Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 15 謙 Qiān, Modesty
  3. Line 2
15 謙, line 2

Line 2 六二 yin, divided, of hexagram 15 謙 Qiān

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

鳴謙,貞吉。

míng qiān, zhēn jí.

The second line, divided, shows us humility that has made itself recognised. With firm correctness there will be good fortune. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

鳴謙貞吉,中心得也。

míng qiān zhēn jí, zhōng xīn dé yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 2106142); the text is public domain, the site's edits CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • English: James Legge, The Yî King, Sacred Books of the East vol. XVI, Oxford 1882 (public domain).
  • Pinyin: Unihan (Unicode License v3) with this site's readings for the classical cases.