Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 33 遯 Dùn, Withdrawal
  3. Line 1
33 遯, line 1

Line 1 初六 yin, divided, of hexagram 33 遯 Dùn

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

遯尾，厲，勿用有攸往。

dùn wěi, lì, wù yòng yǒu yōu wǎng.

The first line, divided, shows a retiring tail. The position is perilous. No movement in any direction should be made. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

遯尾之厲，不往何災也。

dùn wěi zhī lì, bù wǎng hé zāi yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645108); 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.