Hexagram 54 Line 2: 九二
Gui Mei —歸妹 —The Marrying Maiden
Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)九二 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blamelessFamous Line
Classical Chinese Text
九二 眇能視。利幽人之貞。
眇能視
Wilhelm Translation
A one-eyed man who is able to see. The perseverance of a solitary man furthers.
Commentary
A one-eyed man who is able to see. The perseverance of a solitary one furthers. A girl married to a man who has disappointed her. Man and wife ought to work together like a pair of eyes—but here the girl is left behind in loneliness, the man of her choice unfaithful or dead. Yet she does not lose the inner light of loyalty. Though one eye is gone, she maintains her faithfulness even in solitude.
When This Line Changes
If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 54 Gui Mei (The Marrying Maiden) transforms into Hexagram 51 Zhen (The Arousing).
Parent Hexagram
The Marrying Maiden
Gui Mei歸妹 (54)
Thunder (震) over Lake (兌)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☱ Lake