Hexagram 44 Line 5: 九五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)九五 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九五 以杞包瓜。含章。有隕自天。
以yǐusing
杞qǐwillows
包bāoto wrap
瓜guāmelons
含hánrestrained
章zhāngis a
有yǒuthese
隕yǔndropped
自zìfrom
天tiānheaven
Line Commentary
A melon covered with willow leaves. Hidden lines. Then it drops from heaven. A strong, superior person tolerates and protects the inferiors in their charge without laying stress on their own firm lines of order. No tiresome admonitions—trust in the transforming power of an upright personality. Fate is favorable; inferiors respond like ripe fruit.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 44 Gou (Coming to Meet) transforms into Hexagram 50 Ding (The Cauldron).
Parent Hexagram
Coming to Meet
Gou姤 (44)
Heaven (乾) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind