Hexagram 13 Line 5: 九五
Tong Ren —同人 —Fellowship with Men
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)九五 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九五 同人先號咷而後笑。大師克相遇。
同tóngfellowship with
人rénothers
先xiānbegins
號háowailing
咷táoweeping
而érand then
後hòufollows with
笑xiàolaughter
大dàgreat
師shīarmies
克kècan manage
相xiāngeach other
遇yùto entertain
Line Commentary
First weeping and lamenting, then laughing. The great army manages to meet after all. Fellowship tested by difficulty, nearly lost, finally achieved. The joy of reunion after near-separation.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 13 Tong Ren (Fellowship with Men) transforms into Hexagram 30 Li (The Clinging).
Parent Hexagram
Fellowship with Men
Tong Ren同人 (13)
Heaven (乾) over Fire (離)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☲ Fire