Hexagram 41 損, Line 3
損
Hexagram 41 · third line, divided (six)
三人行，則損一人；一人行，則得其友。
The third line, divided, shows how of three men walking together, the number is diminished by one; and how one, walking, finds his friend.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
一人行，三則疑也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 41 becomes hexagram 26.
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Character glossary
- 三sānthree
- 人rénman, person; people
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
- 則zérule, law, regulation; grades
- 損sǔnto damage, to harm
- 一yīone; a, an; alone
- 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable,
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 友yǒufriend, companion; fraternity
- 疑yíto doubt, to question, to suspect
- 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.