Zhen · The Arousing

Judgment

亨，震来虩虩，笑言哑哑。

Success. Thunder comes, bringing alarm — then laughter and talk.

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)

洊雷，震，君子以恐惧修省。

雷声接连不断，这是震卦，震动惶惧的卦象，君子应当心怀敬畏，修身反省。

The Six Lines

• First line震来虩虩，后笑言哑哑，吉。初九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line震来厉，亿丧贝，跻于九陵，勿逐，七日得。六二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line震苏苏，震行无眚。六三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line震遂泥。九四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line震往来厉，亿无丧，有事。六五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line震索索，视矍矍，征凶；震不于其躬，于其邻，无咎；婚媾有言。上六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Neutral

Tendency: Shock; a sudden disturbance breaking the routine.

Guidance: Alarm is natural. Composure and honest self-examination turn shock into benefit.

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.