Hexagram 31 咸, Line 1
咸
Hexagram 31 · first line, divided (six)
咸其拇。
The first line, divided, shows one moving his great toes.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
咸其拇，志在外也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 31 becomes hexagram 49.
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Character glossary
- 咸xiánall, together, united; salted
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 拇mǔthumb; big toe
- 志zhìdetermination, will; mark, sign; to reco
- 在zàiat, in, on; to exist; used to indicate t
- 外wàiout, outside, external; foreign; in addi
- 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.