Hexagram 45 萃 changing to hexagram 55 豐
Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 1, 3, 5.
What to read
Three changing lines: read the judgments of the original and the resulting hexagram; the original is the main one. (Rule set out by Zhu Xi in the Yixue qimeng.)
Judgment of hexagram 45 萃
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.
Judgment of hexagram 55 豐
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 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 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 45
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 有孚不終,乃亂乃萃,若號一握為笑,勿恤,往无咎。 | The first line, divided, shows its subject with a sincere desire (for union), but unable to carry it out, so that disorder is brought into the sphere of his union. If he cry out (for help to his proper correlate), all at once (his tears) will give place to smiles. He need not mind (the temporary difficulty); as he goes forward, there will be no error. |
| 3 | 萃如,嗟如,无攸利,往无咎,小吝。 | The third line, divided, shows its subject striving after union and seeming to sigh, yet nowhere finding any advantage. If he go forward, he will not err, though there may be some small cause for regret. |
| 5 | 萃有位,无咎。匪孚,元永貞,悔亡。 | The fifth line, undivided, shows the union (of all) under its subject in the place of dignity. There will be no error. If any do not have confidence in him, let him see to it that (his virtue) be great, longcontinued, and firmly correct, and all occasion for repentance will disappear. |
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.