Hexagram 5 Line 2: 九二
Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)九二 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
九二 需于沙。小有言。終吉。
需xūwaiting
于yúon
沙shāthe sand
小xiǎothe small
有yǒuhave
言yánthings to say
終zhōngin the end
吉jíauspicious
Line Commentary
Waiting on the sand now—closer to the water, closer to danger. Some talk, some criticism. Ignore it. Stay patient and the outcome will be good.
When This Line Changes
If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 5 Xu (Waiting) transforms into Hexagram 63 Ji Ji (After Completion).
Parent Hexagram
Waiting
Xu需 (5)
Water (坎) over Heaven (乾)
Upper Trigram: ☵ Water | Lower Trigram: ☰ Heaven