Hexagram 30 Line 6: 上九
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
上九 王用出征。有嘉。折首。獲匪其醜。无咎。
Wilhelm Translation
The king uses him to march forth and chastise. Then it is best to kill the leaders And take captive the followers. No blame.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 30 Li (The Clinging) transforms into Hexagram 55 Feng (Abundance).
Parent Hexagram
The Clinging
Li離 (30)
Fire (離) over Fire (離)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☲ Fire