Hexagram 38 Line 4: 九四
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)九四 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: danger
Classical Chinese Text
九四 睽孤。遇元夫。交孚。厲无咎。
睽kuíestranged
孤gū(and) (all) alone
遇yùmeet
元yuán(a
夫fū(gentle)man
交jiāoexchange
孚fú(in
厲lì(the) difficulty
無wú(is) not
咎jiù(a) wrong(ness)
Line Commentary
Isolated through opposition. You meet a like-minded person you can trust completely. Despite the danger, no blame. Will achieves its aim; you become free of faults through this true connection.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 38 Kui (Opposition) transforms into Hexagram 41 Sun (Decrease).
Parent Hexagram
Opposition
Kui睽 (38)
Fire (離) over Lake (兌)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☱ Lake