Hexagram 18 Line 3: 九三
Gu —蠱 —Work on What Has Been Spoiled
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)九三 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blame
Classical Chinese Text
九三 幹父之蠱。小有悔。无大咎。
幹gàncorrect
父fùfather
之zhī's
蠱gǔfixations
小xiǎothe small
有yǒuthere will be
悔huǐregrets
無wúbut no
大dàgreat
咎jiùerror
Line Commentary
Setting right the father's decay. Small regret, no great blame. Some friction in the repair, but nothing seriously wrong. The work proceeds.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 18 Gu (Work on What Has Been Spoiled) transforms into Hexagram 4 Meng (Youthful Folly).
Parent Hexagram
Work on What Has Been Spoiled
Gu蠱 (18)
Mountain (艮) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind