Hexagram 27 Line 1: 初九

Yi Nourishment

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).

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Parent Hexagram

Nourishment
Yi (27)

Mountain () over Thunder ()

Upper Trigram: Mountain | Lower Trigram: Thunder