Hexagram 12 否, Line 2
否
Hexagram 12 · second line, divided (six)
包承，小人吉，大人否。亨。
The second line, divided, shows its subject patient and obedient. To the small man (comporting himself so) there will be good fortune. If the great man (comport himself) as the distress and obstruction require, he will have success.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
大人否，亨。不亂羣也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 12 becomes hexagram 6.
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Character glossary
- 包bāowrap, pack, bundle; package
- 承chéngto undertake, to bear, to accept a duty;
- 小xiǎosmall, tiny, insignificant
- 人rénman, person; people
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 否fǒuno, not, un-; final particle
- 亨hēngprospering, going smoothly
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 亂luànanarchy, chaos; revolt
- 羣qúngroup, crowd, multitude, mob
- 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.