Huan · Dispersion

Judgment

亨，王假有庙，利涉大川。

Success. The king approaches his temple. It is favourable to cross the great water.

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)

风行水上，涣，先王以享于帝，立庙。

风吹拂水面，波纹四散，这是涣卦，涣散又重新凝聚的卦象，象征应当建立共同的信念以凝聚人心。

The Six Lines

• First line用拯马壮，吉。初六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line涣奔其机，悔亡。九二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line涣其躬，无悔。六三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line涣其群，元吉；涣有丘，匪夷所思。六四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line涣汗其大号，涣王居，无咎。九五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line涣其血，去逖出，无咎。上九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Neutral

Tendency: Dispersion; scattering that precedes regathering.

Guidance: Establish a shared purpose. Selflessness dissolves division.

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.