Hexagram 23 剝, Line 3
剝
Hexagram 23 · third line, divided (six)
剝之，无咎。
The third line, divided, shows its subject among the overthrowers; but there will be no error.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
剝之无咎，失上下也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 23 becomes hexagram 52.
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Character glossary
- 剝bōto peel, to skin; to exploit
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 失shīto lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
- 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to at
- 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.