Hexagram 9 Line 1: 初九
Xiao Chu —小畜 —Small Accumulating
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blame
Classical Chinese Text
初九 復自道。何其咎。吉。
復fùreturning
自zìone's own
道dàopath
何héwhere
其qíis one's
咎jiùan error?
吉jípromising
Line Commentary
Return to your own path. How could there be blame in that? Going back to what's authentic brings good fortune.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 9 Xiao Chu (Small Accumulating) transforms into Hexagram 57 Xun (The Gentle).
Parent Hexagram
Small Accumulating
Xiao Chu小畜 (9)
Wind (巽) over Heaven (乾)
Upper Trigram: ☴ Wind | Lower Trigram: ☰ Heaven