Hexagram 22 Line 4: 六四

Bi Grace

Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)六四 Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless

Classical Chinese Text

六四 賁如皤如。白馬翰如。匪寇婚媾。

elegant
so
(to be) (of) pure
so
bái(and
horse(man)
hànwinged
as if
fěi(it
kòu(a
hūn(but) (a) marital
gòusuitor

Line Commentary

Grace or plainness? A white horse, flying. Not robbers—suitors. Initial doubt about whether the approach is threat or invitation. Uncertainty resolves into connection.

When This Line Changes

If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 22 Bi (Grace) transforms into Hexagram 30 Li (The Clinging).

(22)
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Parent Hexagram

Grace
Bi (22)

Mountain () over Fire ()

Upper Trigram: Mountain | Lower Trigram: Fire