Hexagram 20 Line 1: 初六
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: distress
Classical Chinese Text
初六 童觀。小人无咎。君子吝。
童tóngchild's
觀guānperspective
小xiǎofor little
人rénpeople
無wúno
咎jiùblame
君jūnbut for a noble
子zǐyoung one
吝lìnan embarrassment
Line Commentary
Childish contemplation. For the small person, no blame. For the person of stature, humiliation. Surface seeing works for those who can't do better. For those who should see deeply, superficiality is shameful.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 20 Guan (Contemplation) transforms into Hexagram 42 Yi (Increase).
Parent Hexagram
Contemplation
Guan觀 (20)
Wind (巽) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☴ Wind | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth