女壮，勿用取女。
天下有风，姤；后以施命诰四方。
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姤卦象征「相遇、不期而遇、阴始萌动」。卦辞「女壮，勿用取女」——这是一个看似平静却暗藏变化的卦象：一阴起于五阳之下，势头不可轻视。…
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姤，遇也，柔遇刚也。勿用取女，不可与长也。天地相遇，品物咸章也。刚遇中正，天下大行也。姤之时义大矣哉！
上九：姤其角，吝，无咎。
姤其角，上穷吝也。
九五：以杞包瓜，含章，有陨自天。
九五含章，中正也。有陨自天，志不舍命也。
九四：包无鱼，起凶。
无鱼之凶，远民也。
九三：臀无肤，其行次且，厉，无大咎。
其行次且，行未牵也。
九二：包有鱼，无咎，不利宾。
包有鱼，义不及宾也。
初六：系于金柅，贞吉，有攸往，见凶，羸豕孚蹢躅。
系于金柅，柔道牵也。
姤，遇也。此卦一柔而遇五刚，故名为「姤」。
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View original source一女而遇五男，为壮至甚，故不可取也。
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View original source一阴既生，渐长而盛。阴盛则阳衰矣。
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