Hexagram 3 屯, Line 6
屯
Hexagram 3 · sixth line, divided (six)
乘馬班如，泣血漣如。
The topmost line, divided, shows (its subject) with the horses of his chariot obliged to retreat, and weeping tears of blood in streams.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
泣血漣如，何可長也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 3 becomes hexagram 42.
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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
- 泣qìto cry, to sob, to weep
- 血xuèblood
- 漣liánflowing water; ripples; weeping
- 何héwhat, why, where, which, how
- 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
- 長zhǎnglong, lasting; to excel in
- 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.