Hexagram 28 大過, Line 3
大過
Hexagram 28 · third line, undivided (nine)
棟橈，凶。
The third line, undivided, shows a beam that is weak. There will be evil.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
棟橈之凶，不可以有輔也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 28 becomes hexagram 47.
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Character glossary
- 棟dòngridge-beam; the main support of a house
- 橈ráoradius, forearm; a bent or twisted piece
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 輔fǔside road; to assist, to coach, to tutor
- 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.
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