Hexagram 18 Line 4: 六四
Gu —蠱 —Work on What Has Been Spoiled
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)六四 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: distress
Classical Chinese Text
六四 裕父之蠱。往見吝。
裕yùtolerating
父fùfather
之zhī's
蠱gǔfixations
往wǎngto continue thus
見jiànmeets with
吝lìndisgrace
Line Commentary
Tolerating the father's decay. Continuing brings humiliation. Passivity when action is required—watching the rot spread—this brings shame.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 18 Gu (Work on What Has Been Spoiled) transforms into Hexagram 50 Ding (The Cauldron).
Parent Hexagram
Work on What Has Been Spoiled
Gu蠱 (18)
Mountain (艮) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind