Hexagram 52 艮 changing to hexagram 62 小過
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 52 艮, line 6
敦艮，吉。
The sixth line, undivided, shows its subject devotedly maintaining his restfulness. There will be good fortune.
Hexagram 52 艮, line 4
艮其身，无咎。
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject keeping his trunk at rest. There will be no error.
The two hexagrams
Hexagram 52 艮 — judgment
艮其背，不獲其身，行其庭，不見其人，无咎。
When one's resting is like that of the back, Kăn he loses all consciousness of self; when he walks in his courtyard, and does not see any (of the persons) in it,—there will be no error.
Hexagram 62 小過 — judgment
亨。利貞。可小事，不可大事。飛鳥遺之音，不宜上宜下，大吉。
Hsiâo Kwo indicates that (in the circumstances which it implies) there will be progress and attainment. But it will be advantageous to be firm and correct. (What the name denotes) may be done in small affairs, but not in great affairs. (It is like) the notes that come down from a bird on the wing;—to descend is better than to ascend. There will (in this way) be great good fortune.
The changing lines of hexagram 52
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 艮其身，无咎。 | The fourth line, divided, shows its subject keeping his trunk at rest. There will be no error. |
| 6 | 敦艮，吉。 | The sixth line, undivided, shows its subject devotedly maintaining his restfulness. There will be good fortune. |
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.