Hexagram 11 Line 1: 初九
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
初九 拔茅茹。以其彙。征吉。
拔bápulling
茅máothatch
茹rúby the roots
以yǐthereby
其qíuprooting its
彙huìwhole cluster
征zhēngto expedite
吉jípromising
Line Commentary
Pull up the grass—it comes with its roots intertwined. Move forward with your kind. In times of flourishing, pulling up one thing brings others along. Advance together.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 11 Tai (Peace) transforms into Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward).
Parent Hexagram
Peace
Tai泰 (11)
Earth (坤) over Heaven (乾)
Upper Trigram: ☷ Earth | Lower Trigram: ☰ Heaven