Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 29 坎 Kǎn, The Pit
  3. Line 1
29 坎, line 1

Line 1 初六 yin, divided, of hexagram 29 坎 Kǎn

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

習坎，入于坎窞，凶。

xí kǎn, rù yú kǎn dàn, xiōng.

The first line, divided, shows its subject in the double defile, and (yet) entering a cavern within it. There will be evil. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

習坎入坎，失道凶也。

xí kǎn rù kǎn, shī dào xiōng yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10646381); 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.