Hexagram 30 Line 4: 九四
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)九四 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九四 突如其來如。焚如。死如。棄如。
突tūsudden
如rúso
其qíone's
來láiarrival
如rúseems
焚féna ablaze
如rúso
死sǐmortal
如rúso
棄qìsoon forgotten
如rúso
Line Commentary
It comes suddenly—flames up, dies down, is discarded. The meteor, the straw fire. Brilliant but consuming itself. Excitability and restlessness may bring quick prominence but produce nothing lasting. Spent too fast.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 30 Li (The Clinging) transforms into Hexagram 22 Bi (Grace).
Parent Hexagram
The Clinging
Li離 (30)
Fire (離) over Fire (離)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☲ Fire