Hexagram 21 Line 1: 初九
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
初九 履校滅趾。无咎。
履jùsandaled feet
校xiàofettered
滅mièmiss
趾zhǐthe toes
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
Feet locked in stocks, toes gone. No blame. Punishment at the beginning stops wrong early. The small penalty prevents the greater crime. Better to lose toes than continue.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 21 Shi He (Biting Through) transforms into Hexagram 35 Jin (Progress).
Parent Hexagram
Biting Through
Shi He噬嗑 (21)
Fire (離) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder