Hexagram 28 大過, Line 1
大過
Hexagram 28 · first line, divided (six)
藉用白茅，无咎。
The first line, divided, shows one placing mats of the white mâo grass under things set on the ground. There will be no error.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
藉用白茅，柔在下也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 28 becomes hexagram 43.
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Character glossary
- 藉jíby means of; excuse, pretext; to rely on
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 白báiwhite; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
- 茅máorushes, reeds, grass; surname
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 柔róusoft, supple; gentle; flexible
- 在zàiat, in, on; to exist; used to indicate t
- 下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring do
- 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.