HARMONY    和協和

COOPERATION among INTERACTING ELEMENTS.
BALANCESYMMETRYCONGRUITYCONSONANCECOORDINATIONCOMPATIBILITY.ACCORDAGREEMENTPEACEPEACEFULNESSAMITYAMICABILITYFRIENDSHIPFELLOWSHIPCOOPERATIONUNDERSTANDINGCONSENSUSUNITYSYMPATHYRAPPORTLIKE-MINDEDNESSUNISONUNIONCONCERTONENESSSYNTHESISFORMAL CONCORD
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general word for a well-attuned state obtaining between a multiplicity of elements, prototypically sounds, is hé 和. 2. Tóng 同 refers to external adjusted conformity as opposed to inner adjustment and harmony. 3. Xié 協 and the much rarer jí 輯 and mù 睦 refer primarily to harmonious social cooperation. 4. Chèn 稱 is to bring primarily weights, and by extension other features, into proper harmony and exact balance. 5. Tiáo 調 is primarily to blend harmoniously edibles, and by extension the harmonious blending of anything to produce a pleasing whole.
Modern Chinese Criteria
和睦 輯睦 和氣 和諧 諧和 調諧 諧調 協調 融洽 和洽 浹洽 親善 友善 友好 友愛 投機 要好 相好 和好 好 團結 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • BALANCE　JUST HARMONY:harmonising OF COMPETING JUST:justified INTERESTS. (anc: 15/0, child: 0)
  • TUNE　CAUSE TO BE HARMONIOUSSee HARMONY, causative (anc: 15/0, child: 0)
Antonym
See also
  • LACKSITUATION OF NOT HAVING, OR NOT to BEING-IN the UNIVERSE.
Hypernym
  • COOPERATE　INTERACT so as to MUTUALLY HELP. (anc: 13/0, child: 3)
  • INTERACT　ACT so as to CAUSE ANOTHER TO REACT. (anc: 12/0, child: 14)
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
  • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

    CONCORDIA

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 3.1001

  • Key Concepts in Chinese Philosophy ( ZHANG DAINIAN 2002) p. 270

  • Ästhetische Grundbegriffe ( BARCK 2010) p. 3.1

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 265

  • New Dictiornary of the History of Ideas, 6 vols. ( HOROWITZ 2005) p.

  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 53B

    • Words (42 items)

    和  hé OC: ɡool MC: ɦʷɑ 71 Attributions

    The general word for bringing something into a state where it is well in tune or keeping in tune with something is hé 和.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 變/REVOLT Biàn 變 (ant. cóng 從 "remain politically obedient") refers rather abstractly and neutrally to large scale or comprehensive political unrest of an unspecified character without the negative evaluation of such action which is inherent in luàn 亂.
    • Ant: 變/CHANGE The most current general words for objective and typically abrupt change are biàn 變 "change from one's original state to become something different" (ant. héng �� "remain constant").
    • Ant: 間/DIFFERENT
    • Epithet: 氣/ENERGY The most general current word for material vital cosmic energies of any kind is qì 氣.
    • Assoc: 協/HARMONY Xié 協 and the much rarer jí 輯 and mù 睦 refer primarily to harmonious social cooperation.　See also COOPERATE
    • Assoc: 調/HARMONY Tiáo 調 is primarily to blend harmoniously edibles, and by extension the harmonious blending of anything to produce a pleasing whole.
    • Assoc: 適/CONFORM Shì 適 refers to conformity construed as a matter of responding adequately to given facts or a given situation.
    • Assoc: 雍/HARMONY
    • Assoc: 順/CONFORM Perhaps the most general and the most current word describing conformity to a norm is shùn 順 (ant. nì 逆 "go against").
    • Assoc: 平/PEACEFUL Píng 平 (ant. luàn 亂 "chaos") is prototypically an unruffled smooth surface, and the word refers to a state of harmonious tranquility, particularly in a community of people.
    • Assoc: 笑/LAUGH The clearly predominant word for smiling and laughing is xiào 笑 which refers to any laughter, loud or quiet, kind or unkind.
    • Assoc: 平/BALANCE

      Syntactic words
    • nabpost-NstativeNs' harmony, harmony of Ns among each other; harmonious internal relations between NsLZ
    • nabstativeharmony; natural balance; cohesion; harmonious internal relations
    • vadNharmonious
    • vibe conciliatory, be harmonious, be in harmonious good order; be concordant; be well balanced
    • vi0there is harmony
    • vi2not be in harmony with each other
    • viinchoativestart to be harmoniuos, start to be well ballanced
    • vt+prep+Nbe in continuous harmony through or with
    • vtoNbe in harmony with; comply nicely with; stay in harmony with;
    • vtoNcausativeestablish harmonious relations with; make harmonious, bring proper harmony to; pacify
    睦  mù OC: mluɡ MC: muk 15 Attributions

    Xié 協 and the much rarer jí 輯 and mù 睦 refer primarily to harmonious social cooperation.

      Syntactic words
    • nabpsychmutual respect and harmonious spirit
    • vi2show mutual respect and a harmonious spirit
    • vt(oN)be on good terms with the contextually determinate N
    • vt+prep+Nbe on good terms with N
    • vtoNbe in harmony with
    調  tiáo OC: dɯɯw MC: deu 11 Attributions

    Tiáo 調 is primarily to blend harmoniously edibles, and by extension the harmonious blending of anything to produce a pleasing whole.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 和/HARMONY The general word for bringing something into a state where it is well in tune or keeping in tune with something is hé 和.

      Syntactic words
    • nseasoning
    • vito be properly blended, be in harmony, be in tune; be properly atuned; more generally: be geared towards
    • vicausativecause to be in tune/tune an instrumentCH
    • vt+prep+Nfigurativebe attuned to
    • vtoNcausativeto blend properly, to make harmonious; tune up (instruments); attune (e.g. one's speech to circumstances etc)
    • vtoNmiddle voicebecome well-attuned; be well-attuned
    • vtoNpassivebe attuned to
    協  xié OC: ɢlɯɯb MC: ɦep 9 Attributions

    Xié 協 and the much rarer jí 輯 and mù 睦 refer primarily to harmonious social cooperation.　See also COOPERATE

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 和/HARMONY The general word for bringing something into a state where it is well in tune or keeping in tune with something is hé 和.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVharmoniously
    • vibe in harmonious cooperation
    • viactto enter into cooperation
    • vt+prep+Nbe in harmony with
    • vt+prep+Ncausativebring harmony to
    • vtoNbe in harmony with
    • vtoNcausativeharmonise
    稱  chèn MC: -- OC: -- 7 Attributions

    Chèn 稱 is to bring primarily weights, and by extension other features, into proper harmony and exact balance.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNharmonious
    • vibe harmonious, fit well together
    • vtoNweigh against; balance out; match up to
    同  tóng OC: looŋ MC: duŋ 5 Attributions

    Tóng 同 refers to external adjusted conformity as opposed to inner adjustment and harmony. xxx

      Syntactic words
    • nabharmony in unity with something; harmonious coexistence or conformity
    • vt(oN)adjust oneself to the contextually determinate N, assimilate oneself to the contextually determinate NLZ
    • vtoNconform with something, adjust to something, come to coexist with something
    壹  yī OC: qid MC: ʔit 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabharmony
    • viactbe in harmony with one another
    • vt(+prep+N)to be in harmony with the contextually determinate NLZ
    • vtoNcausativeto ensure that N is in harmony with one, to make N loyalLZ
    合同  hé tóng OC: ɡloob looŋ MC: ɦəp duŋ 4 Attributions
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      Syntactic words
    • NPabharmony, accordance
    • VPiharmonuous, be in harmony, be in accordance with each other
    • VPt+prep+Nbe in close harmony with
    諧  xié OC: ɡriid MC: ɦɣɛi 3 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 合/CONFORM 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.

      Syntactic words
    • nabequanimity; calm assuranceCH
    • vibe unruffled and unperturbed, be smooth
    • vtoNcausativecause to be harmonious
    調和  tiáo hé OC: dɯɯw ɡool MC: deu ɦʷɑ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabfeatureinner harmony; harmony
    • VPtoNadjust properly, get into harmonious good shape
    和睦  hé mù OC: ɡool mluɡ MC: ɦʷɑ muk 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiintensitivelive in harmony with each other; be in perfect harmony
    輯睦  jí mù OC: sɡib mluɡ MC: dzip muk 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiintensitivebe very much in harmonious accord; thrive in harmony
    合  hé MC: hop OC: ɡloob 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmake N balanced, balance NLZ
    洽  qià OC: ɡroob MC: ɦɣɛp 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viprevail harmoniouslyCH
    • vt(oN)harmonise with, be in accord with the contextually determinate object
    • vtoNconform with in every wayCH
    親  qīn OC: tshiŋ MC: tshin 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativeSHU: bring harmony to 親九族
    和節  hé jié OC: ɡool tsiiɡ MC: ɦʷɑ tset 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe in proper harmony
    和調  hé tiáo OC: ɡool dɯɯw MC: ɦʷɑ deu 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabharmonic approachLZ
    • VPibe in a state of complete harmony
    均  jūn OC: kʷlin MC: kʷin 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vi2be in harmony
    • vtoNcausativeto tune (an instrument)
    彬  bīn OC: prɯn MC: pin
    斌  bīn OC: prɯn MC: pin 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nnabfeaturepleasing harmony of composition and characterCH
    • vibe in a harmonious mixture
    稽  jī OC: kii MC: kei 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmake cohere???
    翕  xī OC: qhrub MC: hip 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viintensitivebe all harmonious
    • vtoNcausativemollify
    能  néng OC: nɯɯŋ MC: nəŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbe mutually generous towards, cultivate harmonious relations with (each other) 相能
    和一  hé yī MC: hwa 'jit OC: ɡool qliɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe in harmonious unityLZ
    輯  jí OC: sɡib MC: dzip 1 Attribution

    Xié 協 and the much rarer jí 輯 and mù 睦 refer primarily to harmonious social cooperation.

      Syntactic words
    • viGUOYU: be collaborative, be in harmony
    和協  hé xié OC: ɡool ɢlɯɯb MC: ɦʷɑ ɦep 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPi2be on harmonious good terms
    雍  yōng OC: qoŋ MC: ʔi̯oŋ 1 Attribution

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 和/HARMONY The general word for bringing something into a state where it is well in tune or keeping in tune with something is hé 和.

      Syntactic words
    • vi0there was harmony, harmony prevailed
    齊  jì OC: dziils MC: dzei
    劑  jì OC: dziils MC: dzei 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmix properly (medicines)
    諧合  xié hé MC: heaj hop OC: ɡriid ɡloob 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactachieve a harmonious effectCH
    和解  hé jiě MC: hwa keaX OC: ɡool kreeʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiconciliatoryLZ
    不和  bù hé MC: pjut hwa OC: pɯʔ ɡool 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPichangeto become progressively disharmoniousLZ
    中和  zhōng hé MC: trjuwng hwa OC: krluŋ ɡool 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabfeatureharmony, harmoniousnessLZ
    偕  jiē OC: kriid MC: kɣɛi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtpost-.VtoNget on well with N
    芬薌  fēn xiāng MC: phjun xjang OC: phɯn qhaŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabfeature"fragrant"harmoniousnessLZ
    調通  tiáo tōng MC: dew thuwng OC: dɯɯw kh-looŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPisubj=huaccessible because friendlyLZ
    易良  yì liáng OC: leeɡs ɡ-raŋ MC: jiɛ li̯ɐŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabpsychbalanced harmony
    彬彬  bīn bīn OC: prɯn prɯn MC: pin pin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vi.redintensitivebe in full harmony
    眕  zhěn OC: kljɯnʔ MC: tɕin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vibe balanced and harmonious
    龢  hé OC: ɡool MC: ɦʷɑ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vibe harmonious
    • vt+prep+Ncausativecause N to become/be harmonious
    諧和  xié hé OC: ɡriid ɡool MC: ɦɣɛi ɦʷɑ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe harmonious
    敦睦  dūn mù OC: tuun mluɡ MC: tuo̝n muk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNcultivate harmonious relations with
    渢  féng OC: blum MC: buŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vimild; moderate; easy-flowing (sound)
    準  zhǔn OC: kljunʔ MC: tɕʷin 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nstable balance