Hexagram 8 Line 1: 初六
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
初六 有孚比之。无咎。有孚盈缶。終來有它吉。
有yǒuhave
孚fútrue
比bǐin belonging
之zhīthis
無wúno
咎jiùerror
有yǒubeing
孚fútrue
盈yíngreplenishes
缶fǒuthis earthen
終zhōngthis end
來láiwill come
有yǒuholding
他tāadditional
吉jípromise
Line Commentary
Hold to the center with truth and loyalty—no blame in this. Sincerity like a full earthen bowl, nothing held back. From this foundation, good fortune comes from unexpected directions.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 8 Bi (Holding Together) transforms into Hexagram 3 Zhun (Difficulty at the Beginning).
Parent Hexagram
Holding Together
Bi比 (8)
Water (坎) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☵ Water | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth