The 64 Hexagrams / 58
Hexagram 58 · ䷹
The Joyous Lake
兌 · Duì
Upper Lake 兌Lower Lake 兌
The Judgment · 卦辭
亨。利貞。
Tui intimates that (under its conditions) there will be progress and attainment. (But) it will be advantageous to be firm and correct.
The Image · 大象
麗澤，兌；君子以朋友講習。
(Two symbols representing) the waters of a marsh, one over the other, form Tui. The superior man, in accordance with this, (encourages) the conversation of friends and (the stimulus of) their (common) practice.
Plain-English Meaning
Joy. Shared joy and open exchange; keep it sincere and well-grounded.
The Judgment
Joyful exchange brings success when it stays correct.
The Image
Like two lakes joined together, learn and grow with friends.
Editorial summary written for this site; not a translation.
The Lines · 爻辭
- 初九 · Line 1和兌，吉。The first NINE, undivided, shows the pleasure of (inward) harmony. There will be good fortune.象曰：和兌之吉，行未疑也。
- 九二 · Line 2孚兌，吉，悔亡。The second NINE, undivided, shows the pleasure arising from (inward) sincerity. There will be good fortune. Occasion for repentance will disappear.象曰：孚兌之吉，信志也。
- 六三 · Line 3來兌，凶。The third SIX, divided, shows its subject bringing round himself whatever can give pleasure. There will be evil.象曰：來兌之凶，位不當也。
- 九四 · Line 4商兌，未寧，介疾有喜。The fourth NINE, undivided, shows its subject deliberating about what to seek his pleasure in, and not at rest. He borders on what would be injurious, but there will be cause for joy.象曰：九四之喜，有慶也。
- 九五 · Line 5孚于剝，有厲。The fifth NINE, undivided, shows its subject trusting in one who would injure him. The situation is perilous.象曰：孚于剝，位正當也。
- 上六 · Line 6引兌。The topmost SIX, divided, shows the pleasure of its subject in leading and attracting others.象曰：上六引兌，未光也。
English: James Legge (1882), public domain · Text · Image (Appendix II), sacred-texts.com.