䷵ Hexagram 54: Propriety

Judgment

Propriety indicates that action will be evil, and in no way advantageous.

Image

Thunder over the lake: The image of PROPRIETY. Thus, you should have regard for the far-distant end, and know the mischief that may be done at the beginning.

Description
Hexagram 54 is named 歸妹 (guī mèi), “Propriety”. Other variations include “the marrying maiden” and “returning maiden”. Its inner trigram is ☱ (兌 duì) open = (澤) swamp, and its outer trigram is ☳ (震 zhèn) shake = (雷) thunder.