Hexagram 54 Line 4: 九四
Gui Mei —歸妹 —The Marrying Maiden
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)九四 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九四 歸妹愆期。遲歸有時。
歸guīmarriage
妹mèithe maiden
愆qiānexceeds
期qīthe appointed
遲chíthe late
歸guīmarriage
有yǒuhas
時shítiming
Line Commentary
The marrying maiden draws out the allotted time. A late marriage comes in due course. The girl is virtuous. She does not wish to throw herself away and allows the customary time for marriage to slip by. There is no harm in this; she is rewarded for her purity and, even though belatedly, finds the husband intended for her.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 54 Gui Mei (The Marrying Maiden) transforms into Hexagram 19 Lin (Approach).
Parent Hexagram
The Marrying Maiden
Gui Mei歸妹 (54)
Thunder (震) over Lake (兌)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☱ Lake