Hexagram 31 咸, Line 2
咸
Hexagram 31 · second line, divided (six)
咸其腓，凶，居吉。
The second line, divided, shows one moving the calves of his leg. There will be evil. If he abide (quiet in his place), there will be good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
雖凶，居吉，順不害也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 31 becomes hexagram 28.
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Character glossary
- 咸xiánall, together, united; salted
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 腓féileg, calf; to wither, to decay
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 居jūto live, to reside; to dwell; to sit
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 雖suīalthough, even though
- 順shùnto submit to, to obey, to go along with
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 害hàito injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill
- 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.