Hexagram 26 大畜, Line 4
大畜
Hexagram 26 · fourth line, divided (six)
童牛之告，元吉。
The fourth line, divided, shows the young bull, (and yet) having the piece of wood over his horns. There will be great good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
六四元吉，有喜也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 26 becomes hexagram 14.
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Character glossary
- 童tóngchild, boy; servant boy; virgin
- 牛niúox, cow, bull
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 告gàoto tell, to inform, to announce; to accu
- 元yuánfirst; dollar; origin; head
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 六liùsix
- 四sìfour
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 喜xǐto love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful,
- 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.