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Etymology of the ideogram Xie.40
The fortieth hexagram is illustrated with a three part ideogram. On the top right the common character for Knife and below it the one for the Bovine family. The group originally represented a Tool, a knife whose blade was carved from the horn of a bull; its punch-like shape made it practical to undo knotted ropes that were too tight.
From this basic idea, this image will adopt a series of very common meanings, all in relation to the Relief of Tensions. Actually, in modern times, it would adopt a historical usage comparable to the post-war coined expression Liberation. In fact, the red army of Mao would bear that very name Liberation and, since the foundation of the People s Republic of China, the expressions before and after the liberation became the references to designate (or compare) the periods before or after October 1st 1949.
Its usual connotation is one of relief comparable to what is felt after having been clogged, as understood at Jian.39, a situation which relaxes and finds anew its fluidity. This relief can be moral, material and even physiological since Xie.40 can also be used, in the proper context, to designate the verb To Urinate. An example of relief like only Chinese pragmatism can render and of which anyone can understand the soundness.
It is quite remarkable, even funny, to see this analogy in the trigrams: Kan (Water) associated to Zhen (Movement)…
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The fortieth hexagram is illustrated with a three part ideogram. On the top right the common character for Knife and below it the one for the Bovine family. The group originally represented a Tool, a knife whose blade was carved from the horn of a bull; its punch-like shape made it practical to undo knotted ropes that were too tight.
From this basic idea, this image will adopt a series of very common meanings, all in relation to the Relief of Tensions. Actually, in modern times, it would adopt a historical usage comparable to the post-war coined expression Liberation. In fact, the red army of Mao would bear that very name Liberation and, since the foundation of the People s Republic of China, the expressions before and after the liberation became the references to designate (or compare) the periods before or after October 1st 1949.
Its usual connotation is one of relief comparable to what is felt after having been clogged, as understood at Jian.39, a situation which relaxes and finds anew its fluidity. This relief can be moral, material and even physiological since Xie.40 can also be used, in the proper context, to designate the verb To Urinate. An example of relief like only Chinese pragmatism can render and of which anyone can understand the soundness.
It is quite remarkable, even funny, to see this analogy in the trigrams: Kan (Water) associated to Zhen (Movement)…
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