Hexagram 18 蠱, Line 3
蠱
Hexagram 18 · third line, undivided (nine)
幹父之蠱，小有悔，无大咎。
The third line, undivided, shows (a son) dealing with the troubles caused by his father. There may be some small occasion for repentance, but there will not be any great error.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
幹父之蠱，終无咎也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 18 becomes hexagram 4.
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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
- 小xiǎosmall, tiny, insignificant
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 悔huǐto regret, to repent, to show remorse
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 終zhōngend; finally, in the end
- 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.