Hexagram 16 Line 5: 六五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)六五 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六五 貞疾。恆不死。
貞zhēnpersistent
疾jíaffliction
恆hénga long time
不bùwithout
死sǐdying
Line Commentary
Persistently ill, yet never dies. Pressure sustained indefinitely—somehow surviving without thriving. The enthusiasm meets constant resistance but endures.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 16 Yu (Enthusiasm) transforms into Hexagram 45 Cui (Gathering Together).
Parent Hexagram
Enthusiasm
Yu豫 (16)
Thunder (震) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth