Hexagram 47 Line 4: 九四
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)九四 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: distress
Classical Chinese Text
九四 來徐徐。困于金車。吝。有終。
來láiapproaching
徐xúslowly
徐xúso slowly
困kùnbeset
于yúin
金jīnmetal
車chēchariot
吝lìnbut the
有yǒuhas
終zhōngan end
Line Commentary
Coming very quietly, oppressed in a golden carriage. Humiliation, but the end is reached. You see the need of others and would like to help but begin hesitantly. Drawn into the circle of powerful acquaintances, you can't withdraw. Great embarrassment, but the trouble is transitory. Original strength offsets the mistake; the goal is reached.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 47 Kun (Oppression) transforms into Hexagram 29 Kan (The Deep).
Parent Hexagram
Oppression
Kun困 (47)
Lake (兌) over Water (坎)
Upper Trigram: ☱ Lake | Lower Trigram: ☵ Water