Hexagram 14 大有 changing to hexagram 26 大畜
Changing line (counted from the bottom): 4.
What to read
One changing line: read the text of that line in the original hexagram. (Rule set out by Zhu Xi in the Yixue qimeng.)
Hexagram 14 大有, line 4
匪其尫,无咎。
The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject keeping his great resources under restraint. There will be no error.
The two hexagrams
Hexagram 14 大有 — judgment
元亨。
Tâ Yû indicates that, (under the circumstances which it implies), there will be great progress and success.
Hexagram 26 大畜 — judgment
利貞,不家食吉,利涉大川。
Under the conditions of Tâ Khû it will be advantageous to be firm and correct. (If its subject do not seek to) enjoy his revenues in his own family (without taking service at court), there will be good fortune. It will be advantageous for him to cross the great stream.
The changing lines of hexagram 14
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 匪其尫,无咎。 | The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject keeping his great resources under restraint. There will be no error. |
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.