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Abstract:: Junzi 君子（ literally gentleman） is an important category in traditional Chinese culture and thecore element of the ethical system in Zhouyi 周易（ literally Changes of Zhou），which consists of Yijing 易经（aka I Ching） and Yizhuan 易传（ literally The Interpretation of Changes） . The previous studies just focusedon descriptions of junzi in Yizhuan，leading to our ignorance of the image of junzi in Yijing to some extent. Iargue that the big gap in the time when Yijing and Yizhuan were respectively created is the direct cause fortheir differences in contents in general and their notions of junzi in particular. Focusing on the image of junziin Yijing，I try to explore the moral stipulation for and the social responsibility of junzi in the ancient time andits implications for helping improve our moral system and social management today.