Hexagram 13 同人, Line 5
同人
Hexagram 13 · fifth line, undivided (nine)
同人，先號啕而後笑。大師克相遇。
In the fifth line, undivided, (the representative of) the union of men first wails and cries out, and then laughs. His great host conquers, and he (and the subject of the second line) meet together.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
同人之先，以中直也。大師相遇，言相克也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 13 becomes hexagram 30.
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Character glossary
- 同tóngsame, similar; together with, alike
- 人rénman, person; people
- 先xiānfirst, former, previous
- 號hàomark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to
- 啕táoto wail
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 後hòuafter; behind, rear; descendants
- 笑xiàoto smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicke
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 師shīteacher, professional, master
- 克kèto subdue, to restrain, to overcome; use
- 相xiāngmutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
- 遇yùto meet, to encounter, to come across
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit
- 直zhístraight, vertical; candid, direct, fran
- 也yěalso, too
- 言yánwords, speech; to speak, to say
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.