Hexagram 13 同人, Line 3
同人
Hexagram 13 · third line, undivided (nine)
伏戎于莽，升其高陵，三歲不興。
The third line, undivided, (shows its subject) with his arms hidden in the thick grass, and at the top of a high mound. (But) for three years he makes no demonstration.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
伏戎于莽，敵剛也。三歲不興，安行也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 13 becomes hexagram 25.
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Character glossary
- 伏fúto crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to c
- 戎róngarms, armaments; military affairs
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 莽mǎngthicket, underbrush; rude, impertinent
- 升shēngto advance; to arise; to hoist, to raise
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 高gāotall, lofty; high, elevated
- 陵línghill, mound; mausoleum
- 三sānthree
- 歲suìyear; years old, age; harvest
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 興xìngto thrive, to prosper, to flourish
- 敵díenemy, foe, rival; to match; to resist
- 剛gānghard, strong, tough; just, barely
- 也yěalso, too
- 安ānpeaceful, tranquil, quiet
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
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.