Hexagram 57 Line 5: 九五

Xun The Gentle

Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)九五 Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: regret

Classical Chinese Text

九五 貞吉悔亡。无不利。无初有終。先庚三日。後庚三日。吉。

Wilhelm Translation

Perseverance brings good fortune. Remorse vanishes. Nothing that does not further. No beginning, but an end. Before the change, three days. After the change, three days. Good fortune.

When This Line Changes

If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 57 Xun (The Gentle) transforms into Hexagram 18 Gu (Work on What Has Been Spoiled).

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Parent Hexagram

The Gentle
Xun (57)

Wind () over Wind ()

Upper Trigram: Wind | Lower Trigram: Wind