Hexagram 19 臨, Line 1
臨
Hexagram 19 · first line, undivided (nine)
咸臨，貞吉。
The first line, undivided, shows its subject advancing in company (with the subject of the second line). Through his firm correctness there will be good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
咸臨貞吉，志行正也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 19 becomes hexagram 7.
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Character glossary
- 咸xiánall, together, united; salted
- 臨línto draw near, to approach; to descend
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 志zhìdetermination, will; mark, sign; to reco
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
- 正zhèngstraight, right, proper, correct, just,
- 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.