Hexagram 23 Line 3: 六三
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)六三 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六三 剝之无咎。
剝bōdepriving
之zhīitself
無wúis not
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
Splitting among them. No blame. You can split from the decaying situation without incurring blame. Sometimes separation is the only right action.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 23 Bo (Splitting Apart) transforms into Hexagram 52 Gen (Keeping Still).
Parent Hexagram
Splitting Apart
Bo剝 (23)
Mountain (艮) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth