Gou · Coming to Meet

Judgment

女壮，勿用取女。

The woman is powerful. Do not marry such a woman.

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)

天下有风，姤，后以施命诰四方。

天下吹拂着风，无所不至，这是姤卦，不期而遇的卦象，象征应当施行政令，教化四方。

The Six Lines

• First line系于金柅，贞吉；有攸往，见凶；羸豕孚踟躅。初六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line包有鱼，无咎，不利宾。九二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line臀无肤，其行次且，厉，无大咎。九三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line包无鱼，起凶。九四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line以杞包瓜，含章，有陨自天。九五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line姤其角，吝，无咎。上九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Challenging

Tendency: Unexpected encounter; a small negative element appears.

Guidance: Something subtle is beginning. Address it early, before it establishes itself.

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.