Hexagram 4 Line 4: 六四

Meng Youthful Folly

Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)六四 Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: distress

Classical Chinese Text

六四 困蒙。吝。

kùnsurrounded
méngimmaturity
lìnembarrassment

Line Commentary

Isolated in fantasy, cut off from reality—this is the most hopeless form of ignorance. The cure requires contact with the actual world, not more thinking.

When This Line Changes

If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 4 Meng (Youthful Folly) transforms into Hexagram 64 Wei Ji (Before Completion).

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Parent Hexagram

Youthful Folly
Meng (4)

Mountain () over Water ()

Upper Trigram: Mountain | Lower Trigram: Water