Fu · Return

Judgment

亨，出入无疾。

Success. Going out and coming in without harm.

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)

雷在地中，复，先王以至日闭关，商旅不行，后不省方。

雷声蕴藏在地中，这是复卦，一阳来复、生机重现的卦象，象征应当静养蓄势，不宜妄动。

The Six Lines

• First line不远复，无祗悔，元吉。初九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line休复，吉。六二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line频复，厉，无咎。六三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line中行独复。六四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line敦复，无悔。六五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line迷复，凶，有灾眚。用行师，终有大败，以其国君，凶，至于十年不克征。上六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Auspicious

Tendency: Return; the turning point after decline.

Guidance: Vitality is returning. Move gradually and do not rush the recovery.

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.