I CHING LEXICON de2 R#:60 R: Strokes:12,15 Wade/Giles:tê2 Freq:40 (aggr.) goodness, virtue, virtuous, principles in action; energy; moral conduct Wieger: #10-O. Wilder: #99, #442, zhi2 upright + xin1 heart + chi4 [the left step] =going out to others, action. H1 image, all nines, tian1 de2 bu4 ke3 wei2 shou3 ye3 Legge: "the attribute of heaven (thereby denoted) should not (always) take the foremost place." Wilhelm: "It is the nature of heaven not to appear as head." H1L3 commentary, jun1 zi3 jin4 de2 xiu1 ye4 Blofeld, "the superior man progresses in virtue and takes great pains with his work." Legge, "the superior man advances in virtue , and cultivates all the sphere of his duty." Wilhelm, "The superior man improves his character and labors at his task." H1 Image H1 Image H1 L1 WY H1 L2 WY H1 L2 WY H1 L3 WY H1 L4 WY H1 L6 WY H1 L6 WY

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