亨

Core sense: Unimpeded flow or smoothness; a process moving toward its goal without blockage.

Ritual and sacrificial contexts: The efficacy of a sacrifice, indicating that an offering has been accepted by the spirits and communication between human and divine is open.

Technical and cosmic usage: In divination (e.g., //Yijing//) and cosmological texts, it denotes "penetration" or "expansion," specifically the expansive energy associated with spring and growth (as in //yuán hēng//).

Predicate: To be successful, unblocked, or auspicious.

Adverbial: Proceeding smoothly; without hindrance.

State/Resultative: Describing a condition where obstacles have been removed.

vs 通 (tōng): While both imply an "opening," 通 is more frequently physical or logical (e.g., a road or a clear argument), whereas 亨 typically carries connotations of auspiciousness or divine approval.

vs 成 (chéng): 成 denotes completion and the finished product; 亨 denotes the smooth process leading toward that end.

In early texts, particularly in ritual contexts involving altars or ancestors, this glyph is frequently interchangeable with 享 (xiǎng, to offer/enjoy).