Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 12 否 Pǐ, Blocked
  3. Line 3
12 否, line 3

Line 3 六三 yin, divided, of hexagram 12 否 Pǐ

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

包羞。

bāo xiū.

The third line, divided, shows its subject ashamed of the purpose folded (in his breast). (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

包羞，位不當也。

bāo xiū, wèi bù dāng yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645603); 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.