Hexagram 46 Line 5: 六五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)六五 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
六五 貞吉升階。
貞zhēnpersistence
吉jípromising
升shēngthe advance
階jiēby in steps
Line Commentary
Persistence brings good fortune. Pushing upward by steps. Advancing further, don't become intoxicated by success. Remain sober; don't skip stages. Go slowly, step by step, as though hesitant. Only such calm, steady progress, overleaping nothing, leads to the goal.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 46 Sheng (Pushing Upward) transforms into Hexagram 48 Jing (The Well).
Parent Hexagram
Pushing Upward
Sheng升 (46)
Earth (坤) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☷ Earth | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind