Hexagram 21 Line 6: 上九

Shi He 噬嗑 Biting Through

Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上九 Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: inauspicious

Classical Chinese Text

上九 何校滅耳。凶。

Wilhelm Translation

His neck is fastened in the wooden cangue, So that his ears disappear. Misfortune.

When This Line Changes

If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 21 Shi He (Biting Through) transforms into Hexagram 51 Zhen (The Arousing).

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Parent Hexagram

Biting Through
Shi He噬嗑 (21)

Fire () over Thunder ()

Upper Trigram: Fire | Lower Trigram: Thunder