Hexagram 15 Line 1: 初六
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: auspiciousFamous Line
Classical Chinese Text
初六 謙謙君子。用涉大川。吉。
謙謙君子
謙qiānauthentically
謙qiānand
君jūnin
子zǐyoung one
用yòngit
涉shèto
大dàthe great
川chuānstream
吉jípromising
Line Commentary
Modest and still more modest, the person of character. Use this to cross the great water. Good fortune. Humility doubled lets you attempt what arrogance cannot.
Commentary
Modest and still more modest—humility doubled. This lets you attempt what arrogance cannot. Cross the great water; the passage is auspicious.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 15 Qian (Modesty) transforms into Hexagram 36 Ming Yi (Darkening of the Light).
Parent Hexagram
Modesty
Qian謙 (15)
Earth (坤) over Mountain (艮)
Upper Trigram: ☷ Earth | Lower Trigram: ☶ Mountain