Hexagram 21 Line 4: 九四
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)九四 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
九四 噬乾胏。得金矢。利艱貞。吉。
噬shìbiting
乾gāndry
胏zǐbony meat
得déacquiring
金jīnmoney
矢shǐand arrows
利lìworth
艱jiāndifficult
貞zhēnpersistence
吉jípromising
Line Commentary
Biting through gristly meat, finding metal arrowheads. Persistence in difficulty brings good fortune. Very hard work, discovering the weapon within the problem. Persevere through the difficulty.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 21 Shi He (Biting Through) transforms into Hexagram 27 Yi (Nourishment).
Parent Hexagram
Biting Through
Shi He噬嗑 (21)
Fire (離) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder