Hexagram 38 Line 3: 六三
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)六三 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六三 見輿曳。其牛掣。其人天且劓。无初有終。
見jiànseeing
輿yú(a
曳yì(being) held up
其qíits
牛niúoxen
掣chèhindered
其qíits
人rénoccupant's
天tiānhead shaved (bald to heaven)
且qiěand (even
劓yì(his
無wúregardless of
初chū(a
有yǒu(but) there is
終zhōng(a
Line Commentary
The wagon dragged back, oxen halted, a man's hair and nose cut off. Everything conspires against you. Despite the opposition, cleave to the one you know you belong with. Bad beginning, good end.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 38 Kui (Opposition) transforms into Hexagram 14 Da You (Possession in Great Measure).
Parent Hexagram
Opposition
Kui睽 (38)
Fire (離) over Lake (兌)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☱ Lake