Hexagram 27 頤, Line 2
頤
Hexagram 27 · second line, divided (six)
顛頤，拂經，于丘頤，征凶。
The second line, divided, shows one looking downwards for nourishment, which is contrary to what is proper; or seeking it from the height (above), advance towards which will lead to evil.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
六二征凶，行失類也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 27 becomes hexagram 41.
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Character glossary
- 顛diānpeak, summit, top; to upset
- 頤yícheeks, jaw; chin; rear; to nourish
- 拂fúto shake off, to brush away; dust
- 經jīngthe classics; to experience, to undergo
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 丘qiūmound, hill; surname
- 征zhēngto summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journe
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 六liùsix
- 二èrtwo; twice
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
- 失shīto lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
- 類lèicategory, class, group, kind; similar to
- 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.