Well
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井(精領反,雜卦云通也,云養而不窮周書云黃帝穿井世本云化益作井宋衷云化益伯益也,堯臣廣雅云井深也,鄭云井法也,字林作井子挺反周云井以不變更為義師井以淸絜為義震宮五世卦)。無喪(息浪反)。汔(徐許訖反注同幾也,王肅音其乞反)。繘(音橘徐又居密反鄭云綆也,方言云關西謂綆為繘郭璞云汲水索也,又其律反又音述)。羸(律悲反,徐力追反下同蜀才作累鄭讀曰虆)。瓶(白經反)。幾至(音祈或音機)。而覆(芳福反)。而上水(時掌反,注及下注上水皆同)。
The character "井" is annotated as "精领反," which is a reverse-sound annotation, pronounced jǐng; in the "Zagua Transmission," it is explained as meaning "to connect," and the hexagram statement says it nourishes people without exhausting them; the "Zhou Shu" says the Yellow Emperor first dug a well, the "Shi Ben" says Hua Yi invented the well, and Song Zhong says Hua Yi is also Bo Yi, a minister of Emperor Yao; the "Guangya" says "井" means deep, Zheng Xuan says "井" means law; the "Zilin" provides another form, pronounced "子挺反"; Zhou Hongzheng says "井" signifies unchanging, and the commentary says "井" signifies cleanliness; this hexagram is the fifth generation hexagram in the Zhen palace. The character "丧" in "无丧" is annotated as "息浪反," pronounced sàng. The character "汔" is read by Xu Miao as "许讫反," that is qì, and the commentary agrees, explaining it as "nearly"; Wang Su pronounces it "其乞反." The character "繘" is pronounced "橘," that is jú; Xu Miao also pronounces it "居密反"; Zheng Xuan says "繘" is the rope for drawing water from a well, the "Fangyan" says in Guanxi they call the well rope "繘," Guo Pu says it is the rope used for drawing water; it is also pronounced "其律反" and also "述." The character "羸" is annotated as "律悲反," pronounced léi; Xu Miao pronounces it "力追反," and the same applies below; Shu Cai writes it as "累," and Zheng Xuan pronounces it as "虆." The character "瓶" is annotated as "白经反," pronounced píng. The character "几" in "几至" is pronounced "祈," or "机." The character "覆" in "而覆" is annotated as "芳福反," pronounced fù. The character "上" in "而上水" is annotated as "时掌反," pronounced shǎng, and the commentary as well as the annotations below all use the same pronunciation for "上水."
井養(如字徐以上反)。木上(如字師又時掌反)。以勞(力報反,注同)。勸相(息亮反,注同王肅如字)。井泥(乃計反,注及下同)。滓穢(側裡反)。不向(許亮反)。棄舎(音舍下文同)。井谷(古木反,又音浴)。射(食亦反,注同徐食夜反鄭玉肅皆音亦云厭也,荀作)。鮒(音附魚名也,子夏傳謂蝦蟇)。甕(屋送反,李於鍾反鄭作甕云停水器也,文作甕汲缾也)。敝(婢世反,王肅徐扶滅反)。溪谷(口啼反)。注下(章喻反,下同)。
"Jingyang" is read as written; Xu Miao reads it as "shang yi fan." "Mushang" is read as written; the master's explanation reads it as "shi zhang fan" which is shang. The "lao" in "yilao" is annotated with "li bao fan" which is a reverse-sound annotation, read as lao, and the annotation is the same. The "xiang" in "quanxiang" is read as "xi liang fan" which is xiang, and the annotation is the same; Wang Su reads it as written. The "ni" in "jinni" is read as "nì" with "naji fan," and the annotation and following text are the same. The "zi" in "zizhui" is read as "zi" with "ce li fan." The "xiang" in "buxiang" is read as "xiang" with "xu liang fan." The "she" in "qishesh" is pronounced as "she," and the following text is the same. The "gu" in "jinggu" is read as "gǔ" with "gu mu fan," and also pronounced as "yu." The "she" in the annotation is read as "she" with "shi ye fan," and the annotation is the same; Xu Miao reads it as "shi ye fan"; Zheng Xuan and Wang Su both pronounce it as "yi," meaning to be tired; Xun Shuang reads it as a variant. The "fu" in "fubu" is pronounced as "fu," and it is a type of fish; the "Zixia Commentary on the Changes" says it refers to a toad. The "weng" is read as "wèng" with "wu song fan"; Li Gui reads it as "yu zhong fan"; Zheng Xuan says it is a vessel for holding water; the "Shuowen Jiezi" says it is a bottle for drawing water. The "bi" is read as "bì" with "bi shi fan"; Wang Su and Xu Miao read it as "fu mie fan." The "xi" in "xixu" is read as "xī" with "kou ti fan." The "zhu" in "zhu xia" is read as "zhù" with "zhang yu fan," and the following text is the same.
而復(扶又反)。無與之也(一本作則莫之與也)。渫(息列反,徐又食列反黃雲治也)。心惻(初力反,文云痛也)。汲(音急)。停汙(音烏)。其行(下孟反,象並注皆同)。甃(側舊反,馬云為瓦裹下達上也,子夏傳云修治也,乾云以壘井曰甃字林云井壁也)。洌(音列絜也,文云水淸也,王肅音例)。不橈(乃孝反)。不食(如字又音嗣)。井收(徐詩救反又如字馬云汲也,陸云井乾也,荀作甃)。勿幕(音莫覆也,乾本勿作網)。
The character "复" in "而复" is pronounced "fù," as indicated by the reverse-slicing annotation "扶又反." Another version of "无与之也" is "则莫之与也." The character "渫" is annotated as "息列反," pronounced "xiè," while Xu Maio reads it as "食列反." Huang Ying explains it as "to treat." The character "恻" in "心恻" is pronounced "cè" as indicated by "初力反," and the "Shuo Wen" explains it as "pain." The character "汲" is pronounced "jí," as if "急." The character "污" in "停污" is pronounced "wū," as if "乌." The character "行" in "其行" is annotated as "下孟反," pronounced "xìng," and the "Image Commentary" includes the same annotation. The character "甃" is annotated as "侧旧反," pronounced "zhòu," while Ma Rong explains it as "to build with tiles from bottom to top." The "Zixia Commentary on the Changes" explains it as "to repair," Gan Bao says it refers to building a well with bricks and stones, and the "Zi Lin" says it refers to the well wall. The character "洌" is pronounced "liè," as if "列," and is explained as "clean." The "Shuo Wen" says it refers to clear water, and Wang Su pronounces it "li." The character "桡" in "不桡" is annotated as "乃孝反," pronounced "náo." The character "食" in "不食" is read as is, but can also be pronounced "sì." The character "收" in "井收" is annotated by Xu Maio as "诗救反," pronounced "shòu," and can also be read as is. Ma Rong explains it as "to draw water," Lu Ji says it refers to the fence on top of the well, and Xun Shuang explains it as "甃." The character "幕" in "勿幕" is pronounced "mò," as if "莫," and is explained as "to cover." In Gan Bao's version, the character "勿" is written as "网."
Gé (Change)
革(馬鄭云改也,坎宮四世卦)。樂成(音洛上六注同)。相息(如字馬云滅也,李斐注漢書同文作熄)。欲上(時掌反)。革而信之(一本無之字)。以(音恱注同)。鞏(九勇反,固也,馬同)。堅韌(仁震反)。行有(如字又下孟反)。相比(毗志反)。文炳(兵領反)。文蔚(音尉又紆弗反廣雅云茂也,敷也,文作斐)。
"Revolution" is interpreted by Ma Rong and Zheng Xuan as "change"; this hexagram is the fourth generation hexagram of the Kan hexagram. The "le" in "lecheng" is pronounced "luo" and read as le, with the annotation for the sixth line at the top being the same. "Xiangxi" is read as written; Ma Rong interprets it as "extinguish," and Li Fei's annotation in the "Book of Han" is the same. The "xi" in "xixi" is written as "xī" in the "Shuowen Jiezi." The "shang" in "yushang" is annotated with "shang" as the reverse pronunciation, read as shǎng. "Ge er xin zhi" in another version lacks the character "zhi." The first character of the next entry is missing, with the annotation "yin xue," read as yuè, with the annotation being the same. "Gong" is annotated as "jiu yong fan," read as gǒng, interpreted as "solid"; Ma Rong's interpretation is the same. The "ren" in "jinnian" is annotated as "ren zhen fan," read as rèn. "Xing you" is read as written, and also read as "xia meng fan," which is xìng. The "bi" in "bianbi" is annotated as "pi zhi fan," read as bì. The "bing" in "wenbing" is annotated as "bing ling fan," read as bǐng. The "wei" in "wenwei" is pronounced "wei," read as wèi, and also read as "yu fu fan"; the "Guangya" interprets it as "prosperous" or "spread," and the "Shuowen Jiezi" writes it as "fei."
Ding (Tripod)
鼎(丁冷反,法象也,即鼎器也,離宮二世卦)。革去(羌呂反,下皆同)。賢愚別(彼列反)。尊卑序(本亦作有別有序)。以木巽火亨(本又作亯同普庚反煑也,下及注聖人亨大亨亨飪亨者並同)。飪(入甚反,熟也,徐而鴆反)。以享(香兩反,注享上帝)。上行(時掌反)。凝(魚承反,嚴貌鄭云成也,翟作擬云度也)。顚(丁田反,倒也)。趾(音止)。利出(徐尺遂反或如字注及下同)。否(悲巳反,惡也,注及下同)。是覆(芳目反,下皆同)。趾倒(丁老反,下同)。
The character 「鼎」is annotated as 「丁冷反」, which is a reverse-sound annotation, pronounced dǐng. It refers to the image of a vessel called a ding; this hexagram is the second generation hexagram of the Li trigram. The character 「去」in 「革去」is annotated as 「羌吕反」, pronounced qù, and is used similarly in the following text. The character 「别」in 「贤愚别」is annotated as 「彼列反」, pronounced bié. The phrase 「尊卑序」in some versions is written as 「有别有序」. The character 「亨」in 「以木巽火亨」is in some versions written as 「亯」, and is pronounced pēng, with the reverse-sound annotation 「普庚反」. This pronunciation is also used for 「亨」in the following text and annotations, such as 「圣人亨」「大亨」「亨饪」「亨者」. The character 「饪」is annotated as 「入甚反」, pronounced rèn, meaning cooked; Xu Xiu reads it as 「而鸩反」. The character 「享」in 「以享」is annotated as 「香两反」, pronounced xiǎng, and the same pronunciation is used in the annotation 「享上帝」. The character 「上」in 「上行」is annotated as 「时掌反」, pronounced shǎng. The character 「凝」is annotated as 「鱼承反」, pronounced níng, meaning solemn; Zheng Xuan interprets it as completed; Zhai氏 interprets it as 「拟」, meaning measure. The character 「顚」is annotated as 「丁田反」, pronounced diān, meaning overturned. The character 「趾」is pronounced 「止」, read as zhǐ. The character 「出」in 「利出」is read by Xu Xiu as 「尺遂反」, but it can also be read as the original character, and the same pronunciation is used in the annotations and following text. The character 「否」is annotated as 「悲巳反」, pronounced pǐ, meaning evil; the same pronunciation is used in the annotations and following text. The character 「覆」in 「是覆」is annotated as 「芳目反」, pronounced fù, and is used similarly in the following text. The character 「倒」in 「趾倒」is annotated as 「丁老反」, pronounced dǎo, and is used similarly in the following text.
以為(於偽反,下體為同)。未悖(必內反,逆也)。我仇(音求匹也,鄭云怨耦曰仇)。可復(扶又反,下同)。其行(下孟反,注同)。塞(悉則反)。雉膏(如字鄭云雉膏食之美者)。折足(之舌反,注同)。餗(送鹿反,虞云八珍之具也,馬云䭈也,䭈音之然反鄭云菜也)。形渥(於角反,沾也,鄭作剭音屋)。且施(始豉反)。所盛(音成)。知小(音智)。金鉉(典反,徐又古反又古冥反一音古螢反馬云鉉扛鼎而舉之也)。用勁(古政反)。
The character "为" in "以为" is pronounced "wèi", as indicated by the reverse-slicing annotation "于伪反". The same pronunciation applies to "体为" later. The character "悖" in "未悖" is pronounced "bèi", as indicated by "必内反", meaning "reverse". The character "仇" in "我仇" is pronounced "qiú", meaning "match" or "pair"; Zheng Xuan says that a spouse who causes resentment is called "仇". The character "复" in "可复" is pronounced "fù", as indicated by "扶又反", with the same pronunciation later. The character "行" in "其行" is pronounced "xìng", as indicated by "下孟反", with the same annotation later. The character "塞" is annotated as "悉则反", pronounced "sè". "雉膏" is read as the original character; Zheng Xuan says that "雉膏" refers to a delicious food. The character "折" in "折足" is pronounced "zhé", as indicated by "之舌反", with the same annotation later. The character "餗" is annotated as "送鹿反", pronounced "sù"; Yu Fan says it refers to one of the eight delicacies, Ma Rong says it is "䭈", pronounced "之然反"; Zheng Xuan says it refers to a dish. The character "渥" in "形渥" is pronounced "wò", as indicated by "于角反", meaning "wet" or "damp"; Zheng Xuan writes it as "剭", pronounced "屋". The character "施" in "且施" is pronounced "shì", as indicated by "始豉反". The character "盛" in "所盛" is pronounced "cheng", as indicated by "成". The character "知" in "知小" is pronounced "zhì", as indicated by "智". The character "鉉" in "金鉉" has the first character of the reverse-slicing annotation missing, only "典反" remains, so it is read as "xuàn"; Xu Miao provides two pronunciations, one with the second character of the reverse-slicing annotation missing, read as "古冥反", and another as "古螢反"; Ma Rong says "鉉" refers to the tool used to lift a cauldron. The character "劲" in "用劲" is pronounced "jìng", as indicated by "古政反".
Zhen (Thunder)
震(止愼反,動也,入純卦象雷)。以成(成亦作盛)。虩(許逆反,馬云恐懼貌鄭同荀作愬愬)。言(言亦作語下同)。啞啞(烏客反,馬云聲鄭云樂也)。怠(本又作殆)。惰(徒臥反,下同)。解慢(佳賣反,下同)。恐致(曲勇反,下文注皆同)。不喪(息浪反,卦內並同)。匕(必以反)。鬯(勑亮反,香酒)。堪長(丁丈反)。已出(音紀)。洊(在薦反,徐又在悶反)。億(本又作噫同於其反辭也,六五同鄭於力反云十萬曰億)。
The character "震" is annotated as "止愼反," which is a reverse-sound annotation, pronounced zhèn, and is explained as meaning movement; this trigram is one of the eight pure trigrams, symbolizing thunder. The character "成" in "以成" is also written as "盛." The character "虩" is annotated as "许逆反," pronounced xì; Ma Rong explains it as the appearance of fear, which Zheng Xuan agrees with; Xun Shuang explains it as "愬愬." In the entry for "言," the character "言" is also written as "语," and the same applies in the following text. The character "哑哑" is annotated as "乌客反," pronounced è; Ma Rong explains it as laughter, while Zheng Xuan explains it as joy. The character "怠" is sometimes written as "殆." The character "惰" is annotated as "徒卧反," pronounced duò, and the same applies in the following text. The character "解" in "解慢" is annotated as "佳卖反," pronounced xiè, meaning slackness, and the same applies in the following text. The character "恐" in "恐致" is annotated as "曲勇反," pronounced kǒng, and the same applies in the text and annotations. The character "丧" in "不丧" is annotated as "息浪反," pronounced sàng, and the same applies within the hexagram. The character "匕" is annotated as "必以反," pronounced bǐ. The character "鬯" is annotated as "勑亮反," pronounced chàng, and refers to the sacrificial wine used in rituals. The character "长" in "堪长" is annotated as "丁丈反," pronounced zhǎng. The character "已" in "已出" is pronounced "纪." The character "洊" is annotated as "在荐反," pronounced jiàn; Xu Mi also pronounces it "在闷反." The character "亿" is sometimes written as "噫," and both are pronounced "于其反," which is a speech particle, and the same applies to "六五"; Zheng Xuan pronounces it "于力反" and explains that ten thousand is called "亿."
喪(息浪反,注同荀如字)。貝(如字荀音敗)。躋(本又作隮子西反升也)。雖復(扶又反,上六注同)。蘇蘇(疑懼貌王肅云躁動貌鄭云不安也,馬云尸祿素餐貌)。無眚(生領反)。遂泥(乃計反,下同荀本遂作隊泥音乃低反)。困難(乃旦反)。索索(桑洛反,注及下同懼也,馬云內不安貌鄭云猶縮縮足不正也)。視(如字徐市至反)。矍矍(俱縛反,徐許縛反馬云中未得之貌鄭云目不正)。㛰媾(古豆反)。彼動故懼(故或作而)。
"丧" is annotated as "xi lăng fǎn", which is a reverse-sound annotation, read as sàng; the annotation is the same. Xun Shuang reads it as the original character. "贝" is read as the original character; Xun Shuang reads it as "bài". "跻" is sometimes written as "隮" in some versions, read as "zi xi fǎn" that is jī, meaning to ascend. The "复" in "虽复" is annotated as "fú yòu fǎn", read as fù; the annotation in the Six at the Top is the same. "苏苏" refers to the appearance of doubt and fear; Wang Su says it refers to restlessness, Zheng Xuan explains it as unease, and Ma Rong says it refers to being in a position without merit, idly occupying a post. "无眚" is annotated as "shēng lǐng fǎn", read as shěng. "遂泥" is annotated as "nǎi jì fǎn", read as nì, the same in the following text; Xun Shuang's version has "遂" written as "队", and "泥" is read as "nǎi dī fǎn". "困难" is annotated as "nǎi dàn fǎn", read as nàn. "索索" is annotated as "sāng luò fǎn", read as suǒ; the annotation and the following text are the same, meaning fear; Ma Rong says it refers to the appearance of inner unease, and Zheng Xuan says it is like being hesitant and unable to walk straight. "视" is read as the original character; Xu Miao reads it as "shì zhì fǎn". "矍矍" is annotated as "jù fù fǎn", read as jué; Xu Miao reads it as "xǔ fù fǎn"; Ma Rong says it refers to the appearance of not having achieved anything, and Zheng Xuan says it refers to eyes not being straight. "㛰媾" is annotated as "gǔ dòu fǎn", read as gòu. The "故" in "彼动故惧" is sometimes written as "而" in some versions.
Gen (Mountain)
艮(根恨反,止也,鄭云艮之言很也,八純卦象山)。其背(必內反,徐甫載反)。相背(音佩下相背同)。否之(備鄙反)。令物(力呈反)。而強(其兩反)。姧邪(似嗟反)。敵應(應對之應又音膺)。其趾(如字荀作止)。腓(符非反,本又作肥義與咸卦同)。不承(音拯救之拯馬云舉也)。不快(苦夬反)。其限(馬云限要也,鄭荀虞同)。夤(引眞反,馬云夾脊也,鄭本作徐又音胤荀作腎云互體有坎坎為腎)。薫(許云反,荀作動云互體有震震為動)。器喪(息浪反)。
"Gen" is annotated as "Gen Hen Fan," which is a reverse-sound annotation, pronounced as "gen," meaning "to stop." Zheng Xuan says "Gen" means "very harsh." This hexagram is one of the eight pure hexagrams, symbolizing a mountain. The character "bei" in "qibei" is read as "bei," with "bi nei fan" pronounced as "bei." Xu Miao reads it as "fu zai fan." The "bei" in "xiang bei" is pronounced "pei," read as "bei," and the same applies to the following "xiang bei." The "pí" in "pí zhi" is annotated as "bei bi fan," pronounced as "pi." The "ling" in "lingwu" is annotated as "li cheng fan," pronounced as "ling." The "qiang" in "er qiang" is annotated as "qi liang fan," pronounced as "qiang." The "xie" in "jia xie" is annotated as "si jie fan," pronounced as "xie." The "ying" in "di ying" is read as the "ying" in "dui ying," and also pronounced as "ying." The "zhi" in "qi zhi" is read as the original character; Xun Shuang reads it as "zhi." The "fei" is annotated as "fu fei fan," pronounced as "fei"; some versions read it as "fei," with the meaning similar to that of the Qian hexagram. The "cheng" in "bu cheng" is read as the "zheng" in "zhengjiu," and Ma Rong explains it as "to lift up." The "kuai" in "bu kuai" is annotated as "ku guai fan," pronounced as "kuai." The "xian" in "qi xian" is explained by Ma Rong as "the waist," and Zheng Xuan, Xun Shuang, and Yu Fan all agree. The "yin" is annotated as "yin zhen fan," pronounced as "yin"; Ma Rong says it refers to the meat between the spine; Zheng Xuan's version uses a variant character; Xu Miao also pronounces it as "yin"; Xun Shuang reads it as "shen," explaining that the interacting lines contain Kan, and Kan represents the kidney. The "xun" is annotated as "xu yun fan," pronounced as "xun"; Xun Shuang reads it as "dong," explaining that the interacting lines contain Zhen, and Zhen represents movement. The "sang" in "qi sang" is annotated as "xi lang fan," pronounced as "sang."
Gradual Progress
漸(捷撿反,以之前為義即階漸之道艮宮歸魂卦)。女歸吉也(王肅本還作女歸吉利貞)。善俗(王肅本作善風俗)。於乾(如字鄭云乾水傍故停水處陸云水畔稱乾毛傳詩云涯也,又云澗也,荀王肅云山間澗水也,翟云涯也)。則困於小子(本又作則困讒於小子)。於謗(博浪反)。讒諛(音㬰)。盤(畔乾反,山石之安也,馬云山中盤紆)。衎衎(苦旦反,馬云饒衍)。祿養(羊尚反)。
The character 「渐」 is annotated as 「捷捡反」, which is a reverse-sounding annotation, pronounced jiàn. The meaning is to proceed in order, representing the path of gradual progress; this hexagram is a returning soul hexagram of the mountain (Gèn) group. 「女归吉也」, in Wang Su's version, remains 「女归吉,利贞」. 「善俗」, in Wang Su's version, is written as 「善风俗」. 「于干」 is read as the original character; Zheng Xuan says 「干」 refers to a place where water stops beside a mountain, while Lu Ji says that the term for the bank of a river is called 「干」. Ma Hong's 「Poetry Transmission」 explains it as 「涯」, and also as 「涧」. Xun Shuang and Wang Su say it refers to a stream in the mountains, while Zhai Shi explains it as 「涯」. 「则困于小子」, some versions read 「则困谗于小子」. The character 「谤」 in 「于谤」 is annotated as 「博浪反」, pronounced bàng. The character 「谀」 in 「谗谀」 is annotated as 「㬰」, pronounced yú. The character 「盘」 is annotated as 「畔干反」, pronounced pán, referring to a stable place on a mountain or stone; Ma Rong says it refers to a winding path in the mountains. The term 「衎衎」 is annotated as 「苦旦反」, pronounced kàn; Ma Rong says it means broad and abundant. The character 「养」 in 「禄养」 is annotated as 「羊尚反」, pronounced yàng.
歡樂(音洛)。於陸(陸髙之頂也,馬云山上髙平曰陸)。孕(以證反,文云懷子曰孕弋甑反鄭云猶娠也,荀作乗)。復反(扶又反)。邪配(似嗟反)。合好(呼報反)。能間(間廁之間)。離群(力智反,鄭云猶去也)。桷(音角翟云方曰桷桷椽也,馬陸云桷榱也,文云秦曰榱周謂之椽齊魯謂之桷)。安棲(音西字亦作棲)。不累(劣偽反)。峩峩(五何反)。
The character "乐" in "欢乐" is pronounced "lè". The "陆" in "于陆" refers to the top of a high place; Ma Rong said that a flat and elevated area on a mountain is called "陆". The character "孕" is annotated with "以证反", pronounced "yùn"; the "说文解字" says that "孕" means to carry a child, pronounced "弋甑反"; Zheng Xuan said it means to be pregnant; Xun Shuang wrote it as "乗". The "复" in "复反" is annotated with "扶又反", a reverse slicing pronunciation, pronounced "fù". The "邪" in "邪配" is annotated with "似嗟反", pronounced "xié". The "好" in "合好" is annotated with "呼报反", pronounced "hào". The "间" in "能间" is pronounced as "间厕"’s "间". The "离" in "离羣" is annotated with "力智反", pronounced "lì"; Zheng Xuan said it means to leave. The character "桷" is pronounced "jué"; Zhai氏 said that a square beam is called "桷", and "桷" is the same as "椽"; Ma Rong and Lu Ji said "桷" is the same as "榱"; the "说文解字" said that in the state of Qin it is called "榱", in the state of Zhou it is called "椽", and in the states of Qi and Lu it is called "桷". The "栖" in "安栖" is pronounced "xī", and the character is also written as "栖". The "累" in "不累" is annotated with "劣伪反", pronounced "lèi". The "峩峩" is annotated with "五何反", pronounced "é".
Return to Marriage
歸妹(婦人謂嫁曰歸妹者少女之稱兊宮歸魂卦)。少女(詩照反,下皆同)。之稱(尺證反,下同)。為長(丁丈反,下皆同)。以(音恱後並同)。所歸妹也(本或作所以歸妹)。不樂(音洛)。妖邪(似嗟反)。知弊(婢世反)。以娣(大計反)。跛(波我反)。娣從(才用反,又如字)。眇(彌小反)。以須(如字待也,鄭云有才智之稱荀陸作嬬陸云妾也)。愆期(起䖍反,馬云過也)。遲(雉夷反,晚也,緩也,陸云待也,一音直兾反)。不正不應(本亦作無應)。有待而行也(一本待作時)。之袂(彌世反)。月幾(音機又音祈荀作旣)。承匡(曲亡反,鄭作筐)。刲(苦圭反,馬云刺也,一音工惠反)。
"The hexagram 'Gui Mei' refers to a woman's marriage, where 'Gui' means going out to marry, and 'Mei' refers to a young woman. This hexagram is a return to the trigram of Dui (Lake) in the palace of Dui. The term 'young woman' in 'young' is annotated with 'shao' (shào), as indicated by the reverse-slicing pronunciation 'shì jiē fǎn'. The term 'chēng' in 'called' is pronounced 'chèng', as noted by 'chǐ zhèng fǎn'. The term 'zhǎng' in 'long' is pronounced 'zhǎng', as indicated by 'dīng zhàng fǎn'. The first character of the next line is missing, but the annotation 'yīn huè' is given, which is pronounced 'yuè', and this pronunciation is used throughout. The phrase 'suo guī mei ye' is sometimes written as 'suo yǐ guī mei'. The term 'bu le' in 'not happy' is pronounced 'lè'. The term 'yao xie' in 'devil' is pronounced 'xié', as noted by 'sì jiē fǎn'. The term 'zhi bi' in 'knowing the drawbacks' is pronounced 'bì', as noted by 'bì shì fǎn'. The term 'yi di' in 'as a younger sister' is pronounced 'dì', as noted by 'dà jì fǎn'. The term 'bo' is annotated as 'bō wǒ fǎn', pronounced 'bǒ'. The term 'di cong' in 'younger sister follows' is pronounced 'zòng', as noted by 'cái yòng fǎn', and can also be read as the original character. The term 'miao' is annotated as 'mí xiǎo fǎn', pronounced 'miǎo'. The term 'yi xu' is read as the original character, meaning to wait; Zheng Xuan says it refers to a person of talent; Xun Shuang and Lu Ji interpret it as 'ru' (a servant), and Lu Ji says it refers to a concubine. The term 'qian qi' in 'delayed time' is pronounced 'qiān', as noted by 'qǐ jīn fǎn'; Ma Rong interprets it as 'exceeding'. The term 'chi' is annotated as 'zhì yí fǎn', pronounced 'chí', meaning late or slow; Lu Ji interprets it as waiting; another pronunciation is 'zhí mì fǎn'. The phrase 'bu zheng bu ying' is sometimes written as 'wu ying'. The phrase 'you de er xing ye' is sometimes written as 'shi de er xing'. The term 'zhi mei' in 'the sleeve' is pronounced 'mèi', as noted by 'mí shì fǎn'. The term 'yue ji' in 'moon almost' has the pronunciation 'ji' as 'ji' (machine) and also as 'qi'; Xun Shuang writes it as 'ji'. The term 'cheng kuang' in 'supporting the basket' is pronounced 'kuāng', as noted by 'qu wáng fǎn'; Zheng Xuan writes it as 'kuang'. The term 'kui' is annotated as 'kuī guī fǎn', pronounced 'kuī'; Ma Rong interprets it as 'to pierce'; another pronunciation is 'gōng hui fǎn'."
Fullness, abundance, prosperity
周易下經豐傳第六豐(芳忠反,字林匹忠反依字作豐今並三直畫猶是變體若曲下作豆禮字耳非也,世人亂之久矣及序卦皆云大也,案豐是腆厚光大之義鄭云豐之言倎充滿意也,坎宮五世卦)。王假(庚白反,至也,下同馬古雅反大也)。闡(昌善反)。而令(力呈反)。以徧(音遍)。則昊(如字孟作稷)。則食(如字或作蝕非)。則溢(本或作則方溢者非)。以折(之舌反,斷也,下及注同)。其配(如字鄭作妃云嘉耦曰妃)。雖旬(如字均也,王肅尚純反或音唇荀作均劉昞作鈞)。則爭(爭鬥之爭下皆同)。
This passage begins with the title of the sixth chapter of the lower part of the Zhou Yi, titled "Feng Transmission." The character "Feng" is annotated as "Fang Zhong Fan," which is a reverse-sound annotation, pronounced as fēng. The "Zi Lin" reads it as "Pi Zhong Fan," and according to the character's form, it should be "Feng," but now the middle is written as three vertical strokes, which is a variant form. If the lower part is written in a curved way as "Dou," then it becomes "Feng" (a character related to rites), which is incorrect. The term "Feng" in the hexagram statement and the "Xugua Transmission" is interpreted as "great." According to the meaning of "Feng," it refers to being thick, full, and grand. Zheng Xuan says "Feng" means "full." This hexagram is the fifth generation hexagram of the Kan Palace. The character "Jia" in "Wang Jia" is annotated as "Geng Bai Fan," which is pronounced as gé, meaning "to arrive at," and the same applies below. Ma Rong reads it as "Gu Ya Fan," which is jiǎ, meaning "great." The character "Chan" is annotated as "Chang Shan Fan," pronounced as chǎn. The character "ling" in "er ling" is annotated as "Li Cheng Fan," pronounced as líng. The character "bian" in "yi bian" is pronounced as "bian," read as biàn. The character "zhe" in "zhe hao" is read as "zhe," pronounced as zhé, meaning "to break," and the same applies below and in the annotations. The character "pei" in "qi pei" is read as is. Zheng Xuan writes it as "fei," explaining that a beautiful spouse is called "fei." The character "xun" in "sui xun" is read as is, meaning "even." Wang Su reads it as "Shang Chun Fan," or "chun," and Xu Shuang writes it as "jun," Liu Bing writes it as "jun." The character "zheng" in "ze zheng" is read as "zheng dou," meaning "struggle," and the same applies below.
蔀(音部王廙同蒲戸反王肅普苟反畧例云大暗之謂蔀馬云蔀小也,鄭薛作菩云小席)。見斗(孟作見主)。曖(音愛)。鄣(音章又止尚反字又作障同)。斗見者(賢遍反,下不見同)。不邪(似嗟反)。沛(本或作旆謂幡幔也,又普貝反姚云滂沛也,王廙豐蓋反又補賴反徐普蓋反子夏作芾傳云小也,鄭乾作韋云祭祀之蔽膝)。沬(徐武蓋反又亡對反微昧之光也,字林作昧亡太反云斗杓後星王肅云音妹鄭作昧服虔云日中而昬也,子夏傳云昧星之小者馬同薛云輔星也)。肱(古弘反,姚作股)。幡(芳反)。
The character 「蔀」 is pronounced 「bù」, as in 「蒲戸反」, according to Wang Yì; Wang Sù reads it as 「普苟反」; Wang Bi in his 「Outline of the Zhou Changes」 refers to 「蔀」 as the great darkness; Ma Rong explains 「蔀」 as small; Zheng Xuan and Xue Yu write it as 「菩」, meaning a small mat. 「见斗」, in Meng Xi's version, is written as 「见主」. 「暧」 is pronounced 「ài」. 「鄣」 is pronounced 「zhāng」, also read as 「止尚反」; the character is also written as 「障」, which is the same. The 「见」 in 「斗见者」 is annotated with the reverse-slicing pronunciation 「贤遍反」, read as 「xiàn」, and the same pronunciation applies to 「不见」 later. The 「邪」 in 「不邪」 is read as 「xié」 according to 「似嗟反」. 「沛」 is sometimes written as 「旆」, meaning a banner or curtain; it is also read as 「普贝反」; Yao Xin says it means flowing and abundant; Wang Yì reads it as 「丰盖反」, also as 「补赖反」; Xu Miao reads it as 「普盖反」; in the 「Commentary on the Changes by Zixia」, it is written as 「芾」, and the commentary explains it as small; Zheng Xuan and Gan Bao write it as 「韦」, meaning the garment worn during worship to cover the knees. The character 「沬」 is read by Xu Miao as 「武盖反」, also as 「亡对反」, referring to a faint light; the character is also written as 「昧」 in the 「Zi Lin」, read as 「亡太反」, meaning the star behind the handle of the Big Dipper; Wang Sù says it is pronounced 「妹」; Zheng Xuan writes it as 「昧」, Fu Qian says it refers to the darkness at noon; the 「Commentary on the Changes by Zixia」 says it refers to a small star among the dim stars; Ma Rong agrees; Xue Yu says it refers to the auxiliary star. The character 「肱」 is annotated as 「古弘反」, read as 「gōng」; Yao Xin writes it as 「股」. The character 「幡」 has the reverse-slicing annotation with the upper character missing, only the lower character 「芳」 remains, and the character is read as 「fān」.
幔(末半反)。以御(魚呂反)。微昧(音妹)。豐其屋(文作豐云大屋也)。窺(苦規反,李登雲小視)。(苦鵙反,徐苦鶂反一音苦馘反馬鄭云無人貌字林云靜也,姚作䦧孟作窒並通)。覿(徒歷反)。藏(如字)。(於鴆反)。其行(下孟反)。治道(直吏反,下同)。天際(如字鄭云當為瘵瘵病也)。翔(鄭王肅作祥)。翳光(烏細反)。自藏(如字眾家作戕慈羊反馬王肅云殘也,鄭云傷也)。有為(於偽反)。不出戸庭(此引節卦九二爻辭應云門庭作戸誤也,或云門戸通語)。
The character 「幔」is annotated as 「末半反」, which is a reverse-sound annotation, pronounced as man. The character 「御」in 「以御」is annotated as 「鱼吕反」, pronounced as yu. The character 「昧」in 「微昧」is pronounced as 「妹」, read as mei. The phrase 「丰其屋」is explained in the 「Shuo Wen Jie Zi」as 「丰」, meaning a large house. The character 「窥」is annotated as 「苦规反」, pronounced as kui; Li Deng says it refers to looking through a small hole. The next entry's initial character is missing, annotated as 「苦鵙反」; Xu Miao reads it as 「苦鶂反」, another pronunciation is 「苦馘反」; Ma Rong and Zheng Xuan say it refers to a state of being alone, the 「Zi Lin」explains it as quiet; Yao Xin writes it as 「䦧」, Meng Xi writes it as 「窒」, both interpretations are acceptable. The character 「觌」is annotated as 「徒历反」, pronounced as di. The character 「藏」is read as is. The next entry's initial character is missing, annotated as 「于鸩反」, pronounced as yin. The character 「行」in 「其行」is annotated as 「下孟反」, pronounced as xing. The character 「治」in 「治道」is annotated as 「直吏反」, pronounced as zhi, the same pronunciation is used later. The character 「天际」is read as is; Zheng Xuan says 「际」should be 「瘵」, which means illness. The character 「翔」is interpreted by Zheng Xuan and Wang Su as 「祥」. The character 「翳」in 「翳光」is annotated as 「乌细反」, pronounced as yi. The character 「藏」is read as is; various scholars interpret it as 「戕」, pronounced as ciyang, Ma Rong and Wang Su explain it as destruction, Zheng Xuan explains it as injury. The character 「为」in 「有为」is annotated as 「于伪反」, pronounced as wei. The phrase 「不出戸庭」refers to the second line of the Jiu Er (Nine in the Second) of the Jie Guan (Hexagram of the Gate), originally it should be 「门庭」, but it is mistakenly written as 「戸庭」; some people say that 「门」and 「戸」are interchangeable terms.
Traveler
旅(力舉反,羇旅也,序卦云旅而無所容雜卦云親寡旅是也,離宮一世卦王肅等以為軍旅)。特重(直用反)。物長(丁丈反)。而復(扶又反,六五注同)。令附(力呈反)。非知(音智)。瑣瑣(悉果反,或作璅字者非也,鄭云瑣瑣小也,馬云疲弊貌王肅云細小貌)。懷其資(本或作懷其資斧非)。喪(息浪反,卦內並下卦同)。為施(始豉反)。與萌(如字又音預)。得其資斧(如字子夏傳及眾家並作齊斧張云齊斧蓋黃鉞斧也,張晏云整齊也,應劭云齊利也,虞喜志林云齊當作齋齋戒入廟而受斧下卦同)。
The term 「旅」is annotated as 「力举反」, which is a reverse-sound annotation, pronounced lǚ, meaning to be away from home; the 「Sequence of Hexagrams」 says that traveling without a place to stay is travel, and the 「Miscellaneous Hexagrams」 says that when relatives are few, it is travel, which is the meaning here; this hexagram is the first in the Li hexagram group. Wang Su and others consider it to be about military travel. The 「重」in 「特重」is read as zhòng according to 「直用反」. The 「长」in 「物长」is read as zhǎng according to 「丁丈反」. The 「复」in 「而复」is read as fù according to 「扶又反」, and the annotation for line six in the fifth is the same. The 「令」in 「令附」is read as líng according to 「力呈反」. The 「知」in 「非知」is pronounced as 「智」, read as zhì. The term 「琐琐」is annotated as 「悉果反」, read as suǒ; some versions write it as 「璅」, which is incorrect; Zheng Xuan says 「琐琐」means small, Ma Rong says it refers to being weary, and Wang Su says it refers to being small. The term 「怀其资」is sometimes written as 「怀其资斧」, which is incorrect. The term 「丧」is annotated as 「息浪反」, read as sàng, and it is the same in the hexagram and the lower trigram. The term 「为施」is read as shì according to 「始豉反」. The term 「与」in 「与萌」is read as the original character, but also pronounced as 「预」. The term 「得其资斧」is read as the original character; the 「Zixia Commentary on the Changes」 and other commentaries say 「齐斧」, Zhang Shi says 「齐斧」probably refers to the yellow axe, Zhang Yan explains it as being neat, Ying Shao explains it as being well-ordered; Yu Xi's 「Zhi Lin」says 「齐」should be 「斋」, meaning to perform a ritual fast and receive the axe; the lower trigram is the same.
不快(苦夬反)。斫(諸若反)。平坦(吐但反)。射雉(食亦反,注同)。而上(時掌反)。上逮(音代一音大計反)。號(戸羔反)。咷(道羔反)。於易(以豉反,注同王肅音亦)。所嫉(音疾字林音自,本亦作疾下同)。其義焚也(馬云義冝也,一本作冝其焚也)。喪牛之凶(本亦作喪牛于易)。
The character "快" in "不快" is pronounced kuài, as indicated by the reverse-slicing annotation "苦夬反." The character "斫" is annotated as "诸若反," pronounced zhuó. The character "坦" in "平坦" is annotated as "吐但反," pronounced tǎn. The character "射" in "射雉" is annotated as "食亦反," pronounced shè, with the same annotation. The character "上" in "而上" is annotated as "时掌反," pronounced shǎng. The character "逮" in "上逮" is pronounced "代," as in dài, with another pronunciation "大计反." The character "号" is annotated as "戸羔反," pronounced háo. The character "咷" is annotated as "道羔反," pronounced táo. The character "易" in "于易" is annotated as "以豉反," pronounced yì, with the same annotation; Wang Su's pronunciation is "亦." The character "嫉" in "所嫉" is pronounced "疾," as in jí; the "Zilin" dictionary pronounces it "自"; some editions read it as "疾," as in the following text. The phrase "其义焚也" is interpreted by Ma Rong as "义" meaning "宜"; another edition reads "冝其焚也." The phrase "丧牛之凶" is read in some editions as "丧牛于易."
Xun (Wind)
巽(孫問反,入也,廣雅云順也,八純卦象風象木)。巽弟(大計反,本亦作悌)。重巽(直龍反)。齊邪(似嗟反,下並下卦同)。志治(直吏反)。紛(芳云反,廣雅云眾也,喜也,一云盛也)。而復(扶又反,下同)。神祇(祁支反)。頻顣(乾寂反,又子六反此同鄭意)。不樂(音洛)。逺不(萬反)。之庖(歩交反)。先庚(西薦反,注同)。後庚(胡豆反)。卒以(寸忽反,下同)。不(字又作恱同)。先申(音身或作甲字非)。以斷(丁亂反,下同)。
The character 「巽」 is annotated as 「孙问反」, which is a reverse-sound annotation, pronounced xùn, and is explained as entering; 《广雅》 explains it as meaning 'to follow'. This trigram is one of the eight pure trigrams, symbolizing wind and wood. The character 「弟」 in 「巽弟」 is annotated as 「大计反」, pronounced tì; some versions of the text use 「悌」 instead. The character 「重」 in 「重巽」 is annotated as 「直龙反」, pronounced chóng. The character 「邪」 in 「齐邪」 is annotated as 「似嗟反」, pronounced xié, and the same pronunciation is used in the following text and the lower trigram. The character 「治」 in 「志治」 is annotated as 「直吏反」, pronounced zhì. The character 「纷」 is annotated as 「芳云反」, pronounced fēn; 《广雅》 explains it as meaning 'many', 'joy', or 'abundance'. The character 「复」 in 「而复」 is annotated as 「扶又反」, pronounced fù, and the same pronunciation is used in the following text. The character 「祇」 in 「神祇」 is annotated as 「祁支反」, pronounced qí. The character 「顣」 in 「频顣」 is annotated as 「干寂反」, which is also read as 「子六反」, pronounced cù, and this pronunciation aligns with Zheng Xuan's interpretation. The character 「乐」 in 「不乐」 is pronounced 'luò', read as lè. The character 「逿」 in 「逿不」 is the same as 「远」, annotated as 「万反」, but the first character of the reverse-sound annotation is missing; the character is read as yuàn. The character 「庖」 in 「之庖」 is annotated as 「歩交反」, pronounced páo. The character 「先」 in 「先庚」 is annotated as 「西荐反」, pronounced xiàn, and the annotation is the same. The character 「后」 in 「后庚」 is annotated as 「胡豆反」, pronounced hòu. The character 「卒」 in 「卒以」 is annotated as 「寸忽反」, pronounced cù, and the same pronunciation is used in the following text. The next entry has a missing character after 「不」, which is also written as 「恱」, and is the same. The character 「申」 in 「先申」 is pronounced 'shēn'; some versions write it as the character 「甲」, which is incorrect. The character 「断」 in 「以断」 is annotated as 「丁乱反」, pronounced duàn, and the same pronunciation is used in the following text.
Dui (Lake)
兊(徒外反,恱也,八純卦象澤)。兊(音恱卦內並同)。以先(西薦反,又如字)。犯難(乃旦反)。麗澤(如字麗連也,鄭作離云猶並也)。黨繫(本亦作繫)。商兊(如字商商量也,鄭云隱度也)。介疾(音界隔也,馬云大也)。將近(附近之近)。比於(毗志反)。道長(丁丈反)。
"De" is the same as "Dui," with the annotation "tu wai fan," which is a reverse-sound annotation, pronounced duì, meaning joy; this hexagram is one of the eight pure hexagrams, symbolizing a marsh. Another pronunciation of "De" is "Hue," pronounced yuè, and the same applies within the hexagram. "Xian" in "Yixian" is pronounced "Xian," with the annotation "xi jian fan," read as xiàn, or it can be read as the character itself. "Nan" in "Fan nan" is pronounced "Nan," with the annotation "nian dan fan," read as nàn. "Li ze" is read as the character itself, with "Li" meaning to connect; Zheng Xuan interprets it as "Li," meaning to be side by side. "Dang xi" in "Dang xi" uses the character "xi," which in some versions is written as another "xi." "Shang de" is read as the character itself, with "Shang" meaning to discuss; Zheng Xuan interprets it as secretly considering. "Jie ji" in "Jie ji" has "Jie" pronounced "Jie," read as jiè, meaning to separate; Ma Rong interprets it as great. "Jin jin" in "Jin jin" is read as "near," similar to "nearby." "Bi yu" in "Bi yu" has "Bi" pronounced "Bi," read as bì. "Dao chang" in "Dao chang" has "Chang" pronounced "Chang," read as zhǎng.
Dispersing
渙(呼亂反,散也,序卦云離也,離宮五世卦)。王假(庚白反,下同梁武帝音賈)。而上(如字又時掌反)。之難(乃旦反,卦內同)。之累(劣偽反)。享於(香兩反)。用拯(拯救之拯馬云舉也,伏曼容云濟也,王肅云拔也,子夏作抍抍取也)。以逝(逝又作遊)。厄劇(本又作危處又作厄處)。逃竄(七亂反)。險爭(爭之爭)。機(音幾)。有丘(姚作有近)。匪夷(荀作匪弟)。丘墟(去魚反)。渙汗(下旦反)。以蕩(徒黨反)。險阨(於隔反)。以假(古雅反)。逖(湯歷反)。血去(羌呂反)。最逺(萬反,下於逺象逺害並同)。不近(附近之近)。
The annotation 「涣」 is 「呼乱反」, which is a reverse-sound annotation, read as huàn, meaning to scatter; the 「序卦传」 explains it as separation; this hexagram is the fifth generation hexagram of the fire trigram. The 「假」 in 「王假」 is read as gé, with the same pronunciation in the following text; the pronunciation of Liang Wudi is 「贾」. 「而上」 is read as the original character, and also read as shǎng, with the reverse-sound annotation 「时掌反」. The 「难」 in 「之难」 is read as nàn, with the reverse-sound annotation 「乃旦反」, and the same pronunciation within the hexagram. The 「累」 in 「之累」 is read as lèi, with the reverse-sound annotation 「劣伪反」. The 「享」 in 「享于」 is read as xiǎng, with the reverse-sound annotation 「香两反」. The 「拯」 in 「用拯」 is read as the same as 「拯救」; Ma Rong explains it as to lift up, Fu Manrong explains it as to save, Wang Su explains it as to rescue; the 「子夏易传」 reads it as 「抍」, which means to take. The 「逝」 in 「以逝」 is also read as 「游」. 「厄剧」, some versions read it as 「危处」, and also as 「厄处」. The 「窜」 in 「逃窜」 is read as cuàn, with the reverse-sound annotation 「七乱反」. The 「争」 in 「险争」 is read as the same as 「争斗」. The 「机」 is read as 「几」, pronounced jī. 「有丘」, in Yao Xin's version, it is read as 「有近」. 「匪夷」, in Xun Shuang's version, it is read as 「匪弟」. The 「墟」 in 「丘墟」 is read as xū, with the reverse-sound annotation 「去鱼反」. The 「汗」 in 「涣汗」 is read as hàn, with the reverse-sound annotation 「下旦反」. The 「荡」 in 「以荡」 is read as dàng, with the reverse-sound annotation 「徒党反」. The 「阨」 in 「险阨」 is read as è, with the reverse-sound annotation 「于隔反」. The 「假」 in 「以假」 is read as jiǎ, with the reverse-sound annotation 「古雅反」. The 「逖」 is annotated as 「汤历反」, read as tì. The 「去」 in 「血去」 is read as qù, with the reverse-sound annotation 「羌吕反」. The 「逺」 in 「最逺」 is the same as 「远」, annotated as 「万反」, the first character of the reverse-sound has been lost, the character is read as yuàn, and the following text 「於逺」 as well as the 「象传」 「逺害」 are all read the same. The 「近」 in 「不近」 is read as the same as 「附近」.
Jie
節(薦絜反,止也,明禮有制度之名一云分段支節之義坎宮一世卦)。男女別(彼列反)。復正(扶又反)。以(音恱注同)。澤上有水(上或作中今不用)。德行(下孟反,下注同)。故匿(女力反)。所怨(紆萬反,又紆元反)。
The character 「节」is annotated as 「荐絜反」, which is a reverse-sound annotation, pronounced jié. Its meaning is to stop or cease, signifying the clarity and establishment of ritual systems; another interpretation takes it to mean the segmentation of limbs and joints. This hexagram belongs to the first hexagram of the Kan palace. The character 「别」in 「男女别」is annotated as 「彼列反」, pronounced bié. The character 「复」in 「复正」is annotated as 「扶又反」, pronounced fù. The next annotation's initial character is missing, but it is annotated as 「音恱」, pronounced yuè, with the same annotation as above. The character 「上」in 「泽上有水」is sometimes written as 「中」in some editions, but this is not adopted here. The character 「行」in 「德行」is annotated as 「下孟反」, pronounced xìng, with the same annotation in the following notes. The character 「匿」in 「故匿」is annotated as 「女力反」, pronounced nì. The character 「怨」in 「所怨」is annotated as 「纡万反」, pronounced yuàn, and also pronounced 「纡元反」.
Middle Trust
中孚(芳夫反,信也,艮宮游魂卦)。豚(徒尊反,黃作遯)。而(音恱下注皆同)。乖爭(爭之爭)。之行(下孟反)。畜之(許六反,本或作獸)。渉難(乃旦反)。有它(音他)。燕(音燕)。鶴(戸各反)。和之(胡臥反,注及下同)。好爵(如字王肅呼報反孟云好小也)。爾靡(本又作縻同亡池反散也,乾同徐又武反又亡彼反韓詩云共也,孟同埤蒼作縻云散也,陸作䌕京作劘)。
The character "孚" in "中孚" is pronounced "fú" as indicated by the reverse-sounding annotation "芳夫反," meaning "trust." This hexagram is a wandering hexagram of the mountain hexagram group. The character "豚" is annotated as "徒尊反," pronounced "tún"; Huang Ying reads it as "遯." The first character of the next entry is missing, with the annotation "音恱," pronounced "yuè," and the same pronunciation is used in the following annotations. The character "争" in "乖争" is pronounced as "争斗" ("struggle"), like the character "争." The character "行" in "之行" is annotated as "下孟反," pronounced "xìng." The character "畜" in "畜之" is annotated as "许六反," pronounced "xù"; some versions read it as "兽." The character "难" in "渉难" is annotated as "乃旦反," pronounced "nàn." The character "它" in "有它" is pronounced "tā," like the character "他." The character "燕" is pronounced "yàn." The character "鹤" is annotated as "戸各反," pronounced "hè." The character "和" in "和之" is annotated as "胡卧反," pronounced "hè," and the same pronunciation is used in the annotations and following text. The character "好" in "好爵" is read as the original character; Wang Su reads it as "呼报反"; Meng Xi explains "好" as meaning "small." The character "靡" in "尔靡" is read as "亡池反," pronounced "mí," meaning "scatter," and Gan Bao agrees; Xu Miao has another reading, with the character missing, and reads it as "亡彼反"; the Han Poetry reads it as "共," and Meng Xi agrees; the "Pī Cāng" reads it as "縻," meaning "scatter"; Lu Ji reads it as "䌕," and Jing Fang reads it as "劘."
重陰(直龍反)。不徇(似俊反)。或罷(如字王肅音皮徐扙彼反)。少陰(詩照反)。長陰(丁丈反)。相比(毗志反)。而閡(五代反)。憊(備拜反)。幾望(音禨又音祈京作近荀作旣)。而上(時掌反,象同)。攣(力圎反,廣雅云拲也)。可舎(音舍)。翰(胡旦反,髙飛)。內喪(息浪反)。
The character "重" in "重阴" is pronounced "chóng" according to the reverse slicing pronunciation "直龙反". The character "徇" in "不徇" is pronounced "xùn" according to "似俊反". The character "罢" in "或罢" is read as is, but Wang Su pronounced it "pí", and Xu Miao pronounced it "shǒng bǐ". The character "少" in "少阴" is pronounced "shào" according to "诗照反". The character "长" in "长阴" is pronounced "zhǎng" according to "丁丈反". The character "比" in "相比" is pronounced "bì" according to "毗志反". The character "阂" in "而阂" is pronounced "ài" according to "五代反". The character "惫" is pronounced "bèi" according to "备拜反". The character "几" in "几望" is pronounced "jī" as "禨", or "qí" as "祈"; in Jing Fang's version it is "jìn", and in Xun Shuang's version it is "jì". The character "上" in "而上" is pronounced "shǎng" according to "时掌反", and the Image Commentary also uses this pronunciation. The character "挛" is pronounced "luán" according to "力圎反"; the Guangya says it means clasping hands. The character "舎" in "可舎" is pronounced "shě". The character "翰" is pronounced "hàn" according to "胡旦反", meaning to fly high. The character "丧" in "内丧" is pronounced "sàng" according to "息浪反".
Small Excess
小過(古臥反,義與大過同王肅云音戈兊宮游魂卦)。遺之(如字)。不冝上(時掌反,注同下及文不冝上上六註上亦同鄭如字謂君也)。而浸(子鴆反)。以行(下孟反)。所錯(本又作措又作厝同七路反)。其妣(必履反)。於(子念反)。盡於(津忍反)。或戕(徐在良反注同)。故令(力呈反,注同)。先過(西薦反)。而復(扶又反,卦末同)。
The term "过" in "小过" is pronounced "guò" according to the reverse-slicing phonetic annotation "古卧反," and its meaning is the same as in the "大过" hexagram. Wang Su said it is pronounced "go." This hexagram is a wandering ghost hexagram of the Dui family. "遗之" is read as written. The "上" in "不冝上" is read as "shǎng" according to "时掌反," and the same pronunciation applies to the "上" in "不冝上," the "上" in the annotations of the "上六," as well as in the text of the "彖" and "象." Zheng Xuan reads it as written, referring to the sovereign. The "浸" in "而浸" is read as "jìn" according to "子鸩反." The "行" in "以行" is read as "xìng" according to "下孟反." The term "所错" is sometimes written as "措" or "厝," both pronounced "cuò" according to "七路反." The "妣" in "其妣" is read as "bǐ" according to "必履反." The character following "于" in the next instance is missing; the annotation says "子念反," and the character is read as "jiàn." The "尽" in "尽于" is read as "jǐn" according to "津忍反." The "戕" in "或戕" is read as "qiāng" by Xu Miao, and the annotation agrees. The "令" in "故令" is read as "líng" according to "力呈反," and the annotation agrees. The "先" in "先过" is read as "xiàn" according to "西荐反." The "复" in "而复" is read as "fù" according to "扶又反," and the same pronunciation is used at the end of the hexagram.
晏安(於諫反,又音宴)。鴆(除䕃反,本亦作酖)。沒怯(去業反)。公弋(餘職反)。則蒸(章勝反,字又作烝或作媵字非)。小畜(本又作蓄同勑六反)。其施(始豉反)。而難(乃旦反)。巳上也(並如字上又時掌反注同鄭作尚云庶幾也)。陽巳上故止也(本又作陽巳上故少陰止少音多少之少)。上六弗遇(王付反,本多誤故詳之)。災眚(生領反)。
The character "晏" in "晏安" is pronounced "yàn" with the reverse-slicing annotation "于谏反," and it can also be read as "yàn." The character "鸩" is annotated as "除䕃反," pronounced "zhèn"; some versions read it as "酖." The character "怯" in "没怯" is annotated as "去业反," pronounced "qiè." The character "弋" in "公弋" is annotated as "余职反," pronounced "yì." The character "蒸" in "则蒸" is annotated as "章胜反," pronounced "zhēng"; the character can also be written as "烝"; some versions mistakenly use "媵," which is incorrect. The character "畜" in "小畜" is sometimes written as "蓄," and both are pronounced "chù" with the reverse-slicing annotation "勑六反." The character "施" in "其施" is annotated as "始豉反," pronounced "shì." The character "难" in "而难" is annotated as "乃旦反," pronounced "nàn." The two characters "巳上也" are read as they appear; the character "上" can also be read as "shǎng" with the reverse-slicing annotation "时掌反," and the annotation is the same; Zheng Xuan reads it as "尚," explaining it as "almost." In the phrase "阳巳上故止也," some versions read it as "阳巳上故少阴止," where "少" is read as "shǎo," meaning "few" or "little." The character "弗" in "上六弗遇" is annotated as "王付反," pronounced "fú"; many versions contain errors, so this is clarified here. The character "眚" in "灾眚" is annotated as "生领反," pronounced "shěng."
Already Completed
旣濟(節計反,下卦同鄭云旣巳也,盡也,濟度也,坎宮三世卦)。亨小(絶句以小連利貞者非)。則邪(似嗟反,下同)。曳(以制反)。濡其(音儒注同)。於燥(西早反)。未造(七報反)。易(以豉反)。棄難(乃旦反,卦末並下卦同)。婦喪(息浪反,注皆同)。其茀(方拂反,首飾也,馬同乾云馬髴也,鄭云車蔽也,子夏作髴荀作紱董作髢)。不比(毗志反)。
The character "济" in "旣济" is pronounced jì, with the reverse-slicing annotation "节计反," and the lower trigram is the same. Zheng Xuan explains that "旣" means "already" or "completely," and "济" means "to cross over." This hexagram is the third generation of the Kan hexagram. The phrase "亨小" should be read with a pause; interpreting "小" as connected to "利贞" is incorrect. The character "邪" in "则邪" is pronounced xié, with the reverse-slicing annotation "似嗟反," and the same pronunciation applies in the following text. The character "曳" is annotated as "以制反," pronounced yè. The character "濡" in "濡其" is pronounced rú, same as in the annotation. The character "燥" in "于燥" is annotated as "西早反," pronounced sào. The character "造" in "未造" is annotated as "七报反," pronounced zào. The character "易" is annotated as "以豉反," pronounced yì. The character "难" in "弃难" is annotated as "乃旦反," pronounced nàn, and the same pronunciation applies at the end of the hexagram and in the lower trigram. The character "丧" in "妇丧" is annotated as "息浪反," pronounced sàng, and the same pronunciation applies in the annotations. The character "茀" in "其茀" is annotated as "方拂反," pronounced fú, referring to a type of head ornament; Ma Rong agrees; Gan Bao says it refers to decoration made from horse hair; Zheng Xuan says it refers to a covering on a chariot; the "Zixia Commentary on the Changes" writes it as "髴," Xun Shuang writes it as "绂," and Dong Yu writes it as "髢." The character "比" in "不比" is annotated as "毗志反," pronounced bì.
方(蒼頡篇云逺也)。憊(備拜反,鄭云劣弱也,陸作備云當為憊憊困劣也)。繻有(而朱反,鄭王肅云音須子夏作王廙同薛云古文作繻)。衣袽(女居反,絲袽也,王肅音如文作絮云縕也,廣雅云絮塞也,子夏作茹京作絮)。有郄(去逆反)。禴(羊畧反,祭之薄者)。沼(之紹反)。沚(音止)。蘋(音頻)。蘩(音煩)。非馨(呼庭反)。
The character "fang" is explained in the "Cang Jie Wen" as meaning "far away." The character "bei" is annotated with a reverse-sound annotation "bei pai fan," indicating it is pronounced as bei; Zheng Xuan says it means "weak and feeble"; Lu Ji says "bei," suggesting it should be "bei," meaning "weary and weak." The character "ru" in "ru you" is annotated with "er Zhu fan," pronounced as ru; Zheng Xuan and Wang Su say it is pronounced as "xu"; the "Zixia Commentary on the Changes" uses a variant form, and Wang Yi agrees; Xue Yu says the ancient text uses "ru." The character "ru" in "yi ru" is annotated with "nu ju fan," pronounced as ru, referring to broken silk threads; Wang Su pronounces it as "ru"; the "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" says it is "xu," meaning "junk hemp"; the "Guang Ya" says that "xu" can be used to plug leaks; the "Zixia Commentary on the Changes" uses "ru," and Jing Fang uses "xu." The character "xi" in "you xi" is annotated with "qu ni fan," pronounced as xi. The character "yue" is annotated with "yang lue fan," pronounced as yue, referring to a sacrifice with meager offerings. The character "zhao" is annotated with "zhi shao fan," pronounced as zhao. The character "zhi" is pronounced as "zhi," read as zhi. The character "ping" is pronounced as "pin," read as ping. The character "fan" is pronounced as "fan," read as fan. The character "xin" in "fei xin" is annotated with "hu ting fan," pronounced as xin.
Not yet completed.
未濟(離宮三世卦)。小狐(徐音胡)。汔(許訖反,文云水涸也,鄭云幾也)。令物(力呈反)。各得其所(一本得作當)。經綸(本又作論同音倫又魯門反)。屯(張倫反)。蹇(紀勉反)。循難(似遵反,猶履也)。喪其(息浪反)。已比(上音紀下毗志反)。以近(附近之近)。暉(許歸反,字又作輝)。而耽(丁南反)。於樂(音洛)。
"The hexagram 'Wei Ji' is the third generation hexagram of the Li family. The character 'hu' in 'xiao hu' is pronounced 'hu' by Xu Miao. 'Qi' is annotated as 'xu qi fan', which is a reverse-sounding annotation, pronounced 'qi'. The 'Shuo Wen Jie Zi' says it refers to water drying up, and Zheng Xuan explains it as 'almost'. The character 'ling' in 'lingwu' is pronounced 'ling' as 'li cheng fan'. 'Ge de qi suo' has another version where 'de' is written as 'dang'. The character 'gun' in 'jing lun' is sometimes written as 'lun', which is pronounced 'lun', and also 'lu men fan'. 'Zun' is annotated as 'zhang lun fan', pronounced 'zhun'. 'Jian' is annotated as 'ji mian fan', pronounced 'jian'. 'Xun nan' has 'xun' pronounced 'xun' as 'si zun fan', meaning to walk or tread. 'Sang qi' has 'sang' pronounced 'sang' as 'xi lang fan'. The two characters 'yi bi' have the first character pronounced 'ji' and the second 'pi zhi fan', which is 'bi'. 'Yi jin' has 'jin' pronounced as 'jin' in 'jin shu'. 'Hui' is annotated as 'xu gui fan', pronounced 'hui', and the character is also written as 'hui'. 'Er dan' has 'dan' pronounced 'dan' as 'ding nan fan'. 'Yu le' has 'le' pronounced 'luo', read as 'le'."
The Great Treatise, Part One
周易繫(徐胡詣反本係也,又音繫續也,字從直作下糹者音口奚反非)。辭(本亦作依字應作詞也,文云詞者意內而言外也,辭不受也,受辛者辭辝籕文辭字也)。上第七(本亦作繫辭上王肅本皆作繫辭上傳訖於雜卦皆有傳字本亦有無上字者)。韓伯注(本亦作韓康伯注案王輔嗣止注六經講者相承用韓注繫辭以下續之)。地卑(如字又音婢,本又作埤同)。其易之門(本亦作其易之門戶)。斷矣(丁亂反)。之分(符問反,章末注同)。著矣(張慮反)。見矣(賢徧反,注同)。縣象(音)。雨施(始䜴反)。
The "Xì" in "Zhou Yi Xi" is read as "xì" by Xu Miao, which is the original pronunciation of the character "繫"; it also has the reading "jì", meaning to connect or continue. If written with the top part "直" and the bottom part "糸", it should be read as "kǒu xī fǎn", which does not apply here. "Ci" in some editions is written as a variant form; according to the character shape, it should be "ci", and the "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" explains that "ci" means meaning inside and speech outside; "ci" originally means not accepting, and the character composed of "shou" and "xin" is "ci", while "dian" is the ancient form of "ci". "Shang Di Qi" in some editions is written as "Xi Ci Shang"; Wang Su's edition reads "Xi Ci Shang Zhuan", and this pattern continues until the "Za Gua" section, which all include the character "zhuan"; some editions omit the character "shang". "Han Bo Zhu" in some editions is written as "Han Kang Bo Zhu"; according to Wang Fusi, he only commented on the sixty-four hexagrams, and later scholars who study the "Yi" have used Han Kang Bo's commentary on "Xi Ci" to complete the entire text. "Di Bi" is read as the original character, and also pronounced "bi"; some editions use "bei", which is the same. "Qi Yi Zhi Men" in some editions is written as "Qi Yi Zhi Men Huo". "Duan Yi" in "duan" is annotated with the reverse-sounding "ding luan fan", which is read as "duan". "Zhi Fen" in "fen" is annotated with "fu wen fan", which is read as "fen", and the annotation at the end of the chapter is the same. "Zhuo Yi" in "zhuo" is annotated with "zhang lv fan", which is read as "zhu". "Jian Yi" in "jian" is annotated with "xian bian fan", which is read as "xian", and the annotation is the same. "Xuan Xiang" in "xuan" has the annotation character missing, but it is read as "xuan". "Yu Shi" in "shi" is annotated with "shi chu fan", which is read as "shi".
相摩(本又作磨末何反京云相磑切也,磑音古代反馬云摩切也,鄭注禮記云迫也,迫音百)。相蕩(眾家作蕩王肅音唐黨反馬云除也,桓云動也,唯韓云相推蕩)。鼓之(虞陸董皆云鼓鼓動也)。霆(王肅呂忱音庭徐又徒鼎反又音定京云霆者雷之餘氣挺生萬物也,文同蜀才云凝為電)。運行(姚作違行)。大始(音泰王肅作泰)。坤作(虞姚作坤化姚云化當為作)。易知(以豉反,訖章末同鄭荀董並音亦)。能(如字姚云能當為從)。而成位乎其中(馬王肅作而易成位乎其中)。繫辭(音繫卷內皆同)。
The character 「摩」 in 「相摩」 is sometimes written as 「磨」 in other versions. 「末何反」 is a phonetic annotation indicating the pronunciation as mó. Jing Fang said it refers to mutual grinding, with 「硙」 pronounced as gǔdài. Ma Rong explained it as 「摩」. Zheng Xuan, in his commentary on the Book of Rites, interpreted it as approaching, with 「迫」 pronounced as bǎi. The character 「荡」 in 「相荡」 is consistently written as 「荡」 by all scholars. Wang Su pronounced it as tángdǎng. Ma Rong explained it as removal, and Huan氏 interpreted it as movement. Only Han Kangbo said it refers to mutual pushing and shaking. Regarding 「鼓之」, Yu Fan, Lu Ji, and Dong Yu all said 「鼓」 means to stir or move. As for 「霆」, Wang Su and Lu Chen pronounced it as tíng. Xu Miao gave another pronunciation as túdǐng, also pronounced as dìng. Jing Fang said 「霆」 is the residual energy of thunder, capable of giving birth to all things, a view shared by the Shuowen Jiezi. Shu Cai said it is formed by the condensation of electricity. In 「运行」, Yao Xin's version reads 「违行」. The character 「大」 in 「大始」 is pronounced as tài, read as tài. Wang Su directly used 「泰」. In 「坤作」, Yu Fan and Yao Xin wrote it as 「坤化」, with Yao Xin saying 「化」 should be read as 「作」. The character 「易」 in 「易知」 is pronounced as yì, as indicated by 「以豉反」, and this pronunciation is consistent throughout the text. Zheng Xuan, Xun Shuang, and Dong Yu all pronounced it as yì. The character 「能」 is read as its original form. Yao Xin said 「能」 should be read as 「从」. In 「而成位乎其中」, Ma Rong and Wang Su's versions read 「而易成位乎其中」. The character 「系」 in 「系辞」 is pronounced as xì, read as xì, and this pronunciation is consistent throughout the text.
焉而明吉凶(虞本更有悔吝二字)。迭(田節反)。剛柔者晝夜之象(虞作晝夜者剛柔之象)。三極(陸云極至也,馬云三統也,鄭韓云三才也,王肅云陰陽剛柔仁義為三極)。能見(賢遍反)。易之序也(陸云序象也,京云次也,虞本作象)。所樂(音嶽適會也,虞本作所變)。而玩(五亂反,研玩也,馬云貪也,鄭作翫)。佑之(音又後同)。爻者(戸交反,文云交也)。小疵(徐才斯反馬云瑕也)。辯吉凶(如字京云明也,虞董姚顧蜀才並云別也,音彼列反)。見乎(賢遍反)。乎介(音界注同王肅乾韓云纎介也)。
"Yan er ming jixiong," Yu Fan's version has the words "hui lin" below this. "Die" is annotated as "Tian jie fan," which is a reverse-sound annotation, read as die. "Gang rou zhe zhang ye zhi xiang," Yu Fan's version reads "zhang ye zhe gang rou zhi xiang." "San ji," Lu Ji says "ji" is interpreted as "zhi," Ma Rong says it refers to the three unifications, Zheng Xuan and Han Kangbo say it refers to the three elements, Wang Su says it refers to yin and yang, hardness and softness, and benevolence and righteousness as the three extremes. "Neng jian" where "jian" is read as xian, with the reverse-sound annotation "Xian bian fan." "Yi zhi xu ye," Lu Ji says "xu" is the image, Jing Fang interprets it as order, Yu Fan's version reads "xiang." "Suo le" where "le" is pronounced "yue," read as yue, interpreted as suitable; Yu Fan's version reads "suo bian." "Er wan" where "wan" is read as wan, meaning to study and examine; Ma Rong interprets it as greed; Zheng Xuan writes "wan." "You zhi" where "you" is pronounced "you," read as you, same in the following text. "Yao zhe" where "yao" is read as yao, with the reverse-sound annotation "Hu jiao fan"; "Shuo Wen" explains it as "jiao." "Xiao ci" where "ci" is read as ci, with the reverse-sound annotation "Cai si fan" by Xu Miao; Ma Rong interprets it as "xia." "Bian jixiong" is read as written; Jing Fang interprets it as "ming"; Yu Fan, Dong Yu, Yao Xin, Gu's family, and Shu Cai all interpret it as "bie," pronounced "bi lie fan." "Jian hu" where "jian" is read as xian. "Hu jie" where "jie" is pronounced "jie," read as jie, same in the annotation; Wang Su, Gan Bao, and Han Kangbo say it refers to the smallest detail.
纎(息亷反)。震無咎(馬云震驚也,鄭云懼也,王肅韓云動也,周云救也)。險易(以豉反,注同京云險惡也,易善也)。之否(備鄙反)。天地準(如字京云準等也,鄭云中也,平也)。彌(如字,本又作彌)。綸(音倫京云彌遍綸知也,王肅云綸纒裹也,荀云彌終也,綸跡也)。天下之道(一本作天地)。俯以(音甫)。察於(一本作觀於)。反終(鄭虞作及終)。之(如字宋衷始銳反云舎也)。煙(音因)。熅(紆云反)。盡聚(津忍反,下同)。知周(音智注同)。道濟(如字鄭云道當作導)。
The character 「纎」is annotated as 「息亷反」, which is a reverse-slicing phonetic annotation, read as xiān. The character 「震」in 「震无咎」is interpreted by Ma Rong as 'startle', by Zheng Xuan as 'fear', by Wang Su and Han Kangbo as 'movement', and by Zhou Hongzheng as 'rescue'. The character 「易」in 「险易」is annotated as 「以豉反」, read as yì, with the annotation same as above. Jing Fang says 「险」means evil and 「易」means good. The character 「否」in 「之否」is annotated as 「备鄙反」, read as pǐ. The character 「准」in 「天地准」is read as the original character; Jing Fang says 「准」means equivalent, Zheng Xuan interprets it as 'center' and 'level'. The character 「弥」is read as the original character; some versions use another character form. The character 「纶」is pronounced as 「伦」, read as lún; Jing Fang says 「弥」means thorough and 「纶」means notification; Wang Su says 「纶」means wrapping; Xun Shuang says 「弥」means end and 「纶」means trace. The phrase 「天下之道」is in another version as 「天地」. The character 「俯」in 「俯以」is pronounced as 「甫」, read as fǔ. The phrase 「察于」is in another version as 「观于」. The phrase 「反终」is interpreted by Zheng Xuan and Yu Fan as 「及终」. In the next entry, the character 「之」is read as the original character; Song Zhong reads it as 「始锐反」, interpreting it as 'abandoning and stopping'. The character 「烟」is pronounced as 「因」, read as yīn. The character 「煴」is annotated as 「纡云反」, read as yūn. The character 「尽」in 「尽聚」is annotated as 「津忍反」, read as jǐn, same in the following text. The character 「知」in 「知周」is pronounced as 「智」, read as zhì, same in the annotation. The phrase 「道济」is read as the original character; Zheng Xuan says 「道」should be read as 「导」.
不流(如字京作留)。樂天(音洛注同虞作變天)。功贍(渉豔反)。範圍(鄭云範法也,馬王肅張作犯違張云犯違猶裁成也)。而知(如字荀爽荀柔之明僧紹音智)。以上(時掌反)。之稱(尺證反,下章及注同)。知者(音智下之知注知者其知仁知並同)。其分(符問反)。鮮矣(悉淺反,注同師云盡也,鄭作尟馬鄭王肅云少也)。藏諸(才剛反,鄭作臧云善也)。衣(於旣反)。被(皮反)。則有經營之功也(本亦無功字一本功作跡)。成象(蜀才作盛象)。爻法(胡孝反,馬韓如字云放也,蜀才作效)。
"Bu liu" is read as written; Jing Fang's version reads "liu." "Le Tian" has the character "le" pronounced "luo," read as le, with the annotation the same; Yu Fan's version reads "bian Tian." "Gong shan" has the character "shan," which is annotated with the reverse-slicing pronunciation "she yan fan," read as shan. "Fan wei," Zheng Xuan says "fan" means "method"; Ma Rong, Wang Su, and Zhang's version reads "fan wei," and Zhang says "fan wei" means "to cut and form." "Er zhi" is read as written; Xun Shuang, Xun Rouzhi, and Ming Shengshao pronounce it "zhi." "Shang" in "shang shi" is annotated with "shi zhang fan," read as shang. "Zhi cheng" has the character "cheng," annotated with "chi zheng fan," read as cheng, with the same reading in the following chapter and annotations. "Zhi zhe" has the character "zhi" pronounced "zhi," read as zhi; in the following text, "zhi zhi," the annotations' "zhi zhe," "qi zhi," and "ren zhi" all have the same reading. "Qi fen" has the character "fen," annotated with "fu wen fan," read as fen. "Xian yi" has the character "xian," annotated with "xi qian fan," read as xian, with the annotation the same; Shi's explanation interprets it as "complete"; Zheng Xuan reads it as "xuan," Ma Rong, Zheng Xuan, and Wang Su all interpret it as "few." "Cang zhu" has the character "cang," annotated with "cai gang fan," read as cang; Zheng Xuan reads it as "zang," interpreting it as "good." "Yi" is annotated with "yu ji fan," read as yi. The second character in the reverse-slicing annotation for "pi" is missing, only "pi" remains as the first character, and the character is read as pi. "Ze you jingying zhi gong ye," some versions lack the character "gong," while another version reads "gong" as "ji." "Cheng xiang," Shu Cai's version reads "sheng xiang." "Yao fa" has the character "fa," annotated with "hu xiao fan," read as xiao; Ma Rong and Han Kangbo read it as written, interpreting it as "imitate"; Shu Cai reads it as "xiao."
形詰(去吉也)。大虛(音泰下大極同)。欻爾(況勿反)。自造(在早反,下同)。稱極(尺徵反)。為稱(尺證反)。不御(魚呂反,禁止也)。乎邇(本又作邇音尒)。也專(如字陸作磚音同)。也翕(虛級反,斂也)。也闢(婢亦反,開也)。易(以豉反)。知崇(音智注同)。禮(蜀才作體)。卑(必彌反,本亦作埤徐音婢下同)。賾(仕責反,下同九家作京作嘖云情也)。典禮(京作等禮姚作典體)。以斷(丁亂反,下注同)。惡也(於嫁反,荀作亞亞次也,又烏路反馬鄭烏洛反亞通)。
The character "诘" in "形诘" is annotated as "去吉," and is read as jié. In "大虚," the character "大" is pronounced "泰," read as tài, and the same applies to "大极" in the following text. The character "欻" in "欻尔" is annotated with the reverse-slicing method "况勿反," and is read as xū. The character "造" in "自造" is annotated with the reverse-slicing method "在早反," and is read as zào, with the same pronunciation in the following text. The character "称" in "称极" is annotated with the reverse-slicing method "尺征反," and is read as chēng. The character "称" in "为称" is annotated with the reverse-slicing method "尺证反," and is read as chèng. The character "御" in "不御" is annotated with the reverse-slicing method "鱼吕反," and is read as yù, with the meaning of prohibition. In some versions, the character in "乎迩" is written as "迩," pronounced "尒," and read as ěr. In "也专," the character is read as it is written; however, Lu Ji wrote it as "砖," with the same pronunciation. The character "翕" in "也翕" is annotated with the reverse-slicing method "虚级反," and is read as xī, with the meaning of gathering in. The character "辟" in "也辟" is annotated with the reverse-slicing method "婢亦反," and is read as pì, with the meaning of opening. The character "易" is annotated with the reverse-slicing method "以豉反," and is read as yì. The character "知" in "知崇" is pronounced "智," read as zhì, with the same annotation. The character "礼" is written as "体" in Suo Cai's version. The character "卑" is annotated with the reverse-slicing method "必弥反," and is read as bēi; in some versions, it is written as "埤," with Xu Miao pronouncing it as "婢," with the same pronunciation in the following text. The character "賾" is annotated with the reverse-slicing method "仕責反," and is read as zé, with the same pronunciation in the following text; in the nine families' version, it is written as a variant character, and Jing Fang wrote it as "嘖," with the meaning of actuality. The term "典礼" is written as "等礼" by Jing Fang and as "典体" by Yao Xin. The character "断" in "以断" is annotated with the reverse-slicing method "丁乱反," and is read as duàn, with the same pronunciation in the annotations that follow. The character "恶" in "恶也" is annotated with the reverse-slicing method "于嫁反," and is read as yà; Xun Shuang wrote it as "亚," with "亚" meaning "secondary"; it is also read as "乌路反," with Ma Rong and Zheng Xuan reading it as "乌洛反," which is similar to "亚."
言天下之至動而不可亂也(眾家本並然鄭本作至賾云賾當為動九家亦作)。可逺(萬反)。之惡(烏路反)。錯之(七各反)。議之(陸姚荀柔之作儀之)。則盡(津忍反)。子和(胡臥反,注同)。縻之(本又作靡亡池反徐又亡彼反京作劘)。行發(下孟反,下同)。見乎(賢遍反)。樞(尺朱反,王廙云戶樞也,一云門臼)。機(王廙云弩牙也)。先號(戸羔反)。咷(道羔反)。或黙(亡北反,字或作嘿)。利斷(丁亂反,王肅丁管反)。其臭(昌又反)。初六藉(在夜反,下同)。用白茅(卯交反)。
The sentence "speaking of the utmost movement in the world that cannot be disorderly" is the same in all the various editions; the Zheng Xuan edition reads "至賾" and says "賾" should be "動"; the nine families edition also uses a variant form. The "逺" in "可逺" is "远", with the note "万反", where the first character of the reverse-sound annotation has been lost, and the reading is yuàn. The "恶" in "之恶" is annotated with "乌路反" as reverse-sound, read as wù. The "错" in "错之" is annotated with "七各反", read as cuò. "議之" is written as "儀之" by Lu Ji, Yao Xin, and Xun Rou. The "尽" in "则尽" is annotated with "津忍反", read as jǐn. The "和" in "子和" is annotated with "胡卧反", read as hè, with the same annotation in the notes. The "縻之" in some editions is written as "靡", read as "亡池反" (mí); Xu Miao reads it as "亡彼反"; Jing Fang writes it as "劘". The "行" in "行发" is annotated with "下孟反", read as xìng, the same reading appears later. The "见" in "见乎" is annotated with "贤遍反", read as xiàn. The "枢" is annotated with "尺朱反", read as shū; Wang Yi says it refers to a door hinge, another says it refers to a door臼. The "机" is said by Wang Yi to refer to the trigger of a crossbow. The "号" in "先号" is annotated with "戸羔反", read as háo. The "咷" is annotated with "道羔反", read as táo. The "黙" in "或黙" is annotated with "亡北反", read as mò, the character is sometimes written as "嘿". The "断" in "利断" is annotated with "丁乱反", read as duàn; Wang Su reads it as "丁管反". The "臭" in "其臭" is annotated with "昌又反", read as chòu. The "藉" in "初六藉" is annotated with "在夜反", read as jiè, the same reading appears later. The "茅" in "用白茅" is annotated with "卯交反", read as máo.
無咎(或以此為別章今不用)。苟錯(七故反,本亦作措)。可重(直勇反)。愼斯術也(時震反,鄭乾同,一本作順師用義鄭云術道)。不德(鄭陸蜀才作置鄭云置當為德)。下人(遐嫁反,後同)。為階(姚作機)。為易者(本又云作易者)。乗釁(許覲反)。致寇至(徐或作戎宋衷云戎誤)。乗也者(如字一讀繩證反)。慢藏(才浪反)。誨(如字敎也,虞作悔謂悔恨)。冶容(音也,鄭陸虞姚王肅作野言妖野容儀敎誨淫泆也,王肅云作野音也)。大衍(延善反,又注演同鄭云衍演也,乾云合也,王廙蜀才云廣也)。
"The term 'wu jiao' (no blame) is sometimes divided into a separate chapter by some scholars, but we do not adopt this approach. The character 'cuo' in 'gou cuo' (if mistaken) is annotated with a reverse-sound note 'qi gu fu' (seven reason reverse), which is read as 'cuo'. Some editions read it as 'cuo'. The 'chong' in 'ke chong' (may be repeated) is annotated with 'zhi yong fu' (straight brave reverse), read as 'chong'. The 'shen' in 'shen si shu ye' (be cautious about this method) is annotated with 'shi zhen fu' (time thunder reverse), read as 'shen'; Zheng Xuan and Gan Bao read it the same; another edition reads it as 'shun', and the school of Shi uses its meaning; Zheng Xuan says 'shu' means 'dao' (way). The 'de' in 'bu de' (not virtue) is read as 'zhi' by Zheng Xuan, Lu Ji, and Shu Cai; Zheng Xuan says 'zhi' should be 'de'. The 'xia' in 'xia ren' (those below) is annotated with 'xia jia fu' (distant bride reverse), read as 'xia', same as later text. The 'ji' in 'wei jie' (as a step) is read as 'ji' by Yao Xin. The 'zuoyi zhe' (those who make the Book of Changes) is read as 'zuoyi zhe' in some editions. The 'cheng xin' (take advantage of an opportunity) is annotated with 'xu jin fu' (guest present reverse), read as 'xin'. The 'zhi kou zhi' (inviting enemies) is commented on by Xu Miao, who says some editions read it as 'rong'; Song Zhong says reading it as 'rong' is wrong. The 'cheng ye zhe' (taking advantage is) is read as the original character; one reading is 'sheng zheng fu' (rope evidence reverse), read as 'sheng'. The 'mancang' (careless storage) is annotated with 'cai lang fu' (careless wave reverse), read as 'zang'. The 'hui' (teach) is read as the original character, meaning to teach; Yu Fan reads it as 'hui', meaning regret. The 'ye rong' (coquettish appearance) is read as 'ye', pronounced 'ye'; Zheng Xuan, Lu Ji, Yu Fan, Yao Xin, and Wang Su read it as 'ye', meaning a seductive and wild appearance that incites licentiousness; Wang Su says when read as 'ye', it is pronounced 'ye'. The 'da yan' (great derivation) is annotated with 'yan shan fu' (extend good reverse), read as 'yan'; the character 'yan' in the commentary is the same; Zheng Xuan says 'yan' is the same as 'yan', Gan Bao explains it as 'he', Wang Yi, Shu Cai explain it as 'broad'."
大極(音泰)。掛一(卦買反,別也,王肅音卦)。揲(時設反,案揲猶數也,文云閱持也,一音思頰反徐音息列反鄭云取也)。歸竒(紀冝反,注下同)。於扐(郎得反,下同馬云指間也,荀柔之云別也)。後掛(京作卦云再扐而後布卦)。之䇿(初革反,字亦作筴)。當(如字下同)。期(本又作朞音基同)。而伸(本又作信音身)。而長(丁丈反)。德行(下孟反)。酬(市由反,徐又音疇)。酢(在洛反,京作醋)。與佑(音又助也,馬云配也,荀作侑)。聖人之道(明僧紹作君子之道)。
The term "大极" has the character "大" pronounced as "tài". "挂一" has the character "挂", which is annotated with the reverse-sound "卦买反", pronounced as "guà", meaning to distinguish; Wang Su pronounces "卦" as "guà". "揲" is annotated with "时设反", pronounced as "shé"; according to "揲", it means to count, as explained in "Shuo Wen Jie Zi", which refers to counting and holding; another pronunciation is "思颊反", and Xu Miao pronounces it as "息列反"; Zheng Xuan explains it as taking. "归竒" has the character "竒", annotated with "纪冝反", pronounced as "jī", and the same pronunciation is used in the following text. "于扐" has the character "扐", annotated with "郎得反", pronounced as "lè", and the same pronunciation is used in the following text; Ma Rong says it refers to the space between seams; Xun Rouzhi explains it as distinguishing. "后挂" is interpreted by Jing Fang as "卦", meaning to take again and then spread out the hexagram. "之䇿" has the character "䇿", annotated with "初革反", pronounced as "cè", and the character is also written as "筴". "当" is read as the original character, and the same applies in the following text. "期" is sometimes written as "朞" in other versions, pronounced as "jī". "而伸" is sometimes written as "信" in other versions, pronounced as "shēn". "而长" has the character "长", annotated with "丁丈反", pronounced as "zhǎng". "德行" has the character "行", annotated with "下孟反", pronounced as "xìng". "酬" is annotated with "市由反", pronounced as "chóu"; Xu Miao also pronounces it as "chóu". "酢" is annotated with "在洛反", pronounced as "zuò"; Jing Fang writes it as "醋". "与佑" has the character "佑", pronounced as "yòu", meaning to assist; Ma Rong explains it as to match; Xun Shuang writes it as "侑". "圣人之道" is written by Ming Shengshao as "君子之道".
以言者(下三句無以字一本四句皆有)。如向(許兩反,又作響)。能與(音預下及注同)。參伍(七南反)。錯(七各反)。綜(宗統反)。天地之文(一本作天下虞陸本作之爻)。無籌(直周反)。研(蜀才作揅)。幾也(如字,本或作機鄭云機當作几几微也)。夫易開(王肅作闓音同)。物成務(一本無夫易二字)。冒天(莫報反,注同覆也)。以斷(丁亂反,下二章同)。蓍(音尸)。圎而(本又作貟音同)。方以知(音智注同下知以叡知注神知皆同)。有分(符問反)。易以(以豉反,韓音亦謂變易)。
The sentence "with words" is followed by three sentences without the character "以"; another version has "以" in all four sentences. The character "向" in "如向" is annotated with a reverse-sound pronunciation "许两反", which is read as xiàng; it is also written as "响". The character "与" in "能与" is pronounced "预", read as yù, and the same pronunciation is used in the following text and annotations. The character "参" in "参伍" is annotated with "七南反", read as cān. The character "错" is annotated with "七各反", read as cuò. The character "综" is annotated with "宗统反", read as zòng. The phrase "天地之文" is in another version "天下"; the versions of Yu Fan and Lu Ji read "之爻". The character "筹" in "无筹" is annotated with "直周反", read as chóu. The character "研" in the version of Shu Cai is written as "揅". The term "几也" is read as is; some versions read it as "机". Zheng Xuan says "机" should be "几", and "几" means subtle signs. The character "开" in "夫易开" is written by Wang Su as "闿", with the same pronunciation. The phrase "物成务" is missing the words "夫易" in another version. The character "冒" in "冒天" is annotated with "莫报反", read as mào, and the annotation uses the same pronunciation, meaning to cover. The character "断" in "以断" is annotated with "丁乱反", read as duàn, and the same pronunciation is used in the next two chapters. The character "蓍" is pronounced "尸", read as shī. The character "圎" in "圎而" is written as "贠" in some versions, with the same pronunciation, read as yuán. The character "知" in "方以知" is pronounced "智", read as zhì, and the same pronunciation is used in the annotation; the following text "知以叡知" and the annotation "神知" also use the same pronunciation. The character "分" in "有分" is annotated with "符问反", read as fèn. The character "易" in "易以" is annotated with "以豉反", read as yì; Han Kangbo pronounces it as "亦", saying it refers to change.
貢(如字告也,京陸虞作工荀作功)。洗心(劉瓛悉殄反盡也,王肅韓悉禮反京荀虞董張蜀才作先石經同)。洗濯(直角反)。藏往(如字劉作臧善也)。能與(音預)。不殺(馬鄭王肅乾所戒反師同徐所例反陸韓如字)。者夫(音符如字)。齊戒(側皆反,注同)。以神明其德夫(荀虞顧絶句眾皆以夫字為下句一本無夫字)。闔戸(胡臘反)。闢戶(婢亦反,王肅甫亦反)。施生(始豉反)。見乃(賢遍反)。是故易有大極(大音泰注同大極無也,馬云北辰也,王肅云此章首獨言是故者揔眾章之意)。
The character 「贡」 is read as it is, but it is also interpreted as 'to report'. Jing Fang, Lu Ji, and Yu Fan read it as 「工」, while Xun Shuang reads it as 「功」. The character 「洗」 in 「洗心」 is read by Liu Huan as 「悉殄反」, meaning 'to exhaust'; Wang Su, Han Kangbo read it as 「悉礼反」. Jing Fang, Xun Shuang, Yu Fan, Dong Yu, Zhang氏, and Shu Cai read it as 「先」, and the Xi Ping Stone Classics are the same. The character 「濯」 in 「洗濯」 is annotated with the reverse-sound 「直角反」, which is read as zhuó. The character 「藏往」 is read as it is; Liu Huan reads it as 「臧」, meaning 'good'. The character 「与」 in 「能与」 is read as 「预」, pronounced yù. The character 「杀」 in 「不杀」 is read by Ma Rong, Zheng Xuan, Wang Su, and Gan Bao as 「所戒反」, which is shài, and the annotations are the same. Xu Miao reads it as 「所例反」. Lu Ji and Han Kangbo read it as it is. The character 「夫」 in 「者夫」 is read as 「符」, and it can also be read as it is. The character 「齐」 in 「齐戒」 is read as 「侧皆反」, pronounced zhāi, and the annotations are the same. In the phrase 「以神明其德夫」, Xun Shuang, Yu Fan, and Gu氏 make a pause here; all the schools attach the character 「夫」 to the next sentence; another version does not include the character 「夫」. The character 「阖」 in 「阖戸」 is read as 「胡腊反」, pronounced hé. The character 「辟」 in 「辟户」 is read as 「婢亦反」, pronounced pì; Wang Su reads it as 「甫亦反」. The character 「施」 in 「施生」 is read as 「始豉反」, pronounced shì. The character 「见」 in 「见乃」 is read as 「贤遍反」, pronounced xiàn. In the phrase 「是故易有大极」, the character 「大」 is read as 「泰」, pronounced tài, and the annotations are the same; 「大极」 refers to nothingness. Ma Rong says it refers to the northern star; Wang Su says this chapter begins with the words 「是故」 alone, which is meant to summarize the meaning of all the chapters.
無稱之稱(並尺證反)。縣象(音)。探(吐南反)。賾(九家作)。索隱(色白反)。亹亹(亡偉反)。莫善乎蓍(本亦作莫大)。見吉(賢遍反)。河出(如字又尺遂反下同)。洛出(王肅作雒漢家以火德王故從各佳)。又以尚賢也(鄭本作有以)。子曰書不盡(如字又津忍反下同)。之縕(紆粉反,徐於憤反王肅又於問反)。之奧(烏報反)。而上(時掌反)。而錯(七故反,注同,本又作措)。之賾(本亦作之至賾)。而裁(音才,本又作財)。黙而成(本或作黙而成之)。德行(下孟反)。
"The term '无称之称' has both '称' pronounced as chèng. The character '縣' in '縣象' is missing its annotation character, but it is pronounced xuán. '探' is annotated as '吐南反', which is a reverse-slicing pronunciation, read as tān. '賾' is written as a variant character in the nine families' edition. '索隐' has '索' annotated as '色白反', pronounced suǒ. '亹亹' is annotated as '亡伟反', read as wěi. '莫善乎蓍' in some editions is written as '莫大'. '见吉' has '见' annotated as '贤遍反', read as xiàn. '河出' is read as the original character, but also as '尺遂反', the same applies below. '洛出' in Wang Su's edition is written as '雒'; the Han dynasty avoided water due to their fire-based rule, so the character was changed from '水' to '隹'. '又以尚贤也' in Zheng Xuan's edition is written as '有以'. '子曰书不尽' has '尽' read as the original character, but also as '津忍反' which is jǐn, the same applies below. '之缊' has '缊' annotated as '纡粉反', read as yùn; Xu Miao reads it as '于愤反'; Wang Su reads it as '于问反'. '之奥' has '奥' annotated as '乌报反', read as ào. '而上' has '上' annotated as '时掌反', read as shǎng. '而错' has '错' annotated as '七故反', read as cuò, the annotation is the same; some editions read it as '措'. '之赜' in some editions is written as '之至赜'. '而裁' has '裁' pronounced as '才', read as cái; some editions read it as '财'. '黙而成' in some editions is written as '黙而成之'. '德行' has '行' annotated as '下孟反', read as xìng."
