Hexagram 11 泰, Line 5
泰
Hexagram 11 · fifth line, divided (six)
帝乙歸妹，以祉，元吉。
The fifth line, divided, reminds us of (king) Tî-yî's (rule about the) marriage of his younger sister. By such a course there is happiness and there will be great good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
以祉，元吉。中以行願也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 11 becomes hexagram 5.
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Character glossary
- 帝dìsupreme ruler, emperor; god
- 乙yǐsecond; 2nd heavenly stem
- 歸guīto return, to go back; to return to, to
- 妹mèiyounger sister
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 祉zhǐblessings, happiness, good luck
- 元yuánfirst; dollar; origin; head
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
- 願yuàndesire, wish; honest, virtuous; ready, w
- 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.