Hexagram 4 蒙, Line 4
蒙
Hexagram 4 · fourth line, divided (six)
困蒙，吝。
The fourth line, divided, (shows its subject as if) bound in chains of ignorance. There will be occasion for regret.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
困蒙之吝，獨遠實也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 4 becomes hexagram 64.
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Character glossary
- 困kùnto surround; to besiege; surrounded, in
- 蒙méngto cover; to deceive; Mongolia
- 吝lìnstingy, miserly; parsimonious
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 獨dúalone, independent, only, single, solita
- 遠yuǎndistant, remote, far; profound
- 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.