Hexagram 29 坎, Line 2
坎
Hexagram 29 · second line, undivided (nine)
坎有險，求小得。
The second line, undivided, shows its subject in all the peril of the defile. He will, however, get a little (of the deliverance) that he seeks.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
求小得，未出中也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 29 becomes hexagram 8.
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Character glossary
- 坎kǎnpit, hole; to trap, to snare; crisis
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 險xiǎnnarrow pass, strategic point
- 求qiúto seek; to request, to demand; to besee
- 小xiǎosmall, tiny, insignificant
- 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable,
- 未wèinot yet; 8th terrestrial branch
- 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit
- 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.