Hexagram 43 · Kun / Earth (坤) palace · Earth (土) · Fifth generation (五世)
Guai · Resolution
Hexagram 43, Guai · Resolution, has Dui / Lake (兌) above Qian / Heaven (乾). It belongs to the Kun / Earth (坤) palace, whose reference element is Earth (土).
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Guai is a fifth-generation hexagram with You Metal Child at Self on line 5 and Yin Wood Officer at Other on line 2. Self controls Other in the element cycle, giving a contrast between ease or relief and the target’s demands. Parent is absent. The many yang lines and high Self position give an active image, but neither establishes that a task is about to finish.
Relationships
Child at Self can emphasize ease or a reluctance to feel constrained; Officer at Other brings expectations or pressure. Repeated Sibling positions add peer considerations without proving a third party. The relationship still needs its own context and both people’s expressed intentions.
Money
Wealth appears at lines 1 and 4 as Zi and Hai Water. The category is visible but not located at Self. Traditional interpretation looks at initiative and the role of Sibling lines in shared resources. Two Wealth lines do not guarantee multiple gains.
Career
Self’s Child role can suggest following one’s own rhythm rather than seeking status for its own sake. Other is Officer, the demanding career side. The fifth-generation stage can symbolize a developed situation, but the remaining work and actual conditions must be checked rather than assumed complete.
Health
Child at Self is traditionally a relief symbol, not proof that everything is well. The strong yang picture cannot establish physical vigor, and missing Parent limits document-related questions. Use clinical information for symptoms and ongoing care.
Health themes are traditional symbolism, not a diagnosis. Seek medical care for symptoms or concerns.
These themes describe the static structure. A particular cast also needs its moving lines, month and day, and focus-line context. The same hexagram can support different interpretations in different situations.
Judgment and Image
Judgment夬：揚于王庭，孚號，有厲，告自邑，不利即戎，利有攸往。
Image澤上于天，夬；君子以施祿及下，居德則忌。
The Judgment combines a need for clear declaration with a warning about danger and resorting to force. The Image places Lake above Heaven and connects resolution with distributing resources responsibly. Decisiveness here is not the same as aggression.
The Chinese Judgment is from the Zhou Yi; the Image is from the Image commentary. The displayed Chinese was collated against the recorded sources. This English explanation is our own, not a quotation from a modern translation. Read the Chinese source (opens a new tab).
The six lines: branches, Self/Other and relationships
Use the table to inspect each line’s branch, relationship and Self/Other role. To create your own cast, open the Six-line I Ching tool and cast three coins six times.
Dui / Lake (兌) above Qian / Heaven (乾) · Self: line 5 · Other: line 2
| Line | Figure | Branch | Element | Relationship | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Line 6 | Yin | Wei (未) | Earth (土) | Sibling (兄弟) | — |
| Line 5 | Yang | You (酉) | Metal (金) | Child (子孫) | Self (世) |
| Line 4 | Yang | Hai (亥) | Water (水) | Wealth (妻財) | — |
| Line 3 | Yang | Chen (辰) | Earth (土) | Sibling (兄弟) | — |
| Line 2 | Yang | Yin (寅) | Wood (木) | Officer (官鬼) | Other (應) |
| Line 1 | Yang | Zi (子) | Water (水) | Wealth (妻財) | — |
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Explore each layer: branch assignment in Na Jia, question categories in focus selection, and line positions in Self and Other.
Six Spirits depend on the casting day and are omitted from this static library. Hidden spirits are not calculated. A specific cast adds its Six Spirits, moving lines and resulting hexagram.
Reading the structure
Hexagram 43, Guai · Resolution, has Dui / Lake (兌) above Qian / Heaven (乾). It belongs to the Kun / Earth (坤) palace, whose reference element is Earth (土).
This is the Fifth generation (五世) stage. Self is line 5: You (酉), Metal (金), Child (子孫). Other is line 2: Yin (寅), Wood (木), Officer (官鬼). Self locates the questioner’s side; Other locates the counterpart or target. They do not by themselves determine an outcome.
The palace element is the reference for the Five Relationships: what generates it is Parent; what it generates is Child; what controls it is Officer; what it controls is Wealth; the same element is Sibling. These are symbolic subject roles, not necessarily literal family members.
The visible lines have no Parent (父母) category. Traditional practice may look for hidden spirits in the palace’s primary hexagram, but MingLiMR does not calculate that layer. A reading must disclose the missing focus and work only with the available Self/Other and moving-line context.
Frequently asked questions
- Does fifth generation mean success will happen soon?
- No. A high Self position is a structural fact, not a verified timetable or a guarantee.
- Can it directly answer a property contract question?
- Parent—the document/property focus—is absent. The site states that limitation and does not insert a hidden Parent line.
- Does Officer at Other mean unavoidable pressure?
- It adds that traditional role, while Self’s control of it is another relationship to examine. Neither alone determines the outcome.
Explore one question
Form one clear question and cast six lines. No birth information is needed. The free chart includes Six Spirits, moving lines and a resulting hexagram when applicable; the result page explains the available reading options.
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