Hexagram 54 · line 5
The Marrying Maiden
歸妹Guī Mèi
Di Yi gives his younger sister in marriage. The principal bride's sleeves are less fine than those of her accompanying younger bride. The moon is nearly full. Favorable.
Line statement
六五
帝乙歸妹，其君之袂，不如其娣之袂良。月幾望，吉。
Di Yi gives his younger sister in marriage. The principal bride's sleeves are less fine than those of her accompanying younger bride. The moon is nearly full. Favorable.
In the marriage arranged by Di Yi, the principal bride’s less elaborate sleeves put status beside modest display. The nearly full moon accompanies a favorable verdict. Changing Line 5 makes Lake above Lake, Hexagram 58, adding joy to the comparison.
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