Chin / Progress

above: Li The Clinging, Flame
below: K'un The Receptive, Earth

In Chin we see a prince who secures the tranquility (of the people) presented on that account with numerous horses (by the king), and three times in a day received at interviews.

Overall Meaning

Advance, the symbol of progress

The Thwan of this hexagram expresses its subject more fully and plainly than that of any of the previous thirty-four. It is about a feudal prince whose services to the country have made him acceptable to his king. The king's favor has been shown to him by gifts and personal attentions such as form more than one ode in the Shih; see especially III,iii. The symbolism of the lines dimly indicates the qualities of such a prince. Chin means 'to advance'. Hexagrams 46 and 53 agree with this in being called by the names that indicate progress and advance. The advance in Chin is like that of the sun, 'the shining light, shining more and more to the perfect day.'