Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 51 震 Zhèn, Thunder
  3. Line 4
51 震, line 4

Line 4 九四 yang, undivided, of hexagram 51 震 Zhèn

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

震遂泥。

zhèn suì ní.

The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject, amid the startling movements, supinely sinking (deeper) in the mud. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

震遂泥，未光也。

zhèn suì ní, wèi guāng 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.