Hexagram 7 師 changing to hexagram 34 大壯
Changing lines (counted from the bottom): 1, 3, 4.
What to read
Three changing lines: read the judgments of the original and the resulting hexagram; the original is the main one. (Rule set out by Zhu Xi in the Yixue qimeng.)
Judgment of hexagram 7 師
貞丈人吉，无咎。
Sze indicates how, in the case which it supposes, with firmness and correctness, and (a leader of) age and experience, there will be good fortune and no error.
Judgment of hexagram 34 大壯
利貞。
Ta Kwang indicates that (under the conditions which it symbolises) it will be advantageous to be firm and correct.
The two hexagrams
Hexagram 7 師 — judgment
貞丈人吉，无咎。
Sze indicates how, in the case which it supposes, with firmness and correctness, and (a leader of) age and experience, there will be good fortune and no error.
Hexagram 34 大壯 — judgment
利貞。
Ta Kwang indicates that (under the conditions which it symbolises) it will be advantageous to be firm and correct.
The changing lines of hexagram 7
| Line | Chinese | Legge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 師出以律，否臧，凶。 | The first line, divided, shows the host going forth according to the rules (for such a movement). If these be not good, there will be evil. |
| 3 | 師或輿尸，凶。 | The third line, divided, shows how the host may, possibly, have many inefficient leaders. There will be evil. |
| 4 | 師左次，无咎。 | The fourth line, divided, shows the host in retreat. There is 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.