Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 57 巽 Xùn, Wind
  3. Line 1
57 巽, line 1

Line 1 初六 yin, divided, of hexagram 57 巽 Xùn

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

進退，利武人之貞。

jìn tuì, lì wǔ rén zhī zhēn.

The first line, divided, shows its subject (now) advancing, (now) receding. It would be advantageous for him to have the firm correctness of a brave soldier. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

進退，志疑也。利武人之貞，志治也。

jìn tuì, zhì yí yě. lì wǔ rén zhī zhēn, zhì zhì yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10644966); 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.