Hexagram 15 謙, Line 2
謙
Hexagram 15 · second line, divided (six)
鳴謙，貞吉。
The second line, divided, shows us humility that has made itself recognised. With firm correctness there will be good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
鳴謙貞吉，中心得也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 15 becomes hexagram 46.
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Character glossary
- 鳴mínga bird call or animal cry; to make a sou
- 謙qiānhumble, modest
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit
- 心xīnheart; mind; soul
- 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable,
- 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.
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