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Hexagram 13 同人 changing to hexagram 7 師

tóng rén
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Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

What to read

All six lines change: read the judgment of the resulting hexagram. (Rule set out by Zhu Xi in the Yixue qimeng.)

Judgment of hexagram 7 師

貞丈人吉,无咎。

Sze indicates how, in the case which it supposes, with firmness and correctness, and (a leader of) age and experience, there will be good fortune and 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 7 師 — judgment

貞丈人吉,无咎。

Sze indicates how, in the case which it supposes, with firmness and correctness, and (a leader of) age and experience, there will be good fortune and no error.

The changing lines of hexagram 13

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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.
5同人,先號啕而後笑。大師克相遇。In the fifth line, undivided, (the representative of) the union of men first wails and cries out, and then laughs. His great host conquers, and he (and the subject of the second line) meet together.
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.

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