| Name | 涣 Huàn, “Dispersion” |
|---|---|
| Upper trigram | ☴ 巽 Wind: gentle, persistent influence |
| Lower trigram | ☵ 坎 Water: danger and depth |
The Judgment
亨。王假有庙，利涉大川，利贞。
Success. The king approaches his temple. Wise to cross the great water. Wise to stay true.
Old structures dissolve. Reconnect with what's sacred. Use the openness — take the big leap.
The Image
风行水上，涣；先王以享于帝立庙。
The wind blows over the water — Dispersion. The ancient kings made offerings to the Lord and built temples.
When everything is scattering, build something to gather around. Rituals, traditions, shared meaning.
The six lines
If a line changes in your cast, read its text below. Lines are numbered from the bottom.
Line 1 · first (bottom) · Yin
用拯马壮，吉。
He brings help with the strength of a horse. Fortune.
Rescue arrives fast, and from someone reliable. Don't be too proud to accept.
Line 2 · second · Yang
涣奔其机，悔亡。
In dispersion, he hurries to his support. Regret vanishes.
When things scatter, run to what holds you. The retreat to safe ground was the right move.
Line 3 · third · Yin
涣其躬，无悔。
He dissolves his self. No regret.
Let the ego go. The version of you holding everything tight — release it. Nothing to regret.
Line 4 · fourth · Yin
涣其群，元吉。涣有丘，匪夷所思。
He dissolves his group. Supreme fortune. Dispersion brings accumulation that one had not even thought of.
Let your old crew disperse. What replaces it — bigger, better — you couldn't have imagined.
Line 5 · fifth · Yang
涣汗其大号，涣王居，无咎。
His loud cries are dissolved like sweat. Dissolution — a king dwells without blame.
Even your loudest worries evaporate into action. When the right leader is in place — even chaos becomes order.
Line 6 · top · Yang
涣其血，去逖出，无咎。
He dissolves his blood. He departs, keeps at a distance, goes out. No blame.
Cleanly separating from harm. No drama — just distance. Walk away clean.
Related hexagrams
- Inverted (turned upside down): Hexagram 60, Limitation
- Complement (every line reversed): Hexagram 55, Abundance