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  1. The 64
  2. 51 震 Zhèn, Thunder
  3. Line 1
51 震, line 1

Line 1 初九 yang, undivided, of hexagram 51 震 Zhèn

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

震來虩虩，後笑言啞啞，吉。

zhèn lái xì xì, hòu xiào yán è è, jí.

The first line, undivided, shows its subject, when the movement approaches, looking out and around with apprehension, and afterwards smiling and talking cheerfully. There will be good fortune. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

震來虩虩，恐致福也。笑言啞啞，後有則也。

zhèn lái xì xì, kǒng zhì fú yě. xiào yán è è, hòu yǒu zé yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10644930); 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.