Hexagram 17 Line 3: 六三

Sui Following

Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)六三 Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless

Classical Chinese Text

六三 係丈夫。失小子。隨有求得。利居貞。

Wilhelm Translation

If one clings to the strong man, One loses the little boy. Through following one finds what one seeks. It furthers one to remain persevering.

When This Line Changes

If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 17 Sui (Following) transforms into Hexagram 49 Ge (Revolution).

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Parent Hexagram

Following
Sui (17)

Lake () over Thunder ()

Upper Trigram: Lake | Lower Trigram: Thunder