Hexagram 41 損, Line 5
損
Hexagram 41 · fifth line, divided (six)
或益之，十朋之龜弗克違，元吉。
The fifth line, divided, shows parties adding to (the stores of) its subject ten pairs of tortoise shells, and accepting no refusal. There will be great good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
六五元吉，自上佑也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 41 becomes hexagram 61.
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Character glossary
- 或huòor, either, else; maybe, perhaps, possib
- 益yìto profit, to benefit; advantage
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 十shíten, tenth; complete; perfect
- 朋péngfriend, pal, acquaintance
- 龜guīturtle, tortoise; cuckold
- 弗fúnot, negative
- 克kèto subdue, to restrain, to overcome; use
- 違wéito violate, to disobey, to defy; to sepa
- 元yuánfirst; dollar; origin; head
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 六liùsix
- 五wǔfive; surname
- 自zìself; private, personal; from
- 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to at
- 佑yòuto help; to protect; to bless
- 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.