Breakthrough — a resolute decision that clears the last obstacle.
A decisive resolution is at hand, but it must be carried out openly and ethically. Resolve firmly without becoming what you oppose. Announce your purpose; do not strike from the shadows.
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Breakthrough places Lake (joyous, open) above Heaven (strong, creative). The interplay of these two trigrams gives the hexagram its character.
The Classical Textoriginal Chinese
The Judgment · 卦辞
扬于王庭，孚号，有厉，告自邑，不利即戎，利有攸往。
The Image · 大象
泽上于天，夬；君子以施禄及下，居德则忌。
The Six Lines · 爻辞
- 初九壮于前趾，往不胜为咎。象曰：不胜而往，咎也。
- 九二惕号，莫夜有戎，勿恤。象曰：有戎勿恤，得中道也。
- 九三壮于頄，有凶。君子夬夬，独行遇雨，若濡有愠，无咎。象曰：君子夬夬，终无咎也。
- 九四臀无肤，其行次且。牵羊悔亡，闻言不信。象曰：其行次且，位不当也。闻言不信，聪不明也。
- 九五苋陆夬夬，中行无咎。象曰：中行无咎，中未光也。
- 上六无号，终有凶。象曰：无号之凶，终不可长也。
The judgment, image and line texts above are quoted from the original Zhou Yi. A modern Chinese translation of the full classic is available on the original-text page.