Hexagram 31 咸, Line 3
咸
Hexagram 31 · third line, undivided (nine)
咸其股，執其隨，往吝。
The third line, undivided, shows one moving his thighs, and keeping close hold of those whom he follows. Going forward (in this way) will cause regret.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
咸其股，亦不處也。志在隨人，所執下也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 31 becomes hexagram 45.
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Character glossary
- 咸xiánall, together, united; salted
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 股gǔshare, portion; thighs, haunches, rump
- 執zhíto execute; to grasp, to hold; to keep;
- 隨suíto follow, to listen to, to submit to
- 往wǎngto go, to depart; past, former
- 吝lìnstingy, miserly; parsimonious
- 亦yìalso, too; likewise
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 處chùto reside at, to live in; place, locale;
- 也yěalso, too
- 志zhìdetermination, will; mark, sign; to reco
- 在zàiat, in, on; to exist; used to indicate t
- 人rénman, person; people
- 所suǒplace, location; "that which", a particl
- 下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring do
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.