Hexagram 2 Line 4: 六四
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)六四 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六四 括囊。无咎无譽。
括kuòtied up
囊nángbag
無wúno
咎jiùblame
無wúno
譽yùpraise
Line Commentary
You're in dangerous times. Total restraint required. Say nothing, reveal nothing. A tied sack draws neither blame nor praise.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 2 Kun (The Receptive) transforms into Hexagram 16 Yu (Enthusiasm).
Parent Hexagram
The Receptive
Kun坤 (2)
Earth (坤) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☷ Earth | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth