Hexagram 40 解, Line 5
解
Hexagram 40 · fifth line, divided (six)
君子惟有解，吉；有孚于小人。
The fifth line, divided, shows (its subject), the superior man ( = the ruler), executing his function of removing (whatever is injurious to the idea of the hexagram), in which case there will be good fortune, and confidence in him will be shown even by the small men.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
君子有解，小人退也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 40 becomes hexagram 47.
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Character glossary
- 君jūnsovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 惟wéibut, however, nevertheless; only
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 解jiěto explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to u
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 孚fúto brood over eggs; to have confidence
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 小xiǎosmall, tiny, insignificant
- 人rénman, person; people
- 退tuìto retreat, to step back, to withdraw
- 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.