Hexagram 14 大有, Line 5
大有
Hexagram 14 · fifth line, divided (six)
厥孚交如，威如；吉。
The fifth line, divided, shows the sincerity of its subject reciprocated by that of all the others (represented in the hexagram). Let him display a proper majesty, and there will be good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
厥孚交如，信以發志也。威如之吉，易而无備也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 14 becomes hexagram 1.
← Hexagram 14 大有: judgment and all lines
Character glossary
- 厥juépersonal pronoun; he, she, it
- 孚fúto brood over eggs; to have confidence
- 交jiāoto connect; to deliver, to exchange; to
- 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
- 威wēimight, power, prestige; to dominate
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 信xìnto trust, to believe; letter, sign
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 發fāto issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
- 志zhìdetermination, will; mark, sign; to reco
- 也yěalso, too
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 易yìto change; to exchange, to trade; simple
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 備bèito prepare; to get ready, to equip; read
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.