改邑不改井，无丧无得。
木上有水，井；君子以劳民劝相。
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井卦象征「井水、滋养之源、不变之常」。卦辞「改邑不改井」——城市可以搬，水井不会动；形容某些事物的根基性不变。…
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巽乎水而上水，井。井养而不穷也。改邑不改井，乃以刚中也。汔至亦未繘井，未有功也。羸其瓶，是以凶也。
上六：井收勿幕，有孚元吉。
元吉在上，大成也。
九五：井冽寒泉食。
寒泉之食，中正也。
六四：井甃，无咎。
井甃无咎，修井也。
九三：井渫不食，为我心恻。可用汲，王明并受其福。
井渫不食，行恻也。求王明，受福也。
九二：井谷射鲋，瓮敝漏。
井谷射鲋，无与也。
初六：井泥不食，旧井无禽。
井泥不食，下也。旧井无禽，时舍也。
井者，穴地出水之处。
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View original source井者，物象之名也。
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View original source井以不变为德者也。改邑不改井，乃以刚中也。
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View original source井之为物常而不可改也。邑可改而之他，井不可迁也，故曰「改邑不改井」。汲之而不竭，存之而不盈，无丧无得也。
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