KUAN - EXAMINING Commentary: Examining. The hands have been washed, the offering is yet to be made. His appearance inspires confidence. Image: Wind blowing over the earth symbolizes examining. Thus the ancient rulers traveled through their regions, examining the people in order to instruct them. Changing Lines 1. Childlike examining befits the ordinary man, but not the superior man. 2. Examining through the crack in a door befits a woman of rectitude. 3. Inward examination decides between advance and retreat. 4. In examining the glory of the kingdom, be as the guest of the king. 5. Self-examination is blameless in the superior man. 6. Examining all life, the superior man is free of blame.