Chia J^ en / The Family [The Clan]

above: Sun The Gentle, Wind
below: Li The Clinging, Flame

For (the realization of what is taught in) Kia Zan, (or the regulation of the family), what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct.

Overall Meaning

Members of a family, the symbol of the family

Kia Zan, the name of the hexagram, simply means 'a household', or 'the members of a family'. The subject of the essay based on the figure, however, is the regulation of the family, effected mainly by the cooperation of husband and wife in their several spheres, and only needing to become universal to secure the good order of the kingdom. The important place occupied by the wife in the family is seen in the short sentence of the Thwan. That she be firm and correct, and do her part well, is the first thing necessary to its regulation.