Hexagram 1 乾, Line 2
乾
Hexagram 1 · second line, undivided (nine)
見龍在田，利見大人。
In the second line, undivided, (we see its subject as) the dragon appearing in the field. It will be advantageous to meet with the great man.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
見龍在田，德施普也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 1 becomes hexagram 13.
← Hexagram 1 乾: judgment and all lines
Character glossary
- 見jiànto see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- 龍lóngdragon; symbol of the emperor
- 在zàiat, in, on; to exist; used to indicate t
- 田tiánfield, farm, arable land; cultivated
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 人rénman, person; people
- 德déethics, morality; compassion, kindness
- 施shīto grant, to bestow; to act; surname
- 普pǔwidespread, universal, general
- 也yěalso, too
Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0); Chinese Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.