Taxonomy of meanings for 隨:
- 隨 suí (OC: sɢlol MC: zʷiɛ) 旬為切 平 廣韻：【從也順也又姓風俗通云隋侯之後漢有博士隨何後漢有扶風隨蕃旬爲切三
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- FOLLOW
- vt+prep+Nfollow (to a place)
- vtoN.adVfollowing N to V
- vtoNensue; follow behind (rather than go in front); trail behind and follow
- vt(oN.)adVfollowing the contextually determinate NCH
- vtoNfollow (as a supporter or servant or believer)CH
- vtt(oN.)+V[0]N=pivotallow the contextually determinate N to VCH
- vt[oN]follow behindDS
- vtoNfollow behindCH
- instrumentused> FOOT
- nfoot (YI) ???
- intellectually> STUDY
- vtoNfollow the ways of; dedicate oneself to the pursuit of, dedicate oneself to the study of; emulate by way of study
- abstract> CONFORM
- vt+prep+Nconform to
- vtoN.adVfigurativein accordance with
- vtoNfigurativefollow in an abstract manner> conform to, adapt to, go along with
- vadVaccordingly; as expectedDS
- specific: try to catch up with> PURSUE
- vtoNpursue, go after, follow up; avenge
- hostile reaction> REVENGE
- vtoNtake revenge for
- grammaticalised> THEN
- proper name> STATES
- NPprSuí 隨 (with the all probability identical with Zēng 曾 of the inscriptions on the bronzes) (CHEN PAN 1969, 417-419)Clan: Jī 姬 (on the basis of the ZUO, Ding 4).Rank: Hóu 侯 (usual in the CQ and ZUO).Founded: Unknown. Destroyed: In 506 B.C. (Ding 4), the state was still in existence. If we accept that Suí was identical with Zēng, the state still existed by 433 B.C. According to the Chūnqiū dìlì kǎo shí, it was (in an unknown period) annexed by Chǔ 楚. Location: In the modern Suí 隨 district, northern Hubei province.History: In the beginning of the Chunqiu period, Suí was a relatively strong state, the most powerful among the states bearing the Jī surname and located to the East of the Hàn River ( 漢東諸姬姓國 ). The states were established probably during the Middle Western Zhōu period as a basis of the Zhōu 周 power in that area, and also as a barrier against the southern states, mainly Chǔ 楚. Nonetheless, in 704 B.C. (Huan 8), Suí was defeated by Chǔ, and since that time it became its vassal state. The relationship between those two states was obviously quite strong, as in 506 B.C. (Ding 4), when the Chǔ king defeated by the state of Wú 吳 fled to Suí, the ruler of Suí refused to surrender him to Wǔ. It is mostly accepted that the state of Suí known only from the transmitted texts was identical with the state of Zēng 曾, which was located in the modern Suí district and is known only on the basis of archaeological excavations and inscriptions on the bronzes (for a different opinion see YANG KUAN 1999). One of the most famous archaeological discoveries in China is associated with this Zēng 曾; the tomb dating from 433 B.C. which belonged to Marquis Yǐ of Zēng 曾侯乙, and is particularly remarkable for containing the largest assemblage of bronze bells ever found in China.
- FOLLOW
Additional information about 隨
說文解字:
- Criteria
- FOLLOW
1. The dominant current word for moving along behind someone or something else, both in concrete and in abstract senses, is cóng 從 (ant. bèi 背 "be in opposition against").
2. Suí 隨 is to move along literally behind someone, by a deliberate act of volition.
3. Zūn 遵 refers primarily to the kind of deliberate following of a path, behaviour that is motivated by respect for what one follows, but sometimes the word is also used in a more generalised way referring to a person following a certain physical guideline without any suggestion of respect for this guideline, as in MENG 遵海而南 "head south along the shore of the sea".
4. Xún 循 is to follow certain guidelines or a certain prescribed path, as a matter of prudential strategy, and typically in a rather mechanical or habitual manner.
5. Yǎn 沿 is to follow a physical guideline (like a river bank) in a mechanical way.
6. Hòu 後 and zhǒng 踵 is to follow literally in the footsteps of someone.
7. Tīng 聽 refers to the abstract notion of following advice given to one as a superior. See OBEY
8. Yì 役 and xùn 徇 are fairly rare when used as words referring to the deliberate act of becoming someone's follower or employee.
9. Xí 襲 refers to a mechanical course of action in conformity with some pattern.
10. Zé 則 refers to the following of a certain abstract principle or model person to which due attention is paid. See CONFORM
- MUTUAL
1. The current general word for mutuality between any number of agents is jiāo 交 which can refer to multiple mutual relations entertained or joined into by any given agent.
2. Xiāng 相 refers to mutuality but not necessarily reciprocity between two agents and the mutuality does not have to be contemporaneous (NB: the word even more often acts as an object pronouns). Thus X may do something to Y, and Y to Z, and this constellation would allow for the use of xiāng 相, as in the phrase xiāng jì 相繼 or xiāng suí 相隨 "1. follow one another; (but note also the here irrelevant 2. followed him/her/them)". Moreover, xiāng zhù 相助 does not imply synchronised or contemporaneous help: X may help Y at one time, and Y may help X at another time, and this collaboration will qualify for xiāng zhù 相助.
3. Hù 互 refers specifically to reciprocity of interaction between two agents, and the reciprocity of interaction must occur at the same time.
- CONFORM
1. Perhaps the most general and the most current word describing conformity to a norm is shùn 順 (ant. nì 逆 "go against").
2. Yóu 由 refers to conformity construed as a matter of taking something as one's starting point or point of orientation.
3. Dào 道 refers to conformity construed as a matter of taking one's model to define the way of doing things for one.
4. Yǐ 以 refers to conformity construed as a matter of availing oneself of something as an instrument or guideline.
5. Yīn 因 refers to conformity construed as a matter of adapting to pre-existing models or rules.
6. Yuán 緣 refers to conformity construed as a matter of following something attentively in all details as a guideline.
7. Shǒu 守 refers to conformity construed as a matter of guarding a precedent or a tradition.
8. Zhōu 周 and hé 合 (all ant. fǎn 反 "go against the model") refer to complete all-round conformity construed as overall identification with a model.
9. Chèn 稱 refers to conformity construed as a matter of balancing one's actions against a standard.
10. Yìng 應 and
shì 適 refer to conformity construed as a matter of responding adequately to given facts.
12. Cóng 從 and suí 隨 refer to conformity construed as a matter of following a lead.
12. Tīng 聽 refers specifically to a superior acting in conformity with his inferior's suggestions.
- Word relations
- Ant: (FOLLOW)反/OPPOSE
- Object: (FOLLOW)時/SEASON
The general term for a season is shí 時, and the primary seasons are chūn 春 and qiū 秋, in Warring States times the names of the Four Seasons became current. - Synon: (FOLLOW)從/FOLLOW
The dominant current word for moving along behind someone or something else, both in concrete and in abstract senses, is cóng 從 (ant. bèi 背 "be in opposition against"). - Oppos: (FOLLOW)行/WALK
The current general word for walking is xíng 行(ant. zhǐ 止 "stay put").