Hexagram 26 大畜, Line 6
大畜
Hexagram 26 · sixth line, undivided (nine)
何天之衢,亨。
The sixth line, undivided, shows its subject (as) in command of the firmament of heaven. There will be progress.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
何天之衢,道大行也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 26 becomes hexagram 11.
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Character glossary
- 何héwhat, why, where, which, how
- 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 衢qúhighway; thoroughfare, intersection
- 亨hēngprospering, going smoothly
- 道dàomethod, way; path, road
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
- 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.