24. Fu | Return
- Line 1 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 2 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 3 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 4 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 5 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 6 (from bottom): yin (broken)
复：亨。出入无疾，朋来无咎。反复其道，七日来复，利有攸往。
Translation: 复 / Return: 亨。出入无疾，朋来no blame。反复其道，七日来复，it is beneficial to have somewhere to go。.
Reading note: This is the judgment of Fu (Return), setting the overall situation and guiding principle for the whole hexagram. “having somewhere to go” means forward action is fitting; “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success.
初九：不远复，无祇悔，元吉。
Translation: First Nine: 不远复，无祇悔，greatly auspicious。.
Reading note: The first line is the lowest position, where a situation is just beginning and its strength is still forming. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction; “regret” or “difficulty” points to trouble caused by an ill-measured action.
六二：休复，吉。
Translation: Second Six: 休复，auspicious。.
Reading note: The second line often suggests a central and emerging position: no longer hidden, but not yet in command. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction.
六三：频复，厉，无咎。
Translation: Third Six: 频复，danger; be vigilant，no blame。.
Reading note: The third line stands at the end of the lower trigram, where effort and pressure increase and caution becomes important. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success; “danger” calls for vigilance.
六四：中行独复。
Translation: Fourth Six: Draft rendering: 中行独复。.
Reading note: The fourth line enters the upper trigram and marks a threshold between holding back and advancing. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.
六五：敦复，无悔。
Translation: Fifth Six: Draft rendering: 敦复，无悔。.
Reading note: The fifth line is near the honored position, where influence can be exercised if power remains aligned with what is right. “regret” or “difficulty” points to trouble caused by an ill-measured action.
上六：迷复，凶，有灾眚。用行师，终有大败，以其国君凶，至于十年不克征。
Translation: Top Six: 迷复，misfortune，有灾眚。用行师，终有大败，以其国君misfortune，至于十年不克征。.
Reading note: The top line is the end of the hexagram's movement, often warning about excess, culmination, or the need to change course. “misfortune” marks serious risk.