Hexagram 23 剝, Line 4
剝
Hexagram 23 · fourth line, divided (six)
剝牀以膚，凶。
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject having overthrown the couch, and (going to injure) the skin (of him who lies on it). There will be evil.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
剝牀以膚，切近災也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 23 becomes hexagram 35.
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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
- 膚fūskin; shallow, superficial
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 切qièto cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; cl
- 近jìnto approach; near, close; intimate
- 災zāidisaster, catastrophe, calamity
- 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.