Hexagram 11 Line 6: 上六
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: distressFamous Line
Classical Chinese Text
上六 城復于隍。勿用師。自邑告命。貞吝。
城復于隍
Wilhelm Translation
The wall falls back into the moat. Use no army now. Make your commands known within your own town. Perseverance brings humiliation.
Commentary
The city wall falls into the moat. Don't use armies now—give orders from your own city. Peace has ended; the structure collapses. Defense, not expansion.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 11 Tai (Peace) transforms into Hexagram 26 Da Chu (The Taming Power of the Great).
Parent Hexagram
Peace
Tai泰 (11)
Earth (坤) over Heaven (乾)
Upper Trigram: ☷ Earth | Lower Trigram: ☰ Heaven