Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 21 噬嗑 Shì Kè, Chewing Through
  3. Line 6
21 噬嗑, line 6

Line 6 上九 yang, undivided, of hexagram 21 噬嗑 Shì Kè

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

何校滅耳,凶。

hè jiào miè ěr, xiōng.

The sixth line, undivided, shows one wearing the cangue, and deprived of his ears. There will be evil. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

何校滅耳,聰不明也。

hè jiào miè ěr, cōng bù míng yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645753); 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.