Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 5 需 Xū, Waiting
  3. Line 4
5 需, line 4

Line 4 六四 yin, divided, of hexagram 5 需 Xū

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

需于血,出自穴。

xū yú xuè, chū zì xué.

The fourth line, divided, shows its subject waiting in (the place of) blood. But he will get out of the cavern. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

需于血,順以聽也。

xū yú xuè, shùn yǐ tīng yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10643261); 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.