Hexagram 20 觀, Line 3
觀
Hexagram 20 · third line, divided (six)
觀我生，進退。
The third line, divided, shows one looking at (the course of) his own life, to advance or recede (accordingly).
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
觀我生，進退；未失道也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 20 becomes hexagram 53.
← Hexagram 20 觀: judgment and all lines
Character glossary
- 觀guānto observe, to spectate; appearance, vie
- 我wǒI, me, my; our, us
- 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth
- 進jìnto advance, to make progress; to come in
- 退tuìto retreat, to step back, to withdraw
- 未wèinot yet; 8th terrestrial branch
- 失shīto lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
- 道dàomethod, way; path, road
- 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.