君子以虛受人，男下女而求合
Judgment and its commentary
先讀經文，再讀《彖傳》如何解釋卦辭。Read the received text first, then its Tuan commentary.
咸：亨，利貞，取女吉。
咸卦——亨通。利於守正，娶女子吉。男在下女在上、男主動下求女，是真誠相感之象。
Xian indicates that, (on the fulfilment of the conditions implied in it), there will be free course and success. Its advantageousness will depend on being firm and correct, (as) in marrying a young lady. There will be good fortune.
咸，感也。柔上而剛下，二氣感應以相與，止而說，男下女，是以亨利貞，取女吉也。天地感而萬物化生，聖人感人心而天下和平。觀其所感，而天地萬物之情可見矣。
咸即感。柔在上而剛在下，二氣相感而相與，內止而外悅，男爻屈下於女爻——所以亨、利貞、娶女吉。天地相感而萬物化生，聖人感動人心而天下和平。觀其所感，可見天地萬物之情。
Xian indicates a mutual influence. The weak (trigram) above, the strong below; their two influences moving and responding to each other, and thereby forming a union; (the lower) restrained, and (the upper) rejoicing — Heaven and Earth exert their influences, and there ensue the transformation and production of all things. The sages influence the minds of men, and the result is harmony and peace under the sky.
Great Image Commentary
上下卦取象 → 全卦成象 → 人事取法Trigrams → whole image → conduct
山上有澤，咸
(The trigram representing) a mountain and above it that for (the waters of) a marsh form Xian.
君子以虛受人。
The superior man, in accordance with this, keeps his mind free from preoccupation, and open to receive (the influences of) others.
山上有澤——咸之象。君子由此體會：以虛心容受他人。
本站導讀，不屬《大象傳》原文；用來預覽本卦六爻由初至上的意象變化。An editorial preview of the six line images, not part of the Great Image Commentary.
咸其拇。
感於足拇——感應剛起步，僅在腳趾。剛動未顯。
The first SIX shows one moving his great toes.
咸其拇，志在外也。
感於足拇，志已向外。
咸其腓，凶，居吉。
感於小腿——盲動則凶；安居則吉。柔在中位須守。
The second SIX shows one moving the calves of his leg. There will be evil. If he abides quiet in his place, there will be good fortune.
雖凶居吉，順不害也。
雖有凶但安居則吉，是順而無害。
咸其股，執其隨，往吝。
感於大腿——隨人而動而失主，前往則吝。
The third NINE shows one moving his thighs, and grasping closely what he follows. Going forward (in this way) will cause regret.
咸其股，亦不處也。志在隨人，所執下也。
感於大腿不能安處，志在跟隨他人，所執之事下流。
貞吉，悔亡。憧憧往來，朋從爾思。
守正則吉，悔消失。心中憧憧（紛亂）思量往來——只有真正的朋友會跟隨你的真誠之思。心動是咸卦之中心。
The fourth NINE shows that firm correctness which will lead to good fortune, and prevent all occasion for repentance. If its subject be unsettled in his movements, (only) his friends will follow his purpose.
貞吉悔亡，未感害也。憧憧往來，未光大也。
貞吉悔亡，是還未受感應之害。憧憧往來，是德未廣大。
咸其脢，無悔。
感於背脊——感於不見之處（背），故無悔。最深的感是無心之感。
The fifth NINE shows one moving the flesh along the spine above the heart. There will be no occasion for repentance.
咸其脢，志末也。
感於背脊，是志在末梢。
咸其輔頰舌。
感於兩頰、口、舌——只在言語表面，未及心之深處。光說不做之象。
The topmost SIX shows one moving his jaws and tongue.
咸其輔頰舌，滕口說也。
感於口舌，只是空談而已。
Mutual influence, feeling-response — in the old script interchangeable with 感 (gan, 'to feel, to move').
The big toe of the foot.
The calf of the leg.
The thigh.
The flesh along the spine — the one part of the body you cannot see or feel of yourself.
The cheeks, the jaw.
Restless, to-and-fro — the look of an unsettled mind.
To pour forth, gush — here, empty talk streaming from the mouth.
