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  1. The 64
  2. 44 姤 Gòu, Encounter
  3. Line 6
44 姤, line 6

Line 6 上九 yang, undivided, of hexagram 44 姤 Gòu

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

姤其角,吝,无咎。

gòu qí jiǎo, lìn, wú jiù.

The sixth line, undivided, shows its subject receiving others on his horns. There will be occasion for regret, but there will be no error. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

姤其角,上窮吝也。

gòu qí jiǎo, shàng qióng lìn yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10646826); 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.