Hexagram 43 Line 3: 九三
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)九三 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: inauspicious
Classical Chinese Text
九三 壯于頄。有凶。君子夬夬。獨行遇雨。若濡有慍。无咎。
壯zhuàngvigorous
于yúin
頄qiúcheeks
有yǒuassuming
凶xiōngmisfortune
君jūnnoble
子zǐyoung one
夬guàiis decided
夬guàiin
獨dúall alone
行xíngbut
遇yùand
雨yǔrains
若ruòas if
濡rúgetting wet
有yǒuwas
愠yùndispleasure
無wúbut no
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
Powerful in the cheekbones. Misfortune. You have a certain relationship with an inferior person while others fight against all that is inferior. If you show strength outwardly before the time is ripe, you endanger everything. Maintain the association, avoid participation in vileness. You'll be misjudged, lonely, sullied in others' eyes. But remain true to yourself—this is without mistake.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 43 Guai (Breakthrough) transforms into Hexagram 58 Dui (The Joyous).
Parent Hexagram
Breakthrough
Guai夬 (43)
Lake (兌) over Heaven (乾)
Upper Trigram: ☱ Lake | Lower Trigram: ☰ Heaven