Hexagram 27 Line 3: 六三
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)六三 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: inauspicious
Classical Chinese Text
六三 拂頤。貞凶。十年勿用。无攸利。
拂fúdismissing
頤yíthe hungry mouth
貞zhēnpersistence
凶xiōngis unfortunate
十shífor ten
年niányears
勿wùnot to be
用yònguseful
無wúthis is no
攸yōua direction
利lìwith merit
Line Commentary
Turning away from real nourishment toward what doesn't satisfy. From desire to gratification to desire again—the cycle of craving. Ten years of this leads nowhere. Complete waste.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 27 Yi (Nourishment) transforms into Hexagram 22 Bi (Grace).
Parent Hexagram
Nourishment
Yi頤 (27)
Mountain (艮) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder