Hexagram 28 大過, Line 6
大過
Hexagram 28 · sixth line, divided (six)
過涉滅頂，凶，无咎。
The topmost line, divided, shows its subject with extraordinary (boldness) wading through a stream, till the water hides the crown of his head. There will be evil, but no ground for blame.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
過涉之凶，不可咎也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 28 becomes hexagram 44.
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Character glossary
- 過guòpass; to go across, to pass through
- 涉shèsconcerned, involved; to experience; to
- 滅mièto extinguish; to wipe out
- 頂dǐngtop, summit, peak; to carry on the head
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
- 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.