Hexagram 1 乾, Line 5
乾
Hexagram 1 · fifth line, undivided (nine)
飛龍在天，利見大人。
In the fifth line, undivided, (we see its subject as) the dragon on the wing in the sky. It will be advantageous to meet with the great man.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
飛龍在天，大人造也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 1 becomes hexagram 14.
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Character glossary
- 飛fēito fly, to dart; high
- 龍lóngdragon; symbol of the emperor
- 在zàiat, in, on; to exist; used to indicate t
- 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 見jiànto see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 人rénman, person; people
- 造zàoto build, to construct, to invent, to ma
- 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.