序卦傳
XUGUA · 63 units · text_version: yizhuan-en-1.0.0 · review_status: draft
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| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 1XUGUA-01-01 | 有天地，然後萬物生焉。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: after heaven and earth came into existence, all things were born. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 2XUGUA-01-02 | 盈天地之間者，唯萬物，故受之以屯；屯者盈也，屯者物之始生也。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: what fills the space between heaven and earth is nothing but all things; therefore Zhun follows. Zhun means fullness and is the beginning of things coming to birth. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 3XUGUA-01-03 | 物生必蒙，故受之以蒙；蒙者蒙也，物之穉也。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: things newly born are necessarily immature; therefore Meng follows. Meng means immaturity; the youth of things. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 4XUGUA-01-04 | 物穉不可不養也，故受之以需；需者飲食之道也。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: young things must be nourished; therefore Xu follows. Xu concerns the way of food and drink. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 5XUGUA-01-05 | 飲食必有訟，故受之以訟。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: food and drink inevitably give rise to contention; therefore Song follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 6XUGUA-01-06 | 訟必有眾起，故受之以師；師者眾也。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: contention inevitably causes crowds to arise; therefore Shi follows. Shi means a multitude. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 7XUGUA-01-07 | 眾必有所比，故受之以比；比者比也。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: a multitude must have those with whom it associates; therefore Bi follows. Bi means association. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 8XUGUA-01-08 | 比必有所畜也，故受之以小畜。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: association necessarily involves accumulation; therefore Xiao Xu follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 9XUGUA-01-09 | 物畜然後有禮，故受之以履。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: after things are accumulated, ritual order becomes possible; therefore Lu follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 10XUGUA-01-10 | 履而泰，然後安，故受之以泰；泰者通也。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: by treading the proper way one reaches peace, and then security; therefore Tai follows. Tai means free communication. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 11XUGUA-01-11 | 物不可以終通，故受之以否。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: things cannot remain forever in free communication; therefore Pi follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 12XUGUA-01-12 | 物不可以終否，故受之以同人。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: things cannot remain forever obstructed; therefore Tong Ren follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 13XUGUA-01-13 | 與人同者，物必歸焉，故受之以大有。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: those who unite with others necessarily attract things to themselves; therefore Da You follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 14XUGUA-01-14 | 有大者不可以盈，故受之以謙。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: one who possesses greatness must not let it overflow; therefore Qian follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 15XUGUA-01-15 | 有大而能謙，必豫，故受之以豫。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: one who possesses greatness and can remain modest will surely have joy; therefore Yu follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 16XUGUA-01-16 | 豫必有隨，故受之以隨。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: joy inevitably brings followers; therefore Sui follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 17XUGUA-01-17 | 以喜隨人者，必有事，故受之以蠱；蠱者事也。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: one who gladly follows others will necessarily have affairs to manage; therefore Gu follows. Gu means affairs requiring correction. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 18XUGUA-01-18 | 有事而后可大，故受之以臨；臨者大也。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: only after there are affairs to manage can greatness develop; therefore Lin follows. Lin means greatness approaching. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 19XUGUA-01-19 | 物大然後可觀，故受之以觀。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: only after things become great can they be observed; therefore Guan follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 20XUGUA-01-20 | 可觀而后有所合，故受之以噬嗑；嗑者合也。 | After something can be observed, union becomes possible; therefore Shi The person follows. The person means joining. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 21XUGUA-01-21 | 物不可以苟合而已，故受之以賁；賁者飾也。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: things must not merely unite carelessly; therefore Bi follows. Bi means adornment. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 22XUGUA-01-22 | 致飾然後亨，則盡矣，故受之以剝；剝者剝也。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: when adornment is carried to completion, prosperity reaches its limit; therefore Bo follows. Bo means stripping away. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 23XUGUA-01-23 | 物不可以終盡，剝窮上反下，故受之以復。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: things cannot be exhausted forever. When stripping away reaches the top, it returns below; therefore Fu follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 24XUGUA-01-24 | 復則不妄矣，故受之以无妄。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: with return, one no longer acts falsely; therefore Wu Wang follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 25XUGUA-01-25 | 有无妄然後可畜，故受之以大畜。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: only with freedom from falsehood can there be accumulation; therefore Da Xu follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 26XUGUA-01-26 | 物畜然後可養，故受之以頤；頤者養也。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: after things are accumulated, they can be nourished; therefore Yi follows. Yi means nourishment. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 27XUGUA-01-27 | 不養則不可動，故受之以大過。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: without nourishment, there can be no movement; therefore Da Guo follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 28XUGUA-01-28 | 物不可以終過，故受之以坎；坎者陷也。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: things cannot remain forever in excess; therefore Kan follows. Kan means a pitfall. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 1 Unit 29XUGUA-01-29 | 陷必有所麗，故受之以離；離者麗也。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: what falls into a pit must attach itself somewhere; therefore Li follows. Li means attachment. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 1XUGUA-02-01 | 有天地然後有萬物，有萬物然後有男女，有男女然後有夫婦，有夫婦然後有父子，有父子然後有君臣，有君臣然後有上下，有上下然後禮儀有所錯。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: after heaven and earth exist, there are all things; after all things, male and female; after male and female, husband and wife; after husband and wife, father and child; after father and child, ruler and minister; after ruler and minister, superior and subordinate. Once superior and subordinate exist, rites and proper conduct have places in which to be arranged. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 2XUGUA-02-02 | 夫婦之道，不可以不久也，故受之以恆；恆者久也。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: the way of husband and wife cannot fail to endure; therefore Heng follows. Heng means duration. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 3XUGUA-02-03 | 物不可以久居其所，故受之以遯；遯者退也。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: things cannot remain forever in the same place; therefore Dun follows. Dun means withdrawal. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 4XUGUA-02-04 | 物不可終遯，故受之以大壯。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: things cannot withdraw forever; therefore Da Zhuang follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 5XUGUA-02-05 | 物不可以終壯，故受之以晉；晉者進也。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: things cannot remain forever strong; therefore Jin follows. Jin means advance. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 6XUGUA-02-06 | 進必有所傷，故受之以明夷；夷者傷也。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: advance necessarily brings the possibility of injury; therefore Ming Yi follows. Yi means injury. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 7XUGUA-02-07 | 傷於外者，必反其家，故受之以家人。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: one who is injured outside necessarily returns home; therefore Jia Ren follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 8XUGUA-02-08 | 家道窮必乖，故受之以睽；睽者乖也。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: when the way of the household reaches an impasse, estrangement follows; therefore Kui follows. Kui means estrangement. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 9XUGUA-02-09 | 乖必有難，故受之以蹇；蹇者難也。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: estrangement necessarily brings difficulty; therefore Jian follows. Jian means difficulty. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 10XUGUA-02-10 | 物不可終難，故受之以解；解者緩也。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: things cannot remain forever in difficulty; therefore Xie follows. Xie means release and easing. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 11XUGUA-02-11 | 緩必有所失，故受之以損。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: relaxation necessarily entails some loss; therefore Sun follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 12XUGUA-02-12 | 損而不已，必益，故受之以益。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: when decrease continues without stopping, increase necessarily follows; therefore Yi follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 13XUGUA-02-13 | 益而不已，必決，故受之以夬； 夬者決也。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: when increase continues without stopping, a decisive break necessarily follows; therefore Guai follows. Guai means decision. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 14XUGUA-02-14 | 決必有所遇，故受之以姤；姤者遇也。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: decision necessarily leads to an encounter; therefore Gou follows. Gou means encounter. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 15XUGUA-02-15 | 物相遇而后聚，故受之以萃；萃者聚也。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: after things encounter one another, they gather; therefore Cui follows. Cui means gathering. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 16XUGUA-02-16 | 聚而上者，謂之升，故受之以升。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: what gathers and rises is called Sheng; therefore Sheng follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 17XUGUA-02-17 | 升而不已，必困，故受之以困。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: if rising continues without stopping, exhaustion necessarily follows; therefore Kun follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 18XUGUA-02-18 | 困乎上者，必反下，故受之以井。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: what is exhausted above necessarily returns below; therefore Jing follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 19XUGUA-02-19 | 井道不可不革，故受之以革。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: the way of the well cannot avoid renewal; therefore Ge follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 20XUGUA-02-20 | 革物者莫若鼎，故受之以鼎。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: nothing transforms things better than the cauldron; therefore Ding follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 21XUGUA-02-21 | 主器者莫若長子，故受之以震；震者動也。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: no one is better suited to preside over the ritual vessel than the eldest son; therefore Zhen follows. Zhen means movement. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 22XUGUA-02-22 | 物不可以終動，止之，故受之以艮；艮者止也。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: things cannot remain forever in motion; they must be stopped. Therefore Gen follows. Gen means stopping. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 23XUGUA-02-23 | 物不可以終止，故受之以漸；漸者進也。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: things cannot remain forever stopped; therefore Jian follows. Jian means gradual advance. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 24XUGUA-02-24 | 進必有所歸，故受之以歸妹。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: advance necessarily has a destination; therefore Gui Mei follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 25XUGUA-02-25 | 得其所歸者必大，故受之以豐；豐者大也。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: one who reaches the place to which one belongs necessarily becomes great; therefore Feng follows. Feng means abundance and greatness. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 26XUGUA-02-26 | 窮大者必失其居，故受之以旅。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: when greatness is exhausted, one necessarily loses one’s dwelling; therefore Lu follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 27XUGUA-02-27 | 旅而無所容，故受之以巽；巽者入也。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: a traveler who has nowhere to be received must enter somewhere; therefore Xun follows. Xun means entering. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 28XUGUA-02-28 | 入而后說之，故受之以兌；兌者說也。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: after entering, one rejoices; therefore Dui follows. Dui means joy. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 29XUGUA-02-29 | 說而后散之，故受之以渙；渙者離也。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: after joy, things disperse; therefore Huan follows. Huan means dispersion and separation. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 30XUGUA-02-30 | 物不可以終離，故受之以節。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: things cannot remain forever dispersed; therefore Jie follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 31XUGUA-02-31 | 節而信之，故受之以中孚。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: restraint gives rise to trust; therefore Zhong Fu follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 32XUGUA-02-32 | 有其信者，必行之，故受之以小過。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: one who possesses trust necessarily puts it into action; therefore Xiao Guo follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 33XUGUA-02-33 | 有過物者，必濟，故受之既濟。 | The sequence moves forward for this reason: one who surpasses things necessarily brings them across; therefore Ji Ji follows. |
| Sequence of Hexagrams Chapter 2 Unit 34XUGUA-02-34 | 物不可窮也，故受之以未濟；終焉。 | This is how the next hexagram follows: things cannot be exhausted; therefore Wei Ji follows, and with it the sequence comes to an end. |