Hexagram 45 · 第 45 卦

萃

Cui · Gathering Together (Lake over Earth)

聚以正，王假有廟

上卦upper 兌 ☱ · 澤 / Lake下卦lower 坤 ☷ · 地 / Earth
錯卦把每一爻都翻轉（陽↔陰）後得到的另一卦。The inverse-line hexagram: every line flipped.Opposite
第 26 卦 大畜
綜卦把整個卦上下顛倒後得到的另一卦。The reversed hexagram: flipped top-to-bottom.Inverse
第 46 卦 升
互卦由原卦二、三、四爻 + 三、四、五爻組成的中間卦。The nuclear hexagram: built from lines 2-3-4 and 3-4-5 of the original.Nuclear
第 53 卦 漸

卦辭與彖傳

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.

經
卦辭對整個卦（六條線為一組）的總體判斷。The judgment on the hexagram as a whole.
Judgment

萃，亨。王假有廟，利見大人，亨，利貞。用大牲吉，利有攸往。

萃卦——亨通。君王至於宗廟祭祀（聚天下之心於祖宗），利於見大人，亨通，利於守正。用大牲祭祀則吉，利於有所往。

In (the state denoted by) Cui, the king will repair to his ancestral temple. It will be advantageous (also) to meet with the great man; and there will be progress and success. Advantage will come from being firm and correct. The use of great victims will conduce to good fortune; and in whatever direction movement is made, it will be advantageous.

James Legge · 1899
傳
彖傳十翼之一，直接解釋卦名、卦辭及其剛柔結構。Tuan Zhuan — commentary explaining the name, Judgment, and line structure.
Commentary on the Judgment

萃，聚也。順以說，剛中而應，故聚也。王假有廟，致孝享也。利見大人亨，聚以正也。用大牲吉，利有攸往，順天命也。觀其所聚，而天地萬物之情可見矣。

萃就是聚。順從而和悅，剛健居中而上下相應，所以能聚。「王至宗廟」是表達孝享。「利見大人亨」是聚要以正。「用大牲吉，利有攸往」是順從天命。觀察什麼東西聚到一起，就能看見天地萬物的真實情狀。

Cui denotes collecting together. We have in it (the symbol of) docile obedience going on to (that of) satisfaction and pleasure. There is the strong line in the central place, and rightly responded to. Hence comes the (idea of) union.

James Legge · 1899

大象傳《大象傳》從上下卦的自然圖像推演全卦之象，再提出人事取法。它不是《彖傳》的續文。The Great Image derives conduct from the two trigrams' natural images; it is not a continuation of the Tuan.

Great Image Commentary

上下卦取象 → 全卦成象 → 人事取法Trigrams → whole image → conduct

上下卦Trigrams
☱兌 · 澤Upper · Lake
☷坤 · 地Lower · Earth
全卦成象Whole image

澤上於地，萃

(The trigram representing) the earth, and above it (that representing) a collection of water, form Cui.

人事取法Conduct

君子以除戎器，戒不虞。

The superior man, in accordance with this, has his weapons of war put in good repair, to be prepared against unforeseen contingencies.

澤水聚於地之上——萃之象。君子由此體會：要修治兵器、警戒未料之事。聚則生競、聚則有險，預為之備是君子之道。

James Legge · 1899
六爻意象導覽Six-line image guide
由六爻爻辭整理 · 點選可跳至原文 · Editorial guide · select a stage to read the line

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.

中性位neutral主爻 · 青灰ruling line過盈之爻 · 朱砂overshot
爻辭針對單獨一條線的判斷，每卦有六條。閱讀次序：初爻 → 上爻。卦象本身則由下而上排列。Line statements — one per line, six per hexagram. Reading order is 初 → 上 (top to bottom on the page). The hexagram itself is drawn bottom-up — see the rail.
Line statements · 初 → 上 · reading order
小象十翼之一。對每一條爻辭的古典短註，列於該爻之下。Xiao Xiang — short commentary on each line. inline beneath each line
初六
Line 1 · 第 1 爻 · yin陰

有孚不終，乃亂乃萃，若號，一握為笑，勿恤，往無咎。

有誠信但不能堅持到底，於是混亂而又聚集——若呼號求助，握手言歡（與九四相應），勿憂，前往無咎。聚之初動：心猶未定，但能尋對的人即解。

The first SIX, if sincere but not permanent so, will sometimes be in confusion, sometimes in union. If it cry out, with a (single) grasp it will become laughter. Do not be sorrowful; going (to him), there will be no error.

小象十翼之一。對爻辭的古典短註，列於該爻之下。Xiao Xiang — short commentary on this line. · Image on the line

乃亂乃萃，其志亂也。

又亂又聚，是心志混亂。

六二
Line 2 · 第 2 爻 · yin陰

引吉，無咎，孚乃利用禴。

引導而吉，無咎——有誠信則利於用簡薄的禴祭。陰柔得中正而應九五，相互引動則吉。

The second SIX shows its subject led forward (by his correlate). There will be good fortune, and freedom from error. There is entire sincerity, and in that case (even the small offerings of) the vernal sacrifice are acceptable.

小象十翼之一。對爻辭的古典短註，列於該爻之下。Xiao Xiang — short commentary on this line. · Image on the line

引吉無咎，中未變也。

引而吉無咎，是中正未變。

六三
Line 3 · 第 3 爻 · yin陰

萃如嗟如，無攸利。往無咎，小吝。

想聚而嘆息——無所利。前往無咎，但有小吝。陰居陽位失正，但能改變方向往上六則無大咎。

The third SIX shows its subject sighing forth his regrets, (as if) there were no advantage from any movement he could make. If he go forward, he will not err. There will be a little occasion for regret.

小象十翼之一。對爻辭的古典短註，列於該爻之下。Xiao Xiang — short commentary on this line. · Image on the line

往無咎，上巽也。

前往無咎，是順上而行。

九四
Line 4 · 第 4 爻 · yang陽

大吉，無咎。

大吉，無咎。剛居陰位本不當，然能聚下三陰於己，得眾心歸附——非大吉不能無咎。

The fourth NINE shows its subject in such a state that, supposing him to be entirely good, there will be good fortune, and he will receive no blame.

小象十翼之一。對爻辭的古典短註，列於該爻之下。Xiao Xiang — short commentary on this line. · Image on the line

大吉無咎，位不當也。

大吉無咎，是位本不當而以德補之。

九五
Line 5 · 第 5 爻 · yang陽

萃有位，無咎，匪孚。元永貞，悔亡。

聚之主有其位，無咎——但若無誠信則受疑。能元始、永久、守正則悔可亡。陽剛中正居尊位，是聚之主。

The fifth NINE shows its subject collecting (all) under him in the place of dignity, and without blame. If there be any who do not have confidence in him, let him see to it that (his virtue) be great, long-continued, and firmly correct, and all occasion for repentance will disappear.

小象十翼之一。對爻辭的古典短註，列於該爻之下。Xiao Xiang — short commentary on this line. · Image on the line

萃有位，志未光也。

聚有位但志未光大，是誠信未盡顯。

上六
Line 6 · 第 6 爻 · yin陰

齎咨涕洟，無咎。

嘆息流涕——無咎。聚之終，孤陰在上，眾陽不應，故有悲嘆，但能自警則無咎。

The topmost SIX shows its subject sighing and weeping; but there will be no error.

小象十翼之一。對爻辭的古典短註，列於該爻之下。Xiao Xiang — short commentary on this line. · Image on the line

齎咨涕洟，未安上也。

嘆息流涕，是未安於上位。

萃cuì

To gather, assemble — like water collecting on low ground. The question is always what the gathering is around.

假gé

To arrive at, come to (read ge here, not jia) — the king 'arrives at' the ancestral temple.

孚fú

Sincerity, good faith — what position alone cannot supply.

禴yuè

The summer sacrifice — the sparest of offerings. With sincerity, even this suffices.

嗟jiē

To sigh — the sound of wanting to join and finding no place.

齎咨jī zī

Sighing, lamenting — the sound of grief at the top of the gathering.

涕洟tì yí

Tears and snivel — the image of open weeping.

除戎器chú róng qì

To put weapons in repair — readiness maintained precisely when the crowd is largest.

不虞bù yú

The unforeseen — what no one planned for; what the gathered must be armed against.