Xiao Xu · Small Taming

Judgment

亨。密云不雨，自我西郊。

Success. Dense clouds gather but no rain falls, drifting in from our western fields.

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)

风行天上，小畜，君子以懿文德。

风在天上流行，这是小畜卦，力量尚小、需要积蓄的卦象，君子应当专注修养文德，静待时机。

The Six Lines

• First line复自道，何其咎，吉。初九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line牵复，吉。九二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line舆说辐，夫妻反目。九三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line有孚，血去惕出，无咎。六四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line有孚挛如，富以其邻。九五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line既雨既处，尚德载，妇贞厉；月几望，君子征凶。上九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Neutral

Tendency: Small accumulation; capacity building against resistance.

Guidance: Your strength is still modest. Gather resources rather than attempt large moves.

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.