Development — gradual progress, step by patient step.
Growth unfolds slowly and in proper sequence, like a tree maturing. Do not rush the stages, for lasting advancement follows the natural order. Steady, gradual development brings good fortune.
gradual progresspatiencesequencegrowth
Development places Wind (gentle, penetrating) above Mountain (still, resting). The interplay of these two trigrams gives the hexagram its character.
The Classical Textoriginal Chinese
The Judgment · 卦辞
女归吉，利贞。
The Image · 大象
山上有木，渐；君子以居贤德，善俗。
The Six Lines · 爻辞
- 初六鸿渐于干，小子厉，有言，无咎。象曰：小子之厉，义无咎也。
- 六二鸿渐于磐，饮食衎衎，吉。象曰：饮食衎衎，不素饱也。
- 九三鸿渐于陆，夫征不复，妇孕不育，凶；利御寇。象曰：夫征不复，离群丑也。妇孕不育，失其道也。利用御寇，顺相保也。
- 六四鸿渐于木，或得其桷，无咎。象曰：或得其桷，顺以巽也。
- 九五鸿渐于陵，妇三岁不孕，终莫之胜，吉。象曰：终莫之胜，吉；得所愿也。
- 上九鸿渐于陆，其羽可用为仪，吉。象曰：其羽可用为仪，吉；不可乱也。
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.