Hexagram 18 蠱, Line 1
蠱
Hexagram 18 · first line, divided (six)
幹父之蠱，有子考，无咎，厲終吉。
The first line, divided, shows (a son) dealing with the troubles caused by his father. If he be an (able) son, the father will escape the blame of having erred. The position is perilous, but there will be good fortune in the end.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
幹父之蠱，意承考也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 18 becomes hexagram 26.
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Character glossary
- 幹gànarid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to inva
- 父fùfather, dad
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 蠱gǔpoison, venom; to bewitch, to harm
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 考kǎoto test, to investigate, to examine
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 厲lìwhetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet
- 終zhōngend; finally, in the end
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 意yìthought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; me
- 承chéngto undertake, to bear, to accept a duty;
- 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.