Hexagram 46 Line 2: 九二
Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)九二 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九二 孚乃利用禴。无咎。
孚fúsincerity
乃nǎiis
利lìthe real worth
用yòngin
禴yuèthe modest
Line Commentary
If sincere, it furthers one to bring even a small offering. No blame. A strong person who doesn't fit the environment—too brusque, pays too little attention to form. But upright in character, you meet with response. The lack of outward form does no harm when uprightness is genuine.
When This Line Changes
If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward) transforms into Hexagram 15 Qian (Modesty).
Parent Hexagram
Pushing Upward
Sheng升 (46)
Earth (坤) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☷ Earth | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind