Hexagram 16 Line 4: 九四
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)九四 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九四 由豫。大有得。勿疑。朋盍簪。
由yóuat the source
豫yùreadiness
大dàthere is with much
有yǒuto have
得déto gain
勿wùdo not
疑yíhesitation
朋péngcompanions
盍hégather
簪zānas
Line Commentary
The source of enthusiasm. Great achievement. No doubt—friends gather like hair clasped in a pin. You are the origin of the energy. Others collect around you naturally. Doubt has no place here.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 16 Yu (Enthusiasm) transforms into Hexagram 2 Kun (The Receptive).
Parent Hexagram
Enthusiasm
Yu豫 (16)
Thunder (震) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth