Hexagram 61 Line 6: 上九

Zhong Fu —中孚 —Inner Truth

Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: inauspiciousFamous Line

Classical Chinese Text

上九 翰音登于天。貞凶。

翰音登于天

翰hànrooster's
音yīncrowing
登dēngascend
于yúup to
天tiānheaven
貞zhēnpersistence
凶xiōngunfortunate

Line Commentary

Cockcrow penetrating to heaven. Persistence brings misfortune. The cock is dependable. It crows at dawn. But it cannot itself fly to heaven. It just crows. One may count on mere words to awaken faith. This may succeed now and then, but if persisted in, it will have bad consequences.

Commentary

Cockcrow penetrating to heaven. Persistence brings misfortune. The cock is dependable—it crows at dawn. But it cannot itself fly to heaven. It just crows. You may count on mere words to awaken faith. This may succeed now and then, but if persisted in, it will have bad consequences. Words without substance cannot reach the heights.

When This Line Changes

If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 61 Zhong Fu (Inner Truth) transforms into Hexagram 60 Jie (Limitation).

(61)
→
(60)

Parent Hexagram

Inner Truth
Zhong Fu中孚 (61)

Wind (巽) over Lake (兌)

Upper Trigram: ☴ Wind | Lower Trigram: ☱ Lake

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