| Name | 小畜 Xiǎo Chù, “Small Taming” |
|---|---|
| Upper trigram | ☴ 巽 Wind: gentle, persistent influence |
| Lower trigram | ☰ 乾 Heaven: strength and initiative |
The Judgment
亨。密云不雨，自我西郊。
Success. Dense clouds, no rain — coming from our western fields.
Tension built up, no release yet. The breakthrough is close but not today. Stay patient.
The Image
风行天上，小畜；君子以懿文德。
Wind moves above heaven — Small Taming. The wise refine their inner virtues.
When you can't act outwardly, polish what's inside. Style, taste, character — quietly upgrade.
The six lines
If a line changes in your cast, read its text below. Lines are numbered from the bottom.
Line 1 · first (bottom) · Yang
复自道，何其咎？吉。
Return to the path. What blame could there be? Fortune.
You strayed, you came back. That's the whole story. No drama needed.
Line 2 · second · Yang
牵复，吉。
Drawn back together. Fortune.
Someone you trust pulls you back to center. Let yourself be guided.
Line 3 · third · Yang
舆说辐，夫妻反目。
Spokes break from the wagon. Husband and wife turn against each other.
The whole thing's losing alignment — under the surface, the connection is fraying. Address it before it snaps.
Line 4 · fourth · Yin
有孚。血去惕出，无咎。
Sincerity. Blood vanishes, fear departs. No blame.
You stayed honest through something brutal. The fear lifts. You're clean.
Line 5 · fifth · Yang
有孚挛如，富以其邻。
Sincerity binding — wealth shared with the neighbor.
What you have lifts everyone around you. That's how the network compounds.
Line 6 · top · Yang
既雨既处，尚德载。妇贞厉，月几望，君子征凶。
Rain falls, calm returns. Virtue holds the load. Persevering wife — danger. Moon nearly full. For the noble one, advancing brings misfortune.
The win has landed, the pressure is real. Pause here. Push past the peak now and it tips over.
Related hexagrams
- Inverted (turned upside down): Hexagram 10, Treading
- Complement (every line reversed): Hexagram 16, Enthusiasm