Hexagram 33 Line 2: 六二
Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)六二 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六二 執之用黃牛之革。莫之勝說。
執zhíto bind
之zhīit
用yòngwith
黃huángyellow
牛niúcow
之zhī's
革gérawhide
莫mònone
之zhīwill
勝shèngsuccess in
說shuōgetting it loose
Line Commentary
Held fast with yellow oxhide—impossible to break free. Someone clings to you with the strength of genuine purpose. Their grip serves what's right. Let them hold; this persistence furthers the small.
When This Line Changes
If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 33 Dun (Retreat) transforms into Hexagram 44 Gou (Coming to Meet).
Parent Hexagram
Retreat
Dun遯 (33)
Heaven (乾) over Mountain (艮)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☶ Mountain