Cui · Gathering Together

Judgment

亨，王假有庙。

Success. The king approaches his temple.

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)

泽上于地，萃，君子以除戎器，戒不虞。

泽水汇聚于地上，这是萃卦，人群汇聚一堂的卦象，君子应当整备兵备器械，戒备意外之事。

The Six Lines

• First line有孚不终，乃乱乃萃；若号，一握为笑，勿恤，往无咎。初六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line引吉，无咎，孚乃利用禴。六二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line萃如，嗟如，无攸利；往无咎，小吝。六三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line大吉，无咎。九四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line萃有位，无咎；匪孚，元永贞，悔亡。九五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line齎咨涕洟，无咎。上六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Auspicious

Tendency: Gathering; people and resources converging.

Guidance: Favourable for consolidation, though large gatherings need careful management.

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.