Hexagram 38 睽 changing to hexagram 21 噬嗑
Changing line (counted from the bottom): 2.
What to read
One changing line: read the text of that line in the original hexagram. (Rule set out by Zhu Xi in the Yixue qimeng.)
Hexagram 38 睽, line 2
遇主于巷，无咎。
The second line, undivided, shows its subject happening to meet with his lord in a bye-passage. There will be no error.
The two hexagrams
Hexagram 38 睽 — judgment
小事吉。
Khwei indicates that, (notwithstanding the condition of things which it denotes), in small matters there will (still) be good success.
Hexagram 21 噬嗑 — judgment
亨。利用獄。
Shih Ho indicates successful progress (in the condition of things which it supposes). It will be advantageous to use legal constraints.
The changing lines of hexagram 38
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 遇主于巷，无咎。 | The second line, undivided, shows its subject happening to meet with his lord in a bye-passage. There will be no error. |
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.