Hexagram 39 蹇, Line 4
蹇
Hexagram 39 · fourth line, divided (six)
往蹇來連。
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject advancing, (but only) to (greater) difficulties. He remains stationary, and unites (with the subject of the line above).
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
往蹇來連，當位實也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 39 becomes hexagram 31.
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Character glossary
- 往wǎngto go, to depart; past, former
- 蹇jiǎnlame, crippled; nag, donkey; slow, diffi
- 來láito arrive, to come, to return; in the fu
- 連liánto join, to connect; continuous; even
- 當dāngappropriate, timely; to act, to serve; t
- 位wèiseat, throne; rank, status; position, lo
- 實shíreal, true; honest, sincere
- 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.