Hexagram 46 升 changing to hexagram 5 需
Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 1, 5.
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 46 升, line 5
貞吉，升階。
The fifth line, divided, shows its subject firmly correct, and therefore enjoying good fortune. He ascends the stairs (with all due ceremony).
Hexagram 46 升, line 1
允升，大吉。
The first line, divided, shows its subject advancing upwards with the welcome (of those above him). There will be great good fortune.
The two hexagrams
Hexagram 46 升 — judgment
元亨，用見大人，勿恤，南征吉。
Shăng indicates that (under its conditions) there will be great progress and success. Seeking by (the qualities implied in it) to meet with the great man, its subject need have no anxiety. Advance to the south will be fortunate.
Hexagram 5 需 — judgment
有孚，光亨。貞吉，利涉大川。
Hsü intimates that, with the sincerity which is declared in it, there will be brilliant success. With firmness there will be good fortune; and it will be advantageous to cross the great stream.
The changing lines of hexagram 46
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 允升，大吉。 | The first line, divided, shows its subject advancing upwards with the welcome (of those above him). There will be great good fortune. |
| 5 | 貞吉，升階。 | The fifth line, divided, shows its subject firmly correct, and therefore enjoying good fortune. He ascends the stairs (with all due ceremony). |
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.