亨，利贞。取女吉。
山上有泽，咸；君子以虚受人。
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咸卦象征「感应、感通」，是下经的开篇，与上经开篇的乾坤相对——上经讲天道，下经讲人道，而人道的根基在「感」。…
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咸，感也。柔上而刚下，二气感应以相与，止而说，男下女，是以亨利贞，取女吉也。天地感而万物化生，圣人感人心而天下和平。观其所感，而天地万物之情可见矣。
上六：咸其辅颊舌。
咸其辅颊舌，滕口说也。
九五：咸其脢，无悔。
咸其脢，志末也。
九四：贞吉悔亡，憧憧往来，朋从尔思。
贞吉悔亡，未感害也。憧憧往来，未光大也。
九三：咸其股，执其随，往吝。
咸其股，亦不处也。志在随人，所执下也。
六二：咸其腓，凶，居吉。
虽凶居吉，顺不害也。
初六：咸其拇。
咸其拇，志在外也。
咸，感也。不曰感者，咸有皆义，男女交相感也。
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View original source咸，感也。此卦明人伦之始，夫妇之义，必须男女共相感应，方成夫妇。
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View original source止而说，故利贞也；说，悦也，男下女，取女吉也。
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