Hexagram 45 萃 changing to hexagram 20 觀
Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 4, 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 45 萃, line 6
齎資涕洟,无咎。
The topmost line, divided, shows its subject sighing and weeping; but there will be no error.
Hexagram 45 萃, line 4
大吉,无咎。
The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject in such a state that, if he be greatly fortunate, he will receive no blame.
The two hexagrams
Hexagram 45 萃 — judgment
王假有廟,利見大人,亨。利貞。用大牲吉,利有攸往。
In (the state denoted by) Zhui, the king will repair to his ancestral temple. It will be advantageous (also) to meet with the great man; and then there will be progress and success, though the advantage must come through firm correctness. The use of great victims will conduce to good fortune; and in whatever direction movement is made, it will be advantageous.
Hexagram 20 觀 — judgment
盥而不薦,有孚顒若。
Kwân shows (how he whom it represents should be like) the worshipper who has washed his hands, but not (yet) presented his offerings;—with sincerity and an appearance of dignity (commanding reverent regard).
The changing lines of hexagram 45
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 大吉,无咎。 | The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject in such a state that, if he be greatly fortunate, he will receive no blame. |
| 6 | 齎資涕洟,无咎。 | The topmost line, divided, shows its subject sighing and weeping; but 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.