Hexagram 17 隨, Line 1
隨
Hexagram 17 · first line, undivided (nine)
官有渝，貞吉。出門交有功。
The first line, undivided, shows us one changing the object of his pursuit; but if he be firm and correct, there will he good fortune. Going beyond (his own) gate to find associates, he will achieve merit.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
官有渝，從正吉也。出門交有功，不失也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 17 becomes hexagram 45.
← Hexagram 17 隨: judgment and all lines
Character glossary
- 官guānofficial, public servant
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 渝yúto change; Chongqing
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
- 門méngate, door, entrance, opening
- 交jiāoto connect; to deliver, to exchange; to
- 功gōngachievement, good work; merit; service
- 從cóngfrom, by, since, whence, through
- 正zhèngstraight, right, proper, correct, just,
- 也yěalso, too
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 失shīto lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
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.