Hexagram 60 節 changing to hexagram 58 兌
Changing line (counted from the bottom): 4.
What to read
One changing line: read the text of that line in the original hexagram. (Rule set out by Zhu Xi in the Yixue qimeng.)
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 58 兌 — judgment
亨。利貞。
Tui intimates that (under its conditions) there will be progress and attainment. (But) it will be advantageous to be firm and correct.
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. |
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.