Ge · Revolution

Judgment

己日乃孚，元亨利贞。

On the day of completion you are believed. Sublime success, and reward for perseverance.

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)

泽中有火，革，君子以治历明时。

泽水中有火，水火相息相生，这是革卦，除旧革新的卦象，君子应当修订历法，明察时序变化。

The Six Lines

• First line巩用黄牛之革。初九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line己日乃革之，征吉，无咎。六二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line征凶，贞厉；革言三就，有孚。九三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line悔亡，有孚改命，吉。九四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line大人虎变，未占有孚。九五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line君子豹变，小人革面，征凶，居贞吉。上六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Moderately Auspicious

Tendency: Revolution; conditions demand fundamental change.

Guidance: Change is warranted, but succeeds only with thorough preparation and right timing.

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.