Hexagram 44
天风姤
Coming to Meet
Upper Trigram
☰
乾 (金)
Lower Trigram
☴
巽 (木)
Palace
乾 Palace
Shi / Ying Lines
Shi: Line 1 · Ying: Line 4
The 乾 trigram (金) sits above the 巽 trigram (木), forming 天风姤. This hexagram belongs to the 乾 Palace.
Judgment (卦辞)
Coming to Meet. The maiden is powerful. One should not marry such a maiden.
Image (象辞)
Under heaven, wind: the image of Coming to Meet.
Line Texts (爻辞)
Line 1
It must be checked with a bronze brake. (系于金柅)
Line 2
There is a fish in the tank. No blame. (包有鱼)
Line 3
No skin on his thighs, walking comes hard. (臀无肤)
Line 4
No fish in the tank. This leads to misfortune. (包无鱼)
Line 5
A melon covered with willow leaves. Hidden lines. (以杞包瓜)
Line 6
He comes to meet with his horns. Humiliation. (姤其角)