Hexagram 12 Line 3: 六三
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)六三 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六三 包羞。
包bāoembracing
羞xiūthe shame
Line Commentary
Embracing shame. Inferiors attempt what they can't achieve. Their overreach contains its own humiliation. Watch them fail.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 12 Pi (Standstill) transforms into Hexagram 33 Dun (Retreat).
Parent Hexagram
Standstill
Pi否 (12)
Heaven (乾) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth