Hexagram 45: 萃 (cuì)
Judgment
王假有廟，利見大人，亨。利貞。用大牲吉，利有攸往。
In (the state denoted by) Zhui, the king will repair to his ancestral temple. It will be advantageous (also) to meet with the great man; and then there will be progress and success, though the advantage must come through firm correctness. The use of great victims will conduce to good fortune; and in whatever direction movement is made, it will be advantageous.
Commentary on the judgment (彖傳)
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。
The image (大象)
澤上于地，萃；君子以除戎器，戒不虞。
The six lines
| Line | Chinese | Legge | Changes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 – – | 齎資涕洟，无咎。 | The topmost line, divided, shows its subject sighing and weeping; but there will be no error. | 12 |
| 5 — | 萃有位，无咎。匪孚，元永貞，悔亡。 | The fifth line, undivided, shows the union (of all) under its subject in the place of dignity. There will be no error. If any do not have confidence in him, let him see to it that (his virtue) be great, longcontinued, and firmly correct, and all occasion for repentance will disappear. | 16 |
| 4 — | 大吉，无咎。 | The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject in such a state that, if he be greatly fortunate, he will receive no blame. | 8 |
| 3 – – | 萃如，嗟如，无攸利，往无咎，小吝。 | The third line, divided, shows its subject striving after union and seeming to sigh, yet nowhere finding any advantage. If he go forward, he will not err, though there may be some small cause for regret. | 31 |
| 2 – – | 引吉，无咎，孚乃利用禴。 | The second line, divided, 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. | 47 |
| 1 – – | 有孚不終，乃亂乃萃，若號一握為笑，勿恤，往无咎。 | The first line, divided, shows its subject with a sincere desire (for union), but unable to carry it out, so that disorder is brought into the sphere of his union. If he cry out (for help to his proper correlate), all at once (his tears) will give place to smiles. He need not mind (the temporary difficulty); as he goes forward, there will be no error. | 17 |
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Related hexagrams
- Inverse (lines in reverse order): hexagram 46
- Opposite (every line changed): hexagram 26 · reading
- Nuclear (lines 2–4 and 3–5): hexagram 53
English: James Legge, The Yî King, Sacred Books of the East vol. 16 (1882) — public domain; OCR text of the 1882 printing, checked against the proofread hexagrams. Chinese: Zhou Yi from Chinese Wikisource.
Character glossary
- 王wángking, ruler; royal; surname
- 假jiǎfake, false, deceitful; vacation
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 廟miàotemple, shrine; imperial court
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 見jiànto see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 人rénman, person; people
- 亨hēngprospering, going smoothly
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 牲shēngsacrificial animal; domestic animal
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 攸yōudistant, far; adverbial prefix
- 往wǎngto go, to depart; past, former
- 孚fúto brood over eggs; to have confidence
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 終zhōngend; finally, in the end
- 乃nǎithen; really, indeed, after all
- 亂luànanarchy, chaos; revolt
- 萃cuìgrassy; thick, dense, close; to gather,
- 若ruòif, supposing, assuming; similar
- 號hàomark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to
- 一yīone; a, an; alone
- 握wòto grasp, to hold, to take by the hand
- 為wèito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to
- 笑xiàoto smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicke
- 勿wùmust not, do not; without, never
- 恤xùto help, to relieve, to take pity on
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 引yǐnto pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
- 禴yuèsacrifice
- 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
- 嗟jiēsigh, alas
- 小xiǎosmall, tiny, insignificant
- 吝lìnstingy, miserly; parsimonious
- 位wèiseat, throne; rank, status; position, lo
- 匪fěibandits, robbers, gangsters
- 元yuánfirst; dollar; origin; head
- 永yǒnglong; perpetual, eternal; forever
- 悔huǐto regret, to repent, to show remorse
- 亡wángdeath, destruction; to lose; to perish
- 齎jīgift, present; offering
- 資zīwealth, property, capital
- 涕tìtears; mucus
- 洟tìsnivel, mucus from nose
Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0); Chinese Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.