Hexagram 43
泽天夬
Breakthrough
Upper Trigram
☱
兑 (金)
Lower Trigram
☰
乾 (金)
Palace
坤 Palace
Shi / Ying Lines
Shi: Line 5 · Ying: Line 2
The 兑 trigram (金) sits above the 乾 trigram (金), forming 泽天夬. This hexagram belongs to the 坤 Palace.
Judgment (卦辞)
Breakthrough. One must resolutely make the matter known at the court of the king.
Image (象辞)
The lake has risen up to heaven: the image of Breakthrough.
Line Texts (爻辞)
Line 1
Mighty in the forward-striding toes. (壮于前趾)
Line 2
A cry of alarm. Arms at evening and at night. (惕号)
Line 3
To be powerful in the cheekbones brings misfortune. (壮于頄)
Line 4
No skin on his thighs, walking comes hard. (臀无肤)
Line 5
In dealing with weeds, firm resolution is necessary. (苋陆夬夬)
Line 6
No cry. In the end misfortune comes. (无号)