Hexagram 47 Line 1: 初六
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
初六 臀困于株木。入于幽谷。三歲不覿。
Wilhelm Translation
One sits oppressed under a bare tree And strays into a gloomy valley. For three years one sees nothing.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 47 Kun (Oppression) transforms into Hexagram 58 Dui (The Joyous).
Parent Hexagram
Oppression
Kun困 (47)
Lake (兌) over Water (坎)
Upper Trigram: ☱ Lake | Lower Trigram: ☵ Water