Hexagram 46 Line 4: 六四
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)六四 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六四 王用亨于岐山。吉。无咎。
王wángthe sovereign
用yòngwill make
亨hēngoffering(s)
于yúto
岐qíSplit
山shānMountain
吉jípromising
無wúnot(hing) (is)
咎jiùwrong
Line Commentary
The king offers him Mount Ch'i. Good fortune. No blame. Pushing upward attains its goal. Fame acquired in the sight of gods and men. Received into the circle of those who foster the spiritual life of the nation. Significance that endures beyond time.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward) transforms into Hexagram 32 Heng (Duration).
Parent Hexagram
Pushing Upward
Sheng升 (46)
Earth (坤) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☷ Earth | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind