Hexagram 35 Line 4: 九四
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)九四 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: danger
Classical Chinese Text
九四 晉如鼫鼠。貞厲。
晉jìnadvancing
如rújust
鼫shíthe squirrelly
鼠shǔrodent
貞zhēnpersistence
厲lìis harsh
Line Commentary
Progress like a hamster. Persistence brings danger. In times of progress, it's easy to amass possessions through dubious means. But such conduct shuns light. Times of progress are also when shady dealings get exposed.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 35 Jin (Progress) transforms into Hexagram 23 Bo (Splitting Apart).
Parent Hexagram
Progress
Jin晉 (35)
Fire (離) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth