Hexagram 13 Line 4: 九四
Tong Ren —同人 —Fellowship with Men
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)九四 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
九四 乘其墉。弗克攻。吉。
乘chéngmounting
其qíone's
墉yōngbattlement
弗fúbut not
克kècapable of
攻gōngto attack
吉jípromising
Line Commentary
Climbing the wall, but cannot attack. Good fortune. Approaching conflict, but recognizing you can't win—and stopping. Wisdom in not attacking.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 13 Tong Ren (Fellowship with Men) transforms into Hexagram 37 Jia Ren (The Family).
Parent Hexagram
Fellowship with Men
Tong Ren同人 (13)
Heaven (乾) over Fire (離)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☲ Fire