#9
Small Taming
小畜 · Xiǎo Xù
Judgment
亨。密雲不雨。自我西郊。
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風行天上，小畜。君子以懿文德。
moderate· 4 correspondences
Correspondences
I-Chinghex 9
Xiǎo Xù (小畜) — Small Taming
Judgment
小xiǎosmall, little; minor
畜chùraising beasts; concerns, cares
亨hēngfulfillment, satisfaction, success, completion
密mìthick, dense, plump, plenty; full, of; close
雲yúnclouds
不bùbut, yet, still no; without, with no
雨yǔrain
自zìcoming from, out of
我wǒour, my
西xīwestern
郊jiāohorizon, frontier, border, outskirts
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風fēngthe wind
行xíngmoves, advances, passes, journeys, travels
天tiānheaven; the sky, heavens
上shàngover, across, up in, high in
小xiǎosmall
畜chùraising beasts
君jūnnoble, worthy, honored
子zǐyoung one, heir, disciple
以yǐaccordingly, therefore, thus
懿yìrestrains, disciplines, trains; improves
文wénand refines, cultivates, articulates
德déthe character, integrity, merit, virtue
Line 1
復fùreturning, coming back to; recovering
自zìone's own; the personal, natural, original
道dàopath, way, course, truth, nature
何héwhere, how, why, what; pron he4 in places
其qíis one's, the; is this, that
咎jiùan error?; a mistake?; harmful? wrong?
吉jípromising, auspicious, timely; good fortune
Line 2
牽qiāndrawn, pulled, led, attracted, persuaded
復fùto return, come back, recover
吉jípromising, auspicious, timely; good fortune
Line 3
輿yúthe carriage, wagon, cart
說shuōthrows off, loses; is deprived, relieved of
輻fúits wheel's spokes
夫fūhusband, man
妻qīand wife, woman
反fǎnare wild-; roll; wildly
目mùeyed; their eyes; glare, stare
Line 4
有yǒube, stay; have, find; remember
孚fútrue, sincere; confidence; to trust
血xuèthe bleeding, hemorrhaging
去qùstops, goes away, passes
惕tìand anxiety, care, worry, concerns
出chūdepart, leave, exit, quit; are spent
Line 5
有yǒuhave, find; remember
孚fútrue, sincere; confidence; to trust
攣luánto confuse, perplex, distract
如rúlike, as; like this; such
富fùenriched, prosperous; prosperity
以yǐby, with
其qíone's
鄰línneighbors, those nearby
Line 6
既jìonce; when; after; already
雨yǔrain
既jìonce; when; after; already
處chùsettling, resting; settled, at rest
尚shàngappreciate, honor, respect, value
德dévirtue, character, integrity
載zàicarries, bears; loaded with
婦fùthe wife; woman
貞zhēnpersistence, determination
厲lìis difficult, perilous
月yuèthe moon
幾jīnearly, almost
望wàngfull; the full moon
君jūnthe noble
子zǐone
征zhēngadvancing, campaigning; expedition
凶xiōngunfortunate, ill-omened
firm
I-Chinghex 9
Heaven (☰) — Creative
One of the eight fundamental trigrams. Heaven (☰) represents Creative — the initiating, strong, active force. Three unbroken yang lines symbolize pure creative power, the sky, the father, and untiring forward motion.
firm
I-Chinghex 9
Wind (☴) — Gentle
One of the eight fundamental trigrams. Wind (☴) represents Gentle — penetrating influence that works gradually and persistently. A yin line enters beneath two yang lines, the eldest daughter, the subtle force that reaches everywhere.
firm
Tarothex 9
Suit of Swords (Air)
Wind trigram (Xùn) and heaven trigram (Qián): intellect, conflict, truth. The Swords cut — like wind penetrating everywhere (57), restraining small forces (9), the unexpected encounter that changes everything (44), and open conflict demanding resolution (6).
probable