Hexagram 8 Line 1: 初六
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
初六 有孚比之。无咎。有孚盈缶。終來有它吉。
Wilhelm Translation
Hold to him in truth and loyalty; This is without blame. Truth, like a full earthen bowl: Thus in the end Good fortune comes from without.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 8 Bi (Holding Together) transforms into Hexagram 3 Zhun (Difficulty at the Beginning).
Parent Hexagram
Holding Together
Bi比 (8)
Water (坎) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☵ Water | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth