Hexagram 20 Line 4: 六四
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)六四 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六四 觀國之光。利用賓于王。
觀guānperceiving
國guóa country
之zhī...'s
光guāngglory
利lìit is worthwhile
用yòngand useful
賓bīnbeing a guest
于yúto
王wángits
Line Commentary
Contemplating the light of the kingdom. Furthers one to be a guest of the king. Seeing the order clearly enables participation at the highest level. Observation precedes contribution.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 20 Guan (Contemplation) transforms into Hexagram 12 Pi (Standstill).
Parent Hexagram
Contemplation
Guan觀 (20)
Wind (巽) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☴ Wind | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth