Hexagram 13 同人, Line 4
同人
Hexagram 13 · fourth line, undivided (nine)
乘其庸，弗克攻，吉。
The fourth line, undivided, (shows its subject) mounted on the city wall; but he does not proceed to make the attack (he contemplates). There will be good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
乘其庸，義弗克也，其吉，則困而反則也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 13 becomes hexagram 37.
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Character glossary
- 乘chéngride, mount; to make use of; to ascend;
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 庸yōngusual, common, ordinary, mediocre
- 弗fúnot, negative
- 克kèto subdue, to restrain, to overcome; use
- 攻gōngto accuse; to assault; to criticize
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 義yìright conduct, propriety; justice
- 也yěalso, too
- 則zérule, law, regulation; grades
- 困kùnto surround; to besiege; surrounded, in
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 反fǎnreverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
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.