Hexagram 47 · line 4
Oppression
困Kùn
Coming slowly, obstructed by a metal carriage. Cause for regret, yet there is a successful conclusion.
Line statement
九四
來徐徐，困于金車，吝，有終。
Coming slowly, obstructed by a metal carriage. Cause for regret, yet there is a successful conclusion.
The approach in Line 4 is delayed by a metal carriage, yet the passage allows a successful conclusion. Changing the line makes Water above Water, Hexagram 29. The comparison places delayed assistance beside repeated danger.
Computed position
How this place works
- Trigram position
- outer · base
Line 4 is the base of the outer trigram.
- Polarity and place
- yang in an even place: not aligned
Its yang polarity does not match the traditional even-place convention.
- Correspondence
- Line 1: responsive
Its counterpart is Line 1; the two have opposite polarities and can be read as responsive.
One line changes