King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Hexagram 13 同人 changing to hexagram 3 屯

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Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 3, 4, 6.

What to read

Three changing lines: read the judgments of the original and the resulting hexagram; the original is the main one. (Rule set out by Zhu Xi in the Yixue qimeng.)

Judgment of hexagram 13 同人

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.

Judgment of hexagram 3 屯

元亨,利貞。勿用有攸往,利建侯。

Kun (indicates that in the case which it presupposes) there will be great progress and success, and the advantage will come from being correct and firm. (But) any movement in advance should not be (lightly) undertaken. There will be advantage in appointing feudal princes.

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 3 屯 — judgment

元亨,利貞。勿用有攸往,利建侯。

Kun (indicates that in the case which it presupposes) there will be great progress and success, and the advantage will come from being correct and firm. (But) any movement in advance should not be (lightly) undertaken. There will be advantage in appointing feudal princes.

The changing lines of hexagram 13

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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.