Hexagram 30 Line 5: 六五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)六五 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: auspiciousFamous Line
Classical Chinese Text
六五 出涕沱若。戚嗟若。吉。
出涕沱若。戚嗟若。吉
Wilhelm Translation
Tears in floods, sighing and lamenting. Good fortune.
Commentary
Tears flow, sighing in grief—yet good fortune. The one who truly understands weeps. Mourning properly means you have grasped what matters. Through sorrow comes clarity.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 30 Li (The Clinging) transforms into Hexagram 13 Tong Ren (Fellowship with Men).
Parent Hexagram
The Clinging
Li離 (30)
Fire (離) over Fire (離)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☲ Fire