Hexagram 33
天山遁
Retreat
Upper Trigram
☰
乾 (金)
Lower Trigram
☶
艮 (土)
Palace
乾 Palace
Shi / Ying Lines
Shi: Line 2 · Ying: Line 5
The 乾 trigram (金) sits above the 艮 trigram (土), forming 天山遁. This hexagram belongs to the 乾 Palace.
Judgment (卦辞)
Retreat. Success. In what is small, perseverance furthers.
Image (象辞)
Mountain under heaven: the image of Retreat.
Line Texts (爻辞)
Line 1
At the tail in retreat. This is dangerous. (遁尾)
Line 2
He holds him fast with yellow oxhide. (执之用黄牛之革)
Line 3
A halted retreat is nerve-wracking. (系遁)
Line 4
Voluntary retreat brings good fortune. (好遁)
Line 5
Friendly retreat. Perseverance brings good fortune. (嘉遁)
Line 6
Cheerful retreat. Everything serves to further. (肥遁)