Hexagram 9 — 小畜 (Xiǎo Chù), Small Accumulation
Above: ☴ 巽 Wind Below: ☰ 乾 Heaven
The Judgment
亨。密云不雨，自我西郊。
Modest progress succeeds, but the rain has not yet fallen — accumulated influence is not yet strong enough to break through.
The Image (Daxiang)
「风行天上，小畜；君子以懿文德。」Wind moving across the sky — the noble person refines culture and virtue.—— 《周易·大象传》（The Image Commentary）
The Tuan Commentary
彖曰：小畜，柔得位而上下应之，曰小畜。健而巽，刚中而志行，乃亨。密云不雨，尚往也。自我西郊，施未行也。——《易传·彖传》
The Six Line Texts
| 初九 | 复自道，何其咎，吉。 |
| 九二 | 牵复，吉。 |
| 九三 | 舆说辐，夫妻反目。 |
| 六四 | 有孚，血去惕出，无咎。 |
| 九五 | 有孚挛如，富以其邻。 |
| 上九 | 既雨既处，尚德载，妇贞厉。月几望，君子征凶。 |
In Plain Terms
Small gains accumulate; the breakthrough isn't ripe yet. 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.