Xun · The Gentle

Judgment

小亨，利有攸往，利见大人。

Small success. It is favourable to have somewhere to go, and to see the great person.

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)

随风，巽，君子以申命行事。

风一阵接一阵吹来，无孔不入，这是巽卦，谦顺渗透的卦象，君子应当反复申明命令，据以行事。

The Six Lines

• First line进退，利武人之贞。初六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line巽在床下，用史巫纷若，吉，无咎。九二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line频巽，吝。九三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line悔亡，田获三品。六四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line贞吉，悔亡，无不利；无初有终，先庚三日，后庚三日，吉。九五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line巽在床下，丧其资斧，贞凶。上九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Moderately Auspicious

Tendency: Gentle penetration; influence that works by persistence.

Guidance: A mild, consistent approach reaches places force cannot.

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.