Hexagram 41 損, Line 2
損
Hexagram 41 · second line, undivided (nine)
利貞，征凶，弗損益之。
The second line, undivided, shows that it will be advantageous for its subject to maintain a firm correctness, and that action on his part will be evil. He can give increase (to his correlate) without taking from himself.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
九二利貞，中以為志也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 41 becomes hexagram 27.
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Character glossary
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 征zhēngto summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journe
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 弗fúnot, negative
- 損sǔnto damage, to harm
- 益yìto profit, to benefit; advantage
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 九jiǔnine
- 二èrtwo; twice
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 為wèito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to
- 志zhìdetermination, will; mark, sign; to reco
- 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.