Hexagram 21 噬嗑, Line 1
噬嗑
Hexagram 21 · first line, undivided (nine)
屨校滅趾，无咎。
The first line, undivided, shows one with his feet in the stocks and deprived of his toes. There will be no error.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
屨校滅趾，不行也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 21 becomes hexagram 35.
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Character glossary
- 屨jùstraw sandals; to tread on
- 校xiàoschool; military field officer
- 滅mièto extinguish; to wipe out
- 趾zhǐtoe; tracks, footprints
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
- 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.