Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 59 渙 Huàn, Dispersal
  3. Line 1
59 渙, line 1

Line 1 初六 yin, divided, of hexagram 59 渙 Huàn

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

用拯馬壯,吉,悔亡。

yòng zhěng mǎ zhuàng, jí, huǐ wáng.

The first line, divided, shows its subject engaged in rescuing (from the impending evil) and having (the assistance of) a strong horse. There will be good fortune. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

初六之吉,順也。

chū liù zhī jí, shùn yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10647580); 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.