Hexagram 34 大壯, Line 1
大壯
Hexagram 34 · first line, undivided (nine)
壯于趾，征凶，有孚。
The first line, undivided, shows its subject manifesting his strength in his toes. But advance will lead to evil,—most certainly.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
壯于趾，其孚窮也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 34 becomes hexagram 32.
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Character glossary
- 壯zhuàngbig, large; robust, strong; the name of
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 趾zhǐtoe; tracks, footprints
- 征zhēngto summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journe
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 孚fúto brood over eggs; to have confidence
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 窮qióngpoor, destitute; to exhaust
- 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.