Hexagram 23 剝, Line 1
剝
Hexagram 23 · first line, divided (six)
剝牀以足，蔑貞凶。
The first line, divided, shows one overturning the couch by injuring its legs. (The injury will go on to) the destruction of (all) firm correctness, and there will be evil.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
剝牀以足，以滅下也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 23 becomes hexagram 27.
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Character glossary
- 剝bōto peel, to skin; to exploit
- 牀chuángbed, couch; bench; chassis
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 足zúfoot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
- 蔑mièto disdain, to disregard, to slight
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 滅mièto extinguish; to wipe out
- 下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring do
- 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.