Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 20 觀 Guān, Viewing
  3. Line 4
20 觀, line 4

Line 4 六四 yin, divided, of hexagram 20 觀 Guān

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

觀國之光，利用賓于王。

guān guó zhī guāng, lì yòng bīn yú wáng.

The fourth line, divided, shows one contemplating the glory of the kingdom. It will be advantageous for him, being such as he is, (to seek) to be a guest of the king. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

觀國之光，尚賓也。

guān guó zhī guāng, shàng bīn yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645159); 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.