I CHING LEXICON wu2 R#:86 R: Strokes:8,12,0,4 Wade/Giles:wu2 Freq:222 (derived) not, without invariably, always Wieger: #10J, A multitude nian4 of da4 men, acting upon a lin2 forest, felling the trees, clearing of wood a tract of land. In the old form, [the bottom center element] stated that the wood had vanished. #24R, A luxuriant forest destroyed by a great number of men . Wilder: #431, Fire was arbitrarily considered as the radical of this character; in the old writing there is no such element in its composition. H12L4, jiu3 si4 : you3 ming4 wu2 jiu4, chou2 li2 zhi3. Blofeld: "9 for the fourth place: Whatever is done in response to a command from on high cannot be wrong. His companions are also made illustrious and blessed." Legge: "The fourth nine, undivided, shows its subject acting in accordance with the ordination (of Heaven) , and committing no error. His companions will come and share in his happiness." Wilhelm: "Nine in the fourth place means: He who acts at the command of the highest remains without blame. Those of like mind partake of the blessing." H1 L3 H1 L4 H1 (all 9's) H1 Image H1 L1 WY H1 L1 WY H1 L3 WY H1 L3 WY H1 L4 WY H1 L4 WY

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