Hexagram 26 大畜 changing to hexagram 46 升
Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 1, 6.
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 26 大畜, line 6
何天之衢，亨。
The sixth line, undivided, shows its subject (as) in command of the firmament of heaven. There will be progress.
Hexagram 26 大畜, line 1
有厲利已。
The first line, undivided, shows its subject in a position of peril. It will be advantageous for him to stop his advance.
The two hexagrams
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.
Hexagram 46 升 — judgment
元亨，用見大人，勿恤，南征吉。
Shăng indicates that (under its conditions) there will be great progress and success. Seeking by (the qualities implied in it) to meet with the great man, its subject need have no anxiety. Advance to the south will be fortunate.
The changing lines of hexagram 26
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 有厲利已。 | The first line, undivided, shows its subject in a position of peril. It will be advantageous for him to stop his advance. |
| 6 | 何天之衢，亨。 | The sixth line, undivided, shows its subject (as) in command of the firmament of heaven. There will be progress. |
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.