Hexagram 33 遯, Line 4
遯
Hexagram 33 · fourth line, undivided (nine)
好遯君子吉，小人否。
The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject retiring notwithstanding his likings. In a superior man this will lead to good fortune; a small man cannot attain to this.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
君子好遯，小人否也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 33 becomes hexagram 53.
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Character glossary
- 好hǎogood, excellent, fine; proper, suitable;
- 遯dùndeceive, hide, conceal; flee; hexagram ䷠
- 君jūnsovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 小xiǎosmall, tiny, insignificant
- 人rénman, person; people
- 否fǒuno, not, un-; final particle
- 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.