Hexagram 20 觀, Line 6
觀
Hexagram 20 · sixth line, undivided (nine)
觀其生，君子无咎。
The sixth line, undivided, shows its subject contemplating his character to see if it be indeed that of a superior man. He will not fall into error.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
觀其生，志未平也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 20 becomes hexagram 8.
← Hexagram 20 觀: judgment and all lines
Character glossary
- 觀guānto observe, to spectate; appearance, vie
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth
- 君jūnsovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 志zhìdetermination, will; mark, sign; to reco
- 未wèinot yet; 8th terrestrial branch
- 平píngflat, level, even; peaceful
- 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.