Hexagram 9 Line 6: 上九
Xiao Chu —小畜 —Small Accumulating
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: inauspicious
Classical Chinese Text
上九 既雨既處。尚德載。婦貞厲。月幾望。君子征凶。
既jìonce
雨yǔrain
既jìonce
處chùsettling
尚shàngappreciate
德dévirtue
載zàicarries
婦fùthe wife
貞zhēnpersistence
厲lìis difficult
月yuèthe moon
幾jīnearly
望wàngfull
君jūnthe noble
子zǐone
征zhēngadvancing
凶xiōngunfortunate
Line Commentary
Rain has fallen, rest has come. Feminine virtue bears weight now. But the moon is nearly full—soon it wanes. The person of character doesn't press forward here; going on brings misfortune.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 9 Xiao Chu (Small Accumulating) transforms into Hexagram 5 Xu (Waiting).
Parent Hexagram
Small Accumulating
Xiao Chu小畜 (9)
Wind (巽) over Heaven (乾)
Upper Trigram: ☴ Wind | Lower Trigram: ☰ Heaven