Hexagram 13 Line 1: 初九
Tong Ren —同人 —Fellowship with Men
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
初九 同人于門。无咎。
同tóngfellowship with
人rénothers
于yúat
門méngate
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
Fellowship at the gate. No blame. People meet at the entrance—the connection is beginning. No exclusive ties yet, so no blame.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 13 Tong Ren (Fellowship with Men) transforms into Hexagram 33 Dun (Retreat).
Parent Hexagram
Fellowship with Men
Tong Ren同人 (13)
Heaven (乾) over Fire (離)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☲ Fire