Hexagram 13 同人 changing to hexagram 29 坎
Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 1, 2, 3, 4, 6.
What to read
Five changing lines: read the one unchanged line of the resulting hexagram. (Rule set out by Zhu Xi in the Yixue qimeng.)
Hexagram 29 坎, line 5
坎不盈，禔既平，无咎。
The fifth line, undivided, shows the water of the defile not yet full, (so that it might flow away); but order will (soon) be brought about. There will be no error.
The two hexagrams
Hexagram 13 同人 — judgment
同人于野，亨。 利涉大川，利君子貞。
Thung Zăn (or 'Union of men') appears here (as we find it) in the (remote districts of the) country, indicating progress and success. It will be advantageous to cross the great stream. It will be advantageous to maintain the firm correctness of the superior man.
Hexagram 29 坎 — judgment
習坎：有孚，維心亨。行有尚。
Khan, here repeated, shows the possession of sincerity, through which the mind is. penetrating. Action (in accordance with this) will be of high value.
The changing lines of hexagram 13
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 同人于門，無咎。 | The first line, undivided, (shows the representative of) the union of men just issuing from his gate. There will be no error. |
| 2 | 同人于宗，吝。 | The second line, divided, (shows the representative of) the union of men in relation with his kindred. There will be occasion for regret. |
| 3 | 伏戎于莽，升其高陵，三歲不興。 | The third line, undivided, (shows its subject) with his arms hidden in the thick grass, and at the top of a high mound. (But) for three years he makes no demonstration. |
| 4 | 乘其庸，弗克攻，吉。 | The fourth line, undivided, (shows its subject) mounted on the city wall; but he does not proceed to make the attack (he contemplates). There will be good fortune. |
| 6 | 同人于郊，無悔。 | The topmost line, undivided, (shows the representative of) the union of men in the suburbs. There will be no occasion for repentance. |
English: James Legge (1882), public domain. Chinese: Zhou Yi.
Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0); Chinese Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.