Hexagram 23 Line 1: 初六
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: inauspicious
Classical Chinese Text
初六 剝牀以足。蔑貞凶。
剝bōdepriving
床chuáng(the) bed
以yǐof (the use of)
足zú(the
蔑miè(to) dismiss
貞zhēnpersistence
凶xiōng(is) unfortunate
Line Commentary
The bed is split at the legs. Perseverance destroyed. Misfortune. The foundation breaks first. What rests on it cannot survive. Collapse begins below.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 23 Bo (Splitting Apart) transforms into Hexagram 27 Yi (Nourishment).
Parent Hexagram
Splitting Apart
Bo剝 (23)
Mountain (艮) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth