Hexagram 27 頤, Line 6
頤
Hexagram 27 · sixth line, undivided (nine)
由頤，厲吉，利涉大川。
The sixth line, undivided, shows him from whom comes the nourishing. His position is perilous, but there will be good fortune. It will be advantageous to cross the great stream.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
由頤厲吉，大有慶也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 27 becomes hexagram 24.
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Character glossary
- 由yóucause, reason; from
- 頤yícheeks, jaw; chin; rear; to nourish
- 厲lìwhetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 涉shèsconcerned, involved; to experience; to
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 川chuānstream, river
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 慶qìngto congratulate, to celebrate
- 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.