Hexagram 11 Line 2: 九二
Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)九二 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九二 包荒。用馮河。不遐遺。朋亡。得尚于中行。
包bāoembrace
荒huāngthe wilderness
用yòngpractical
馮píngto cross
河hériver
不bùavoid
遐xiáaloofness
遺yíneglect
朋péngcompanions
亡wángimpermanent
得délearn
尚shàngthe value
于yúin
中zhōngbalanced
行xíngaction
Line Commentary
Embrace the uncultivated, cross the river boldly, don't neglect the distant, abandon partisan cliques. You gain honor by walking the middle path. Greatness requires breadth.
When This Line Changes
If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 11 Tai (Peace) transforms into Hexagram 36 Ming Yi (Darkening of the Light).
Parent Hexagram
Peace
Tai泰 (11)
Earth (坤) over Heaven (乾)
Upper Trigram: ☷ Earth | Lower Trigram: ☰ Heaven