Hexagram 21 噬嗑, Line 5
噬嗑
Hexagram 21 · fifth line, divided (six)
噬乾肉，得黃金，貞厲，无咎。
The fifth line, divided, shows one gnawing at dried flesh, and finding the yellow gold. Let him be firm and correct, realising the peril (of his position). There will be no error.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
貞厲无咎，得當也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 21 becomes hexagram 25.
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Character glossary
- 噬shìto bite, to gnaw; to snap at
- 乾gānarid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; h
- 肉ròumeat; flesh
- 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable,
- 黃huángyellow; surname
- 金jīngold, metal; money
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 厲lìwhetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 當dāngappropriate, timely; to act, to serve; t
- 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.