Hexagram 54 · line 1
The Marrying Maiden
歸妹Guī Mèi
The younger sister marries as a secondary wife. One who limps can still walk. Setting out is favorable.
Line statement
初九
歸妹以娣，跛能履，征吉。
The younger sister marries as a secondary wife. One who limps can still walk. Setting out is favorable.
The accompanying bride has a subordinate place, yet the image of walking despite a limp supports a favorable verdict for advance. Changing Line 1 makes Water below Thunder, Hexagram 40. Release is a contrasting theme beside action within a limited role.
Computed position
How this place works
- Trigram position
- inner · base
Line 1 is the base of the inner trigram.
- Polarity and place
- yang in an odd place: aligned
Its yang polarity matches the traditional odd-place convention.
- Correspondence
- Line 4: same polarity
Its counterpart is Line 4; the two share a polarity, so this structural correspondence is not responsive.
One line changes