Hexagram 54 Line 1: 初九
Gui Mei —歸妹 —The Marrying Maiden
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
初九 歸妹以娣。跛能履。征吉。
Wilhelm Translation
The marrying maiden as a concubine. A lame man who is able to tread. Undertakings bring good fortune.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 54 Gui Mei (The Marrying Maiden) transforms into Hexagram 40 Xie (Deliverance).
Parent Hexagram
The Marrying Maiden
Gui Mei歸妹 (54)
Thunder (震) over Lake (兌)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☱ Lake