Hexagram 38 睽, Line 4
睽
Hexagram 38 · fourth line, undivided (nine)
睽孤，遇元夫，交孚，厲无咎。
The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject solitary amidst the (prevailing) disunion. (But) he meets with the good man (represented by the first line), and they blend their sincere desires together. The position is one of peril, but there will be no mistake.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
交孚无咎，志行也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 38 becomes hexagram 41.
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Character glossary
- 睽kuíto stare
- 孤gūorphaned; alone, lonely, solidary
- 遇yùto meet, to encounter, to come across
- 元yuánfirst; dollar; origin; head
- 夫fūman, husband; worker; those
- 交jiāoto connect; to deliver, to exchange; to
- 孚fúto brood over eggs; to have confidence
- 厲lìwhetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 志zhìdetermination, will; mark, sign; to reco
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
- 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.