Hexagram 15 謙, Line 1
謙
Hexagram 15 · first line, divided (six)
謙謙君子，用涉大川，吉。
The first line, divided, shows us the superior man who adds humility to humility. (Even) the great stream may be crossed with this, and there will be good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
謙謙君子，卑以自牧也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 15 becomes hexagram 36.
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Character glossary
- 謙qiānhumble, modest
- 君jūnsovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 涉shèsconcerned, involved; to experience; to
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 川chuānstream, river
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 卑bēihumble, low, inferior; to despise
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 自zìself; private, personal; from
- 牧mùshepherd; to tend cattle
- 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.