Hexagram 33 — 遁 (Dùn), Retreat
Above: ☰ 乾 Heaven Below: ☶ 艮 Mountain
The Judgment
亨。小利贞。
Strategic retreat succeeds — withdraw with grace while the ground is unfavorable; small persistence only.
The Image (Daxiang)
「天下有山，遁；君子以远小人，不恶而严。」Heaven above the mountain — the noble person keeps distance from the petty, neither hateful nor lax.—— 《周易·大象传》（The Image Commentary）
The Tuan Commentary
彖曰：遁亨，遁而亨也。刚当位而应，与时行也。小利贞，浸而长也。遁之时义大矣哉！——《易传·彖传》
The Six Line Texts
| 初六 | 遁尾，厉，勿用有攸往。 |
| 六二 | 执之用黄牛之革，莫之胜说。 |
| 九三 | 系遁，有疾厉，畜臣妾吉。 |
| 九四 | 好遁，君子吉，小人否。 |
| 九五 | 嘉遁，贞吉。 |
| 上九 | 肥遁，无不利。 |
In Plain Terms
Withdraw strategically — live to fight another day. When you receive this hexagram, hold the judgment beside your question: it describes a posture and a season, not a script.
I Ching judgments quoted from the Zhouyi (public domain); modern renderings by BaziOracle, for cultural and entertainment reference.