Hexagram 53 漸 changing to hexagram 44 姤
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 53 漸, line 4
鴻漸于木，或得其桷，无咎。
The fourth line, divided, shows the geese gradually advanced to the trees. They may light on the flat branches. There will be no error.
Hexagram 53 漸, line 2
鴻漸于磐，飲食衎衎，吉。
The second line, divided, shows the geese gradually approaching the large rocks, where they eat and drink joyfully and at ease. There will be good fortune.
The two hexagrams
Hexagram 53 漸 — judgment
女歸吉，利貞。
Kien suggests to us the marriage of a young lady, and the good fortune (attending it). There will be advantage in being firm and correct.
Hexagram 44 姤 — judgment
女壯，勿用取女。
Kâu shows a female who is bold and strong. It will not be good to marry (such) a female.
The changing lines of hexagram 53
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 鴻漸于磐，飲食衎衎，吉。 | The second line, divided, shows the geese gradually approaching the large rocks, where they eat and drink joyfully and at ease. There will be good fortune. |
| 4 | 鴻漸于木，或得其桷，无咎。 | The fourth line, divided, shows the geese gradually advanced to the trees. They may light on the flat branches. 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.