Hexagram 32 恒, Line 1
恒
Hexagram 32 · first line, divided (six)
浚恆，貞凶，无攸利。
The first line, divided, shows its subject deeply (desirous) of long continuance. Even with firm correctness there will be evil; there will be no advantage in any way.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
浚恆之凶，始求深也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 32 becomes hexagram 34.
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Character glossary
- 浚jùnto dredge
- 恆héngconstant, persistent, regular
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 攸yōudistant, far; adverbial prefix
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 始shǐto begin, to start; beginning
- 求qiúto seek; to request, to demand; to besee
- 深shēndeep, profound; depth
- 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.