Upper Trigram震(雷)
Lower Trigram震(雷)
Judgment
震zhènarousal, shock, excitement; the unexpected
亨hēngfulfillment, satisfaction, success, completion
震zhèna, the shock, thunder, unexpected
來láibrings (about); appears, comes with
虩xìfear, fright, terror, dread, alarm, anxiety
虩xìand terror, dread, alarm, anxiety
笑xiàoand, then mirthful, laughing, cheerful
言yánwords, talk(ing), speech, chatter
啞èand echoing, sounds of; laughing
啞èlaughter; and laughing
震zhèna, the thunder, shock, force, unexpected
驚jīngterrify, startle, disturb, frighten, confuse (s)
百bǎifor a hundred
里lǐli (around); villages; [50 km; 32 miles]
不bùbut do not; one does not
喪sànglet drop; let go of; lose, forget, surrender
匕bǐthe ladle, spoon (full) (of)
鬯chàngconsecrated, sacramental, sacred wine
震:亨。震来虩虩,后笑言哑哑。震惊百里,不丧匕鬯。——要训练自己:被惊起,但手上之事(祭器)不致跌落。震能通达者,先稳,再动。
Image
洊jiàncontinuous, echoing, resounding, rolling
雷léithunder
震zhènarousal
君jūna, the noble, worthy, honored
子zǐyoung one, heir, disciple
以yǐwith, by; uses, applies; makes use of
恐kǒngfear, dread, anxiety, terror
懼jùand alarm, fright, apprehension
脩xiūto adjust, reorder, restore, repair, work (s)
省xǐngand examine, study, reflect, reconsider (s)
震以动,君子以恐惧修省。——惊,不是为了乱;是为了看清自己哪里会掉杯,然后收拾好再上路。
磷光视觉(Phosphor Vision)

Joy Division《Unknown Pleasures》封面
Peter Saville(设计)、CP 1919 脉冲数据 (AD 1979)
封面将脉冲星 CP 1919 的一百次信号叠成『山脉』——每一道都是一次震动(Shock)。脉冲星并非想要『表达』,它只是按照自身节律发射信号;信号一到,就震动一次。这种『无意图但强而有力』,正是震(Zhèn):雷,惊动万物,迫使你清醒。Ian Curtis 的声线也是如此——一击一击,直入中枢。当你把所有震动叠在一起,图像就出现了:信息不只是单次,而是重复出现时形成的图样。
Historical Context
- Period
- 周代
- Oracle Bone Etymology
- 『震』古字形,上有『雨』意,下为『振/震』之形,象征骤然之动。
- Traditional Use
- 《彖》曰:震来虩虩,后笑言哑哑。惊惧以起,收拾以定——以震生觉,以定成事。
- Character Analysis
- 震为雷,主『动』『惊』『发伏』;非恶,乃唤醒。重雷(震上震)即是强度与频率的双重加乘。
- Energy State
- 骤然之动反复到来,震而不乱,久之自定。
- Trigram Symbolism
- ☳ 震(上)— 动、雷、长子、木 ☳ 震(下)— 动、雷、长子、木 雷声接雷声,动中见序。
Sources
Lines
Line 1: 震來虩虩後笑言啞啞吉
震zhènthe shock
來láibrings (about)
虩xìfear
虩xìand terror
後hòuand afterwards
笑xiàomirthful
言yánwords
啞èand echoing
啞èlaughter
吉jípromising
Line 2: 震來厲億喪貝躋于九陵勿逐七日得
震zhènthe thunder
來láibrings (about)
厲lìdifficulty
億yìa hundred thousand
喪sànglost
貝bèibelongings
躋jīand climb
于yúup
九jiǔnine
陵línghill
勿wùdo not
逐zhúpursue
Line 3: 震蘇蘇震行無眚
震zhènthe thunder
蘇sūawakens
蘇sūand revives
震zhènbe aroused
行xíngto movement
無wúand
眚shěngto distress
Line 4: 震遂泥
震zhènthe thunder
遂suìis followed by
泥nímud
Line 5: 震往來厲意無喪有事
震zhènthe thunder
往wǎngin
來láiand
厲lìis difficult
意yìthe meaning
無wúis not
喪sànglost
有yǒuhaving
事shìwork to do
Line 6: 震索索視矍矍征凶震不于其躬于其鄰無咎婚媾有言
震zhènthe thunder
索suǒstartles
索suǒand confuses
視shìlooking
矍juéin wild-eyed
矍juéin terror
征zhēngto expedite
凶xiōngis foreboding
震zhènthe thunder
不bùis not
于yúin
其qíone's (own)
躬gōngbeing
于yúbut merely in
其qíone's (own)
鄰línneighborhood
無wúthere is no
咎jiùblame
婚hūneven a
媾gòusuitor
有yǒuwill
言yántalk
Practical Guidance
一次震动容易应付;难的是连环震动。CP 1919 每一下都相似,但堆叠起来才告诉你:『这种情况是模式,不是偶发。』
实务提示:
1) 将『震』视作信号,不是灾难。把所有告警/异常叠图观察,找模式。
2) 练『不丧匕鬯』——出事时要打起十二分精神,保持手上工序:release checklist、on-call runbook、rollback 程序。
3) 防『习惯性麻木』:第一次会慌乱,第一百次就当背景噪音;设周期性演练同 after-action review。
Joy Division 把一百次震动叠成图像;你要把一百次事故叠成知识。有些惊慌,笑一笑,杯子不要掉——继续前进。
Transformations
When changing lines appear in a reading, this hexagram can transform into another.
Get an interactive reading with this hexagram
Try the Oracle →