Hexagram 24 復, Line 2
復
Hexagram 24 · second line, divided (six)
休復，吉。
The second line, divided, shows the admirable return (of its subject). There will be good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
休復之吉，以下仁也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 24 becomes hexagram 19.
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Character glossary
- 休xiūto rest; to stop; to retire
- 復fùagain, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to r
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring do
- 仁rénbenevolent, humane, kind
- 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.