Yu · Enthusiasm

Judgment

利建侯行师。

It favours appointing helpers and setting armies in motion.

The Chinese above is the received classical text. The English below it is a plain-language rendering written for this site — not a scholarly translation. The classical wording is terse and genuinely open to more than one reading, so where interpretations diverge we follow the mainstream one.

The Image (Da Xiang)

雷出地奋，豫，先王以作乐崇德，殷荐之上帝，以配祖考。

雷声震动大地，万物欢悦振奋，这是豫卦，象征应当及时行乐崇德，但不可因此懈怠。

The Six Lines

• First line鸣豫，凶。初六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line介于石，不终日，贞吉。六二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line盱豫，悔，迟有悔。六三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line由豫，大有得，勿疑，朋盍簪。九四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line贞疾，恒不死。六五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line冥豫，成有渝，无咎。上六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Moderately Auspicious

Tendency: Enthusiasm and momentum; energy ready to be directed.

Guidance: Do not be swept up in pleasure alone. Prepare for what follows the high.

This section is editorial reflection written for this site, not classical commentary. Hexagram qualities are not fixed outcomes — context and response matter more than the label. For cultural reflection only; not a basis for any decision.