Hexagram 28 Line 1: 初六
Da Guo —大過 —Preponderance of the Great
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
初六 藉用白茅。无咎。
藉jièfor
用yòngusing
白báiwhite
茅máothatch
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
Spread white rushes beneath. Extreme caution for extraordinary undertaking. This carefulness looks excessive but isn't wrong. Exceptional ventures fail without exceptional attention to foundations.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 28 Da Guo (Preponderance of the Great) transforms into Hexagram 43 Guai (Breakthrough).
Parent Hexagram
Preponderance of the Great
Da Guo大過 (28)
Lake (兌) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☱ Lake | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind