Hexagram 40 — 解 (Xiè), Deliverance
Above: ☳ 震 Thunder Below: ☵ 坎 Water
The Judgment
利西南。无所往，其来复吉。有攸往，夙吉。
Thunder releases — tension dissolves. If nothing requires action, return to routine; if it does, act swiftly.
The Image (Daxiang)
「雷雨作，解；君子以赦过宥罪。」Thunder and rain break — the noble person pardons faults and forgives offenses.—— 《周易·大象传》（The Image Commentary）
The Tuan Commentary
彖曰：解，险以动，动而免乎险，解。解利西南，往得众也。其来复吉，乃得中也。有攸往夙吉，往有功也。天地解而雷雨作，雷雨作而百果草木皆甲坼，解之时大矣哉！——《易传·彖传》
The Six Line Texts
| 初六 | 无咎。 |
| 九二 | 田获三狐，得黄矢，贞吉。 |
| 六三 | 负且乘，致寇至，贞吝。 |
| 九四 | 解而拇，朋至斯孚。 |
| 六五 | 君子维有解，吉。有孚于小人。 |
| 上六 | 公用射隼于高墉之上，获之，无不利。 |
In Plain Terms
Relief arrives — return to normal or act fast. 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.