Hexagram 63
水火既济
After Completion
Upper Trigram
☵
坎 (水)
Lower Trigram
☲
离 (火)
Palace
坎 Palace
Shi / Ying Lines
Shi: Line 3 · Ying: Line 6
The 坎 trigram (水) sits above the 离 trigram (火), forming 水火既济. This hexagram belongs to the 坎 Palace.
Judgment (卦辞)
After Completion. Success in small matters. At the beginning good fortune, at the end disorder.
Image (象辞)
Water over fire: the image of After Completion.
Line Texts (爻辞)
Line 1
He brakes his wheels. Gets his tail in the water. (曳其轮)
Line 2
The woman loses the curtain of her carriage. Seven days recovery. (妇丧其茀)
Line 3
The Illustrious Ancestor chastises the Devil Country. (高宗伐鬼方)
Line 4
The finest clothes turn to rags. Be careful all day. (繻有衣袽)
Line 5
The neighbor in the east who slaughters an ox. (东邻杀牛)
Line 6
He gets his head in the water. Danger. (濡其首)