Trigrams
☵☷ – Water above, Earth below
Meaning
Represents unity, alliance, and the bonds that hold people together. Like water on the earth, people naturally seek to join together around a worthy center. Cooperation and loyalty bring mutual benefit and security.
Interpretation
- Seek alliances and build genuine relationships around a worthy cause or leader.
- Examine your own sincerity before asking for the loyalty of others.
- Those who hesitate too long to join will be left behind.
Six Yao (Lines) with Classical Quotes
1st Yao (初爻)
有孚比之，无咎；有孚盈缶，终来有它，吉。
English: Holding together with sincerity, no blame. Sincerity fills the simple vessel; in the end another good thing comes. True loyalty, even from humble origins, draws good fortune.
Luck Level: Good
2nd Yao (二爻)
比之自内，贞吉。
English: Holding together from within. Persistence brings good fortune. Union that grows from inner conviction and genuine feeling is stable and lasting.
Luck Level: Good
3rd Yao (三爻)
比之匡人。
English: Holding together with the wrong people. Associating with those who lack virtue or integrity leads to misfortune. Choose companions carefully.
Luck Level: Caution
4th Yao (四爻)
外比之，贞吉。
English: Holding together with those outside. Perseverance brings good fortune. Forming alliances beyond one's immediate circle is beneficial when done with integrity.
Luck Level: Good
5th Yao (五爻)
显比，王用三驱，失前禽，邑人不訡，吉。
English: Manifest unity. The king hunts from three sides, letting some game escape. The townspeople need not beware. Good fortune. A generous and open-hearted leader wins loyal followers.
Luck Level: Good
6th Yao (上爻)
比之无首，凶。
English: Holding together without a leader. Misfortune. A group without central direction and vision cannot hold together and will fall apart.
Luck Level: Misfortune