Hexagram 31 咸, Line 5
咸
Hexagram 31 · fifth line, undivided (nine)
咸其脢，无悔。
The fifth line, undivided, shows one moving the flesh along the spine above the heart. There will be no occasion for repentance.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
咸其脢，志末也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 31 becomes hexagram 62.
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Character glossary
- 咸xiánall, together, united; salted
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 脢méiflesh
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 悔huǐto regret, to repent, to show remorse
- 志zhìdetermination, will; mark, sign; to reco
- 末mòend, final, last; insignificant
- 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.