Hexagram 29 坎, Line 5
坎
Hexagram 29 · fifth line, undivided (nine)
坎不盈，禔既平，无咎。
The fifth line, undivided, shows the water of the defile not yet full, (so that it might flow away); but order will (soon) be brought about. There will be no error.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
坎不盈，中未大也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 29 becomes hexagram 7.
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Character glossary
- 坎kǎnpit, hole; to trap, to snare; crisis
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 盈yíngfull, overflowing; surplus; to fill
- 禔zhīhappiness; peace; good fortune
- 既jìalready, since, then; both; de facto
- 平píngflat, level, even; peaceful
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit
- 未wèinot yet; 8th terrestrial branch
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 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.