Heng · Duration

Judgment

亨，无咎，利贞。

Success. No blame. Perseverance is rewarded.

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)

雷风，恒，君子以立不易方。

雷鸣与风行相伴而生，这是恒卦，恒久不变的卦象，君子应当坚守原则，不轻易改变方向。

The Six Lines

• First line浚恒，贞凶，无攸利。初六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line悔亡。九二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line不恒其德，或承之羞，贞厉。九三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line田无禽。九四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line恒其德，贞；妇人吉，夫子凶。六五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line振恒，凶。上六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Moderately Auspicious

Tendency: Duration; what lasts through consistency rather than intensity.

Guidance: Hold to your principles over time. Endurance is the operative virtue.

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.