Hexagram 10 履, Line 5
履
Hexagram 10 · fifth line, undivided (nine)
夬履，貞厲。
The fifth line, undivided, shows the resolute tread of its subject. Though he be firm and correct, there will be peril.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
夬履貞厲，位正當也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 10 becomes hexagram 38.
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Character glossary
- 夬guàidecisive, certain; parted; fork
- 履lǚshoes; to walk, to tread
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 厲lìwhetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet
- 位wèiseat, throne; rank, status; position, lo
- 正zhèngstraight, right, proper, correct, just,
- 當dāngappropriate, timely; to act, to serve; t
- 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.