Hexagram 35: 晉 (jìn)
晉
jìn · Legge: Zin
Lower trigram ☷ 坤 (Earth), upper trigram ☲ 離 (Fire)
Judgment
康侯用錫馬蕃庶，晝日三接。
In Zin we see a prince who secures the tranquillity (of the people) presented on that account with numerous horses (by the king), and three times in a day received at interviews.
Commentary on the judgment (彖傳)
晉，進也。明出地上，順而麗乎大明，柔進而上行。是以康侯用錫馬蕃庶，晝日三接也。
The image (大象)
明出地上，晉；君子以自昭明德。
The six lines
| Line | Chinese | Legge | Changes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 — | 晉其角，維用伐邑，厲吉无咎，貞吝。 | The topmost line, undivided, shows one advancing his horns. But he only uses them to punish the (rebellious people of his own) city. The position is perilous, but there will be good fortune. (Yet) however firm and correct he may be, there will be occasion for regret. | 16 |
| 5 – – | 悔亡，矢得勿恤，往吉无不利。 | The fifth line, divided, shows how all occasion for repentance disappears (from its subject). (But) let him not concern himself about whether he shall fail or succeed. To advance will be fortunate, and in every way advantageous. | 12 |
| 4 — | 晉如鼫鼠，貞厲。 | The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject with the appearance of advancing, but like a marmot. However firm and correct he may be, the position is one of peril. | 23 |
| 3 – – | 眾允，悔亡。 | The third line, divided, shows its subject trusted by all (around him). All occasion for repentance will disappear. | 56 |
| 2 – – | 晉如，愁如，貞吉。受茲介福，于其王母。 | The second line, divided, shows its subject with the appearance of advancing, and yet of being sorrowful. If he be firm and correct, there will be good fortune. He will receive this great blessing from his grandmother. | 64 |
| 1 – – | 晉如，摧如，貞吉。罔孚，裕无咎。 | The first line, divided, shows one wishing to advance, and (at the same time) kept back. Let him be firm and correct, and there will be good fortune. If trust be not reposed in him, let him maintain a large and generous mind, and there will be no error. | 21 |
Lines are numbered from the bottom. Each line page shows the line text with its small image commentary; each “changes to” link opens the reading for that changing line.
Related hexagrams
- Inverse (lines in reverse order): hexagram 36
- Opposite (every line changed): hexagram 5 · reading
- Nuclear (lines 2–4 and 3–5): hexagram 39
English: James Legge, The Yî King, Sacred Books of the East vol. 16 (1882) — public domain; OCR text of the 1882 printing, checked against the proofread hexagrams. Chinese: Zhou Yi from Chinese Wikisource.
Character glossary
- 康kānghealth; peace, quiet
- 侯hóumarquis, lord; target in archery
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 錫xītin; to bestow, to confer
- 馬mǎhorse; surname
- 蕃fānabundant, flourishing; barbarians, forei
- 庶shùnumerous, various; multitude
- 晝zhòudaytime, daylight
- 日rìsun; day; daytime
- 三sānthree
- 接jiēto connect, to join; to receive, to meet
- 晉jìnto advance; to increase; to promote
- 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
- 摧cuīto destroy, to wreck
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 罔wǎngnone; to deceive; to slander
- 孚fúto brood over eggs; to have confidence
- 裕yùrich, plentiful, abundant
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 愁chóuanxious, worried
- 受shòuto receive, to get, to accept; to bear
- 茲zīnow, here; this; time, year
- 介jièagent, go-between, intermediary; to intr
- 福fúhappiness, good fortune, blessings
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 王wángking, ruler; royal; surname
- 母mǔmother; female elders; female
- 眾zhòngmultitude, crowd; masses, public
- 允yǔnto grant, to consent; just, fair
- 悔huǐto regret, to repent, to show remorse
- 亡wángdeath, destruction; to lose; to perish
- 鼫shímarmot; squirrel
- 鼠shǔrat, mouse
- 厲lìwhetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet
- 矢shǐarrow, dart; to vow, to swear
- 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable,
- 勿wùmust not, do not; without, never
- 恤xùto help, to relieve, to take pity on
- 往wǎngto go, to depart; past, former
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 角jiǎoangle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
- 維wéito preserve, to maintain, to hold togeth
- 伐fácut down, subjugate, attack
- 邑yìarea, district, city, state
- 吝lìnstingy, miserly; parsimonious
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.