Hexagram 14 · line 5

Possession in Great Measure

大有Dà Yǒu

Trust is returned by others, and dignity is maintained. Favorable.

Line statement

六五

厥孚交如,威如,吉。

Trust is returned by others, and dignity is maintained. Favorable.

Reciprocal trust and dignity occupy Line 5, the yielding center. Firming it removes the figure's only broken line, producing Hexagram 1.

Computed position

How this place works

Trigram position
outer · center

Line 5 is the center of the outer trigram.

Polarity and place
yin in an odd place: not aligned

Its yin polarity does not match the traditional odd-place convention.

Correspondence
Line 2: responsive

Its counterpart is Line 2; the two have opposite polarities and can be read as responsive.

One line changes

Moving to 1 · The Creative