Hexagram 14 大有 changing to hexagram 31 咸
Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 1, 2, 5, 6.
What to read
Four changing lines: read the two unchanged lines of the resulting hexagram; the lower one is the main one. (Rule set out by Zhu Xi in the Yixue qimeng.)
Hexagram 31 咸, line 3
咸其股，執其隨，往吝。
The third line, undivided, shows one moving his thighs, and keeping close hold of those whom he follows. Going forward (in this way) will cause regret.
Hexagram 31 咸, line 4
貞吉悔亡，憧憧往來，朋從爾思。
The fourth line, undivided, shows that firm correctness which will lead to good fortune, and prevent all occasion for repentance. If its subject be unsettled in his movements, (only) his friends will follow his purpose.
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 31 咸 — judgment
亨。利貞。取女吉。
Hsien indicates that, (on the fulfilment of the conditions implied in it), there will be free course and success. Its advantageousness will depend on the being firm and correct, (as) in marrying a young lady. There will be good fortune.
The changing lines of hexagram 14
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 无交害，匪咎，艱則无咎。 | In the first line, undivided, there is no approach to what is injurious, and there is no error. Let there be a realisation of the difficulty (and danger of the position), and there will be no error (to the end). |
| 2 | 大轝以載，有攸往，无咎。 | In the second line, undivided, we have a large waggon with its load. In whatever direction advance is made, there will be no error. |
| 5 | 厥孚交如，威如；吉。 | The fifth line, divided, shows the sincerity of its subject reciprocated by that of all the others (represented in the hexagram). Let him display a proper majesty, and there will be good fortune. |
| 6 | 自天佑之，吉无不利。 | The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject with help accorded to him from Heaven. There will be good fortune, advantage in every respect. |
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.