Hexagram 24 復, Line 5
復
Hexagram 24 · fifth line, divided (six)
敦復，无悔。
The fifth line, divided, shows the noble return of its subject. There will be no ground for repentance.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
敦復无悔，中以自考也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 24 becomes hexagram 3.
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Character glossary
- 敦dūnhonest, candid, sincere; kind-hearted; t
- 復fùagain, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to r
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 悔huǐto regret, to repent, to show remorse
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 自zìself; private, personal; from
- 考kǎoto test, to investigate, to examine
- 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.