Jia Ren · The Family

Judgment

利女贞。

It is favourable for the woman to persevere.

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)

风自火出，家人，君子以言有物，而行有恒。

风随着火自然生出，这是家人卦，一家之人各守其分的卦象，君子应当言之有物，行之有恒。

The Six Lines

• First line闲有家，悔亡。初九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line无攸遂，在中馈，贞吉。六二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line家人嗃嗃，悔厉吉；妇子嘻嘻，终吝。九三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line富家，大吉。六四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line王假有家，勿恤，吉。九五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line有孚威如，终吉。上九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Moderately Auspicious

Tendency: The family; order arising from clear roles and mutual care.

Guidance: Consistency between word and action at home shapes everything outward.

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.