Hexagram 22 Line 4: 六四
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。
賁bìelegant
如rúso
皤pó(to be) (of) pure
如rúso
白bái(and
馬mǎhorse(man)
翰hànwinged
如rúas if
匪fěi(it
寇kòu(a
婚hūn(but) (a) marital
媾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).
Parent Hexagram
Grace
Bi賁 (22)
Mountain (艮) over Fire (離)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☲ Fire