Yi · Increase

Judgment

利有攸往，利涉大川。

It is favourable to have somewhere to go. It is favourable to cross the great water.

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)

风雷，益，君子以见善则迁，有过则改。

风与雷相互增势，这是益卦，损上益下、大获助益的卦象，君子应当见善即从，有过必改。

The Six Lines

• First line利用为大作，元吉，无咎。初九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line或益之，十朋之龟弗克违，永贞吉。王用享于帝，吉。六二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line益之用凶事，无咎；有孚中行，告公用圭。六三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line中行，告公从。利用为依迁国。六四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line有孚惠心，勿问元吉。有孚惠我德。九五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line莫益之，或击之，立心勿恒，凶。上九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Auspicious

Tendency: Increase; conditions favour expansion and generosity.

Guidance: Act decisively. Emulate what is good and correct what is not.

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.