TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 233
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 233
The sign of a submerged dragon obtaining its wish-granting pearl
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 233
- Upper · middle · lower
- 2 · 3 · 3
- The year overall
- A good year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 1, 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12
- Months to take care
- lunar month 4
Luna Alley's Tojeong readings are for fun and reflection. Read even a difficult hexagram as a guide to how you carry yourself through the year.
The original verse and its meaning
- 潛龍得珠 變化無窮
The dragon that lay submerged in the water obtains the wish-granting pearl, and its transformations are endless. - 舜琴得 妙在其中
As if you had obtained Emperor Shun's zither, a wondrous joy lies within. - 碌碌君子 有何意思
With the heart of a petty person bound up in trivial matters, what great ambition could you hold? - 偶然呼友 殷道復興
You happen to call a friend to join you, and it is as if the declining Way of the Yin dynasty rose again.
The verses follow the public-domain Tojeong Bigyeol held by the National Library of Korea; the meanings are Luna Alley's own retelling.
The year ahead
This is a year when hidden talents come into the light and transform greatly. Joy and delight lie within it. Don't get tied up in small things; hold a great purpose. A welcome friend unexpectedly arrives, and matters that were sinking rise again.
This is a year when hidden strength comes to light and changes greatly. The first verse's submerged dragon obtaining the wish-granting pearl means one who has prepared for a long time finally gets the tools and opportunity to use. Emperor Shun's zither in the second verse symbolizes harmony and joy, so you'll feel both fun and fulfillment in your work. The third verse scolds a heart bound up in trivial matters, urging you not to be trapped by small calculations but to draw the big picture. The fourth verse says a friend you happened to call revives a declining endeavor, so it's a year when things come alive through people's strength. In the first half, happy family events are mixed with small disputes, so watch your words, and in early summer be careful of theft and losing things. From summer through year's end, the flow of money and name rising together is strong. Hold a great ambition and join hands with good people, and this will be a year of leaping forward that's remembered for a long time.
A word from Master Tojeong
“The dragon hidden in the water has obtained the pearl; now it is time to look to the heavens. Do not be bound by petty reckonings — hold a great ambition. Join hands with a good friend, and even a declining endeavor shall rise again.”
Month by month (summary)
Only a short note and the original verse for each month. Dates are the 2027 lunar months.
- Lunar month 1Feb 7 – Mar 7Bright
Things go smoothly this month. From the very first step of the new year, the flow is good, as if heaven and earth had joined hands.
天地相應 萬物和生 鼠入倉庫 財利大通 · Heaven and earth answer each other and all things grow in harmony; a rat enters the storehouse, so financial gain flows greatly.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Even
It's a month that flows smoothly. Your mind clears and the road ahead is plain to see, so it's a good time to make long-range plans.
月出瑤臺 天地明朗 歸鴻時飛 千里可行 · The moon rises over the Jade Terrace and heaven and earth are bright; the returning wild geese fly in season, so even a road of a thousand li is worth traveling.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Even
Good and bad are half and half this month. There's joy in happy events or news of a new family member, but words easily cross among family members.
家道興旺 添口添土 人口不圓 是非雲起 · The household rises and family and land increase, but relations between people are not smooth, so disputes rise like clouds.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Care
This is a month not to overdo it but to take a breather. Matters toward the southeast help, but pay special attention to managing your belongings and money.
此月之數 東南有利 愼之盜賊 失物有數 · This month's fortune: the southeast is favorable; beware of thieves, for you may lose things.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Even
Good and bad are half and half this month. Among the people you work with there may be someone who gets in the way, so keep records of important details.
雖有謀事 他人有害 若非折桂 意外橫財 · Though you plan your affairs, others do you harm; but if not the honor of breaking the cassia branch, there will be unexpected wealth.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Bright
Welcome things await this month. Things get accomplished on a much bigger scale together than alone.
與人謀事 利在其中 百事有成 人人仰視 · You plan affairs together with others and profit lies within; all things are accomplished and everyone looks up to you.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Bright
It's a month of bright energy. Like a long thirst quenched by rain, blocked matters are resolved refreshingly.
若非橫財 弄璋之慶 旱苗逢雨 牛眠豐草 · If not unexpected wealth, then the joy of gaining a son; parched sprouts meet the rain and the ox rests in a lush meadow.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Bright
It's a month of bright energy. There's a strong flow connecting everything you do to money.
財星照命 所營如意 利在遠方 出則得財 · The star of wealth shines on your fate, so what you do goes as you wish; profit lies far away, so going out brings wealth.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Even
Good and bad are half and half this month. Recognition and praise pour in, so it's easy to get carried away.
頭挿桂花 人皆仰視 莫近酒色 損財落名 · You wear cassia blossoms in your hair and everyone looks up to you, but if you draw close to wine and women, you will lose wealth and your name will fall.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Even
Good and bad are half and half this month. There's a change where frustrating matters are resolved in an instant.
旱天暑日 大雨滂沱 千里孤客 立身揚名 · As a great rain pours down on a sweltering day under a parched sky, a lonely traveler a thousand li away establishes himself and spreads his name.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Bright
Things go smoothly this month. The year's efforts return as name and reputation.
子丑之月 喜事臨身 壽福兼全 名播遠近 · In the months of 子 and 丑, joyful things reach you; long life and blessings are both whole, and your name spreads far and near.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Bright
Welcome things await this month. If you try to listen to everyone's opinions, things never get finished, so set your intentions and push ahead.
築室道傍 無日可成 心中無憂 安處太平 · If you build a house by the roadside, opinions split every day and it is hard to finish; but there is no worry in your heart, so you live at ease in peace.
The nine readings by area (money, love, work, health and more) and the long monthly readings open in the Tojeong Bigyeol app once you find your own hexagram.
Who gets this hexagram?
The hexagram depends on your lunar birth date and the year being read. The upper number comes from your Korean age that year plus the year's taese number, the middle from the length and month number of your birth month that year, and the lower from your birth day plus the day number. So the same person gets a different hexagram each year.
For example, someone born on lunar 5/6/1989 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 233 a good one?
Hexagram 233 is read as a good year. This is a year when hidden talents come into the light and transform greatly. Joy and delight lie within it.
Which months need care in hexagram 233?
In hexagram 233, the lower months are lunar month 4. Avoid rushing big decisions then, and go easy on your body and your words.
How do I find my own Tojeong hexagram?
Enter your birth date in the Luna Alley Tojeong Bigyeol page and it converts solar to lunar and works out the hexagram for you. To do it by hand, the 2027 guide shows the formula with an example.