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Hexagram 22 賁 changing to hexagram 53 漸

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Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 1, 5.

What to read

Two changing lines: read both line texts of the original hexagram; the upper one is the main one. (Rule set out by Zhu Xi in the Yixue qimeng.)

Hexagram 22 賁, line 5

賁於丘園,束帛戔戔,吝,終吉。

The fifth line, divided, shows its subject adorned by (the occupants of) the heights and gardens. He bears his roll of silk, small and slight. He may appear stingy; but there will be good fortune in the end.

Hexagram 22 賁, line 1

賁其趾,舍車而徒。

The first line, undivided, shows one adorning (the way of) his feet. He can discard a carriage and walk on foot.

The two hexagrams

Hexagram 22 賁 — judgment

亨。小利有攸往。

Pî indicates that there should be free course (in what it denotes). There will be little advantage (however) if it be allowed to advance (and take the lead).

Hexagram 53 漸 — judgment

女歸吉,利貞。

Kien suggests to us the marriage of a young lady, and the good fortune (attending it). There will be advantage in being firm and correct.

The changing lines of hexagram 22

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1賁其趾,舍車而徒。The first line, undivided, shows one adorning (the way of) his feet. He can discard a carriage and walk on foot.
5賁於丘園,束帛戔戔,吝,終吉。The fifth line, divided, shows its subject adorned by (the occupants of) the heights and gardens. He bears his roll of silk, small and slight. He may appear stingy; but there will be good fortune in the end.

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.