Hexagram 16 豫, Line 1
豫
Hexagram 16 · first line, divided (six)
鳴豫，凶。
The first line, divided, shows its subject proclaiming his pleasure and satisfaction. There will be evil.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
初六鳴豫，志窮凶也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 16 becomes hexagram 51.
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Character glossary
- 鳴mínga bird call or animal cry; to make a sou
- 豫yùrelaxed; hesitant
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 初chūbeginning, initial, primary
- 六liùsix
- 志zhìdetermination, will; mark, sign; to reco
- 窮qióngpoor, destitute; to exhaust
- 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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