Hexagram 32 恒 changing to hexagram 55 豐
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 32 恒, line 2
悔亡。
The second line, undivided, shows all occasion for repentance disappearing.
Hexagram 32 恒, line 1
浚恆,貞凶,无攸利。
The first line, divided, shows its subject deeply (desirous) of long continuance. Even with firm correctness there will be evil; there will be no advantage in any way.
The two hexagrams
Hexagram 32 恒 — judgment
恆:亨,无咎。利貞,利有攸往。
Hăng indicates successful progress and no error (in what it denotes). But the advantage will come from being firm and correct; and movement in any direction whatever will be advantageous.
Hexagram 55 豐 — judgment
亨。王假之,勿憂,宜日中。
Făng intimates progress and development. When a king has reached the point (which the name denotes) there is no occasion to be anxious (through fear of a change). Let him be as the sun at noon.
The changing lines of hexagram 32
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 浚恆,貞凶,无攸利。 | The first line, divided, shows its subject deeply (desirous) of long continuance. Even with firm correctness there will be evil; there will be no advantage in any way. |
| 2 | 悔亡。 | The second line, undivided, shows all occasion for repentance disappearing. |
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.