of. / Expressive particle.	v4,p2810#01	p.961#18	p.1080r2c03
			néng ㄋㄥˊ	Same as 「能(3)」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Able to, competent. / Same as 「能(2.1)」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Ability, talent.
濟	水+14	泲㴉济	jì jǐ qí ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄑㄧˊ	to help, aid, relieve; to ferry, cross	v3,p1771#12	p.656#01	p.836r1c01
天下	大+1 一+2	𠀡𠀘𦴞兲靝𠕹丅厥𠄟	tiān xià ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ	世界。 "All under heaven", the world.	v1,p0522#01 v1,p0007#01	p.248#04 p.76#10	p.358r4c01 p.28r1c01
過	辵+9	过𨓺	guò ㄍㄨㄛˋ	Pass by, go by. / Exceed, go beyond. / Too much, excess. / Mistake, make a mistake. / Crime, commit a crime. / Lose. / Visit.	v6,p3849#08	p.1261#22	p.1325r2c01
			guō ㄍㄨㄛ	Name of a state in pre-Qin China.
旁	方+6	𣃟𣃙㝑傍	páng bàng ㄆㄤˊ ㄅㄤˋ	side; by side, close by, near	v3,p2179#02	p.482#11	p.623r1c01
行	行+0	行	xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ	Walk, move (on foot). / Advance, move forward. / Leave, exit. / Patrol, go on inspection. / Inspection of the realm by the Son of Heaven. / Be married off. / Flow, circulate. / Channel, guide. / Revolution, circular motion. / Experience. / Luggage, belongings taken on a journey. / Do, carry out. / Actions. / Accomplishments. / Use, utilize. / Take over (an official duty). / Offer, present. / Moral conduct, behaviour. / A type of classical poem. / A piece of music. / Semi-cursive script. / Adverb: will, about to. / Adverb: again, once more. / Adverb: by chance, luckily. / Ambassador (official title). / Measure word for number of pourings of drinks.	v2,p0811#06	p.1108#31	p.1203r5c05
			háng ㄏㄤˊ	Road. / Track, pattern. / Row, line. / Row of soldiers in battle. / Unit of 25 soldiers. / Shaft of a feather (and by extension, wings). / Measure word for things which form rows. / Rank, position.
流	水+6	流㳅	liú ㄌㄧㄡˊ	flow, circulate, drift; class	v3,p1631#12	p.623#04	p.791r1c02
樂	木+11	樂乐	yuè ㄩㄝˋ	Music. / Perform, play music. / Musical instrument. / The (now lost) classic of music. / Musician. / Yue, a surname.	v2,p1280#16	p.548#20	p.715r4c03
			lè ㄌㄜˋ	Happiness. / Make happy. / Fondness for, liking of. / Happy to, willing to. / Tranquil, contented. / Music and debauchery. / Le, a surname.
命	口+5		mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ	Order, command. / Written order, commandment. / Send (on a mission), dispatch. / A (diplomatic) mission. / Force, make do. / Instruct, tell. / Gift given by a ruler to his ministers by rank. / Will of heaven. / Fate. / Life, lifespan. / Call, name, assign a name to. / Know for certain.	v1,p0604#11	p.183#18	p.266r6c01
懮	心+15	憂	yǒu yōu ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄡ	calm, liesurely; procrastinating	v4,p2367#05	p.407#32	p.548r1c02
安	宀+3		ān ㄢ	Stable, steady. / Peaceful, tranquil. / Safe. / Accustomed to do, habitually do. / Not worry about, be relaxed about. / Comfort, ease. / Stop, cease. / Unhurried. / Place, put. / Interrogative pronoun: how. / Interrogative pronoun: where. / Interrogative pronoun: what. / Interrogative pronoun: who. / Connective: so, thereupon.	v2,p0913#09	p.282#08	p.406r2c01
土	土+0		tǔ ㄊㄨˇ	soil, earth; items made of earth	v1,p0415#01	p.223#01	p.309r5c03
敦	攴+8	𢼪𠧉惇	dūn duì diāo duī tuán tún ㄉㄨㄣㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄧㄠㄉㄨㄟㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄣˊ	esteem; honest, candid, sincere	v2,p1468#01	p.473#08	p.606r2c02
仁	人+2	忈忎𡰥	rén ㄖㄣˊ	humaneness, benevolence, kindness	v1,p0107#01	p.91#07
愛	心+9	𤔤𢟪𢛭爱	ài ㄞˋ	love, be fond of, like	v4,p2323#01	p.395#13	p.538r1c01
範	竹+9	范	fàn ㄈㄢˋ	pattern, model, rule, law	v5,p2989#09	p.892#10	p.1019r1c01
圍	囗+9	囲囗围	wéi ㄨㄟˊ	surround, encircle, corral	v1,p0722#14	p.220#01	p.306r6c03
化	匕+2	𠤎𠯒𠏁	huà huā ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄚ	change, convert, reform; -ize	v1,p0109#04	p.152#20	p.201r6c02
曲	曰+2		qū qǔ ㄑㄩㄑㄩˇ	crooked, bent; wrong, false	v2,p1484#02	p.502#02	p.648r4c01
成	戈+2	𢦩	chéng ㄔㄥˊ	completed, finished, fixed	v2,p1399#01	p.411#11
遺	辵+12	𨗮𨖽𨗭遗	yí ㄧˊ	Lose, misplace. / Thing which has been lost or misplaced. / Omit, leave out. / Thing which has been omitted or left out. / Abandon, neglect. / Excrement. / Leave behind. / Things or people left behind. / Cause, invite.	v6,p3882#07	p.1265#18	p.1332r4c01
			wèi ㄨㄟˋ	Give, present. / Send, deliver (a message).
通	辵+7	𢓶	tōng tòng ㄊㄨㄥㄊㄨㄥˋ	pass through, common, communicate	v6,p3845#08	p.1258#04	p.1317r2c02
晝	日+7	昼	zhòu ㄓㄡˋ	daytime, daylight	v2,p1515#02	p.495#43	p.641r4c03
夜	夕+5	亱𡖍𠙑𠙇	yè ㄧㄝˋ	night, dark; in night; by night	v1,p0285#01	p.246#18	p.341r4c01
无	无+0	𠑶無	wú mó ㄨˊ ㄇㄛˊ	negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71	v2,p1147#12	p.485#23	p.626r2c04
方	方+0	𤙗	fāng ㄈㄤ	Two boats in line. / Two boats travelling together. / Together, in a row. / Same, equivalent. / Comparison, metaphor. / Square. / Upright, honest. / Land, earth. / Vicinity, area around. / Place, area. / One side, one area. / Wooden board used for writing in ancient times. / (Medical) prescription. / Direction. / Convention. / Standard, rule. / The proper way. / Method, way. / Specialized techniques. / Occupy. / Disobey. / Preposition: just then. / Adverb: while. / Adverb: about to. / Adverb: just. / Criticism.	v3,p2172#01	p.481#03	p.619r4c01
			páng ㄆㄤˊ	Wide, universal.
體	骨+13	𩪆体軆	tǐ tī ㄊㄧˇ ㄊㄧ	body; group, class, body, unit	v7,p4419#03	p.1451#06	p.1513r5c01

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