Hexagram 50
火风鼎
The Cauldron
Upper Trigram
☲
离 (火)
Lower Trigram
☴
巽 (木)
Palace
离 Palace
Shi / Ying Lines
Shi: Line 2 · Ying: Line 5
The 离 trigram (火) sits above the 巽 trigram (木), forming 火风鼎. This hexagram belongs to the 离 Palace.
Judgment (卦辞)
The Cauldron. Supreme good fortune. Success.
Image (象辞)
Fire over wood: the image of The Cauldron.
Line Texts (爻辞)
Line 1
A cauldron with legs upturned. Removal of stagnating stuff. (鼎颠趾)
Line 2
There is food in the cauldron. Comrades are envious. (鼎有实)
Line 3
The handle of the cauldron is altered. (鼎耳革)
Line 4
The legs of the cauldron are broken. Misfortune. (鼎折足)
Line 5
The cauldron has yellow handles, golden rings. (鼎黄耳金铉)
Line 6
The cauldron has rings of jade. Great good fortune. (鼎玉铉)