Hexagram 26 大畜 changing to hexagram 52 艮
Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 1, 2.
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 2
輿說輹。
The second line, undivided, shows a carriage with the strap under it removed.
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 52 艮 — judgment
艮其背,不獲其身,行其庭,不見其人,无咎。
When one's resting is like that of the back, Kăn he loses all consciousness of self; when he walks in his courtyard, and does not see any (of the persons) in it,—there will be no error.
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. |
| 2 | 輿說輹。 | The second line, undivided, shows a carriage with the strap under it removed. |
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.