Hexagram 8 Line 1: 初六

Bi Holding Together

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).

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Parent Hexagram

Holding Together
Bi (8)

Water () over Earth ()

Upper Trigram: Water | Lower Trigram: Earth