Hexagram 3 屯, Line 4
屯
Hexagram 3 · fourth line, divided (six)
乘馬班如，求婚媾，往，吉无不利。
The fourth line, divided, shows (its subject as a lady), the horses of whose chariot appear in retreat. She seeks, however, (the help of) him who seeks her to be his wife. Advance will be fortunate; all will turn out advantageously.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
求而往，明也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 3 becomes hexagram 17.
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Character glossary
- 乘chéngride, mount; to make use of; to ascend;
- 馬mǎhorse; surname
- 班bānclass, squad, team, work shift
- 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
- 求qiúto seek; to request, to demand; to besee
- 婚hūnto get married; marriage, wedding
- 媾gòuto marry; to be intimate with
- 往wǎngto go, to depart; past, former
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 明míngbright, clear; to explain, to understand
- 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.