Hexagram 18 Line 5: 六五
Gu —蠱 —Work on What Has Been Spoiled
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)六五 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六五 幹父之蠱。用譽。
幹gàncorrect
父fùfather
之zhī's
蠱gǔfixations
用yònguse
譽yùpraise
Line Commentary
Setting right the father's decay. Meeting with praise. The correction is recognized and honored. The work earns reputation.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 18 Gu (Work on What Has Been Spoiled) transforms into Hexagram 57 Xun (The Gentle).
Parent Hexagram
Work on What Has Been Spoiled
Gu蠱 (18)
Mountain (艮) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind