Hexagram 58 of 64
兑 duì
The Joyous · Lake
兑 (duì, Lake) above · 兑 (duì, Lake) below
The Judgment 卦辞
Real joy is exchange — the lake that opens to another lake. Firm where it matters, gentle at the surface, it persuades without pressure and leads people to meet gladly.
The Image 大象
Lakes joined: the joyous. The wise person joins friends in study and discussion.
The six lines 爻辞
Each line of 兑 has its own classical text. If a line in your cast is changing, its text is the heart of your reading.
Line 1 · 初九
Joy in harmony — easy and mutual. Good fortune.
「和兑，吉」
Line 2 · 九二
Joy anchored in real trust. Good fortune, regret gone.
「孚兑，吉，悔亡」
Line 3 · 六三
Joy that comes seeking you — flattery aimed at something. Misfortune.
「来兑，凶」
Line 4 · 九四
Weighing the joy, uneasy — then drawing the hard line, and the sickness lifts.
「商兑未宁，介疾有喜」
Line 5 · 九五
Trusting what strips you bare. Danger in believing the seductive.
「孚于剥，有厉」
Line 6 · 上六
Joy led by the nose — allure for its own sake. Seduction without substance.
「引兑」
If you drew this in a reading
A favorable pattern. Among the sixty-four patterns, this one belongs to the favorable family: its core movement supports what you would do with it. Favorable does not mean automatic — the hexagram still asks you to hold up your end with steadiness and good faith.
In yes/no questions this hexagram leans yes — the pattern supports proceeding.
The trigrams give the flavor: 兑 (Lake) above — joyous openness — exchange, persuasion, pleasure shared — over 兑 (Lake) below — joyous openness — exchange, persuasion, pleasure shared. Where those two energies meet, 兑 is born.
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