Hexagram:Breakthrough Hexagram:Splitting Apart

I-Ching Transformation

43
Breakthrough
Guai
Lake / Heaven
23
Splitting Apart
Bo
Mountain / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Line 1: 壯于前趾往不勝為咎

zhuàngvigorous
in
qiánadvancing
zhǐtoes
wǎnggoing forward
is not
shèngsuccessful
wéimaking
jiùmistakes

Line 2: 惕號莫夜有戎勿恤

anxious
hàoand complain
this is not
night
yǒuto have
róngwar
do not
worry

Line 3: 壯于頄有凶君子夬夬獨行遇雨若濡有愠無咎

zhuàngvigorous
in
qiúcheeks
yǒuassuming
xiōngmisfortune
jūnnoble
young one
guàiis decided
guàiin
all alone
xíngbut
and
rains
ruòas if
getting wet
yǒuwas
yùndispleasure
but no
jiùblame

Line 4: 臀無膚其行次且牽羊悔亡聞言不信

túnrump
without
skin
one's
xíngwalking
is second-rate
qiěfor now
qiānin tow
yángas
huǐregrets
wángwill
wénbut to hear
yánthis
is not
xìnto believe

Line 5: 莧陸夬夬中行無咎

xiànwild edible greens
on the dry land
guàiresolved
guàito purge
zhōngto balance
xíngthe action
is not
jiùwrong

Line 6: 無號終有凶

there is
hàocall
zhōngthe end
yǒucould
xiōngunfortunate

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramLake Mountainjoyous to stillness
Lower TrigramHeaven Earthyin-yang reversal

Yilin Verse

隨時春草,舊枝葉起。扶踈條桃,長大美盛,華沃鑠舒。

Spring grass follows the season; old branches put forth new leaves. The peach tree spreads its luxuriant boughs, growing tall, splendid, and grand; its blossoms rich and resplendent.

— Jiao Yanshou (焦延壽), Yilin (焦氏易林), 1st century BCE

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This page shows the transformation from hexagram 43 (Breakthrough) to hexagram 23 (Splitting Apart). In the I-Ching, when a reading produces changing lines, the hexagram transforms into another hexagram, providing guidance for both the current situation and its eventual evolution.