Xiao Chu (Small Restraint) (風天小畜)
Upper: ☴ Xun (巽) (Wind) · Lower: ☰ Qian (乾) (Heaven)
📊 Binary Architecture & The Six Lines
📜 The Judgment (卦辭 / Guaci)
Dense clouds gather but rain has yet to fall. Build strength steadily through gentle refinement and measured restraint.
🧭 The Image (大象傳 / Da Xiang) & Archetypal Conduct
The wind drives across the heavens: The image of The Taming Power of the Small. Thus the superior man refines the outward aspect of his virtue.
📖 The Lines (爻辭 / Yaoci)
- Line 1 初九Bottom line (1st) · Yang復自道，何其咎，吉。Returning to one's own way; what fault could there be? Good fortune.
- Line 2 九二2nd line · Yang牽復，吉。Drawn back to return: good fortune.
- Line 3 九三3rd line · Yang車說輹，夫妻反目。The axle strap falls off the cart; husband and wife glare at each other.
- Line 4 六四4th line · Yin有孚，血去惕出，無咎。With sincerity, blood is gone and fear departs; no fault.
- Line 5 九五5th line · Yang有孚攣如，富以其鄰。Bound together by sincerity, he shares his wealth with his neighbor.
- Line 6 上九Top line (6th) · Yang既雨既處，尚得載，婦貞厲，月幾望，君子征凶。The rain has come and gone, and virtue has accumulated. For the wife, even steadfastness is perilous; the moon is nearly full; if the noble person advances, misfortune.
Original line texts are transcribed from Wikisource (周易). The English renderings are literal working drafts under editorial review and may change.
✨ Practical Discernment & Life Guidance
Focus on fine-tuning details and building gradual capability rather than aiming for immediate grandeur.
Address subtle interpersonal cues with gentle consideration and considerate speech.
Build modest, incremental savings consistently and avoid premature large-scale expansion.