- The 64
- 46 升 Shēng, Rising
- Line 5
Line 5 六五 yin, divided, of hexagram 46 升 Shēng
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
貞吉，升階。
The fifth line, divided, shows its subject firmly correct, and therefore enjoying good fortune. He ascends the stairs (with all due ceremony). (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
貞吉升階，大得志也。
Where this line leads
Sources
- Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10646879); 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.