Hexagram 8 Line 6: 上六
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: inauspicious
Classical Chinese Text
上六 比之无首。凶。
比bǐjoining with
之zhīthis
無wúwithout
首shǒupriorities
凶xiōngunfortunate
Line Commentary
No head for holding together. If the beginning was wrong, no right ending is possible. The moment to join has passed. Misfortune.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 8 Bi (Holding Together) transforms into Hexagram 20 Guan (Contemplation).
Parent Hexagram
Holding Together
Bi比 (8)
Water (坎) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☵ Water | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth