Hexagram 38 睽 changing to hexagram 27 頤
Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 2, 4.
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 38 睽, line 4
睽孤，遇元夫，交孚，厲无咎。
The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject solitary amidst the (prevailing) disunion. (But) he meets with the good man (represented by the first line), and they blend their sincere desires together. The position is one of peril, but there will be no mistake.
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 27 頤 — judgment
貞吉。觀頤，自求口實。
Î indicates that with firm correctness there will be good fortune (in what is denoted by it). We must look at what we are seeking to nourish, and by the exercise of our thoughts seek for the proper aliment.
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. |
| 4 | 睽孤，遇元夫，交孚，厲无咎。 | The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject solitary amidst the (prevailing) disunion. (But) he meets with the good man (represented by the first line), and they blend their sincere desires together. The position is one of peril, but there will be no mistake. |
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.