Hexagram 2 Line 3: 六三
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)六三 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六三 含章可貞。或從王事。无成有終。
含hánrestrain
章zhāngdisplay
可kěsuited
貞zhēnpersistence
或huòsomeone
從cóngpursuing
王wángsovereign
事shìaffairs
無wúno
成chéngachievement
有yǒuhas
終zhōngclosure
Line Commentary
Your talent can mature unseen. If you must serve publicly, complete the work without claiming credit. Let it bear fruit for others.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 2 Kun (The Receptive) transforms into Hexagram 15 Qian (Modesty).
Parent Hexagram
The Receptive
Kun坤 (2)
Earth (坤) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☷ Earth | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth