Hexagram 60 節 changing to hexagram 54 歸妹
Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 4, 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 60 節, line 5
甘節，吉；往有尚。
The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject sweetly and acceptably enacting his regulations. There will be good fortune. The onward progress with them will afford ground for admiration.
Hexagram 60 節, line 4
安節，亨。
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject quietly and naturally (attentive to all) regulations. There will be progress and success.
The two hexagrams
Hexagram 60 節 — judgment
亨。苦節不可貞。
Kieh. intimates that (under its conditions) there will be progress and attainment. (But) if the regulations (which it prescribes) be severe and difficult, they cannot be permanent.
Hexagram 54 歸妹 — judgment
征凶，无攸利。
Kwei Mei indicates that (under the conditions which it denotes) action will be evil, and in no wise advantageous.
The changing lines of hexagram 60
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 安節，亨。 | The fourth line, divided, shows its subject quietly and naturally (attentive to all) regulations. There will be progress and success. |
| 5 | 甘節，吉；往有尚。 | The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject sweetly and acceptably enacting his regulations. There will be good fortune. The onward progress with them will afford ground for admiration. |
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.