Hexagram 27 Line 1: 初九
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: inauspicious
Classical Chinese Text
初九 舍爾靈龜。觀我朶頤。凶。
Wilhelm Translation
You let your magic tortoise go, And look at me with the corners of your mouth drooping. Misfortune.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 27 Yi (Nourishment) transforms into Hexagram 23 Bo (Splitting Apart).
Parent Hexagram
Nourishment
Yi頤 (27)
Mountain (艮) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder