Hexagram 43 夬, Line 1
夬
Hexagram 43 · first line, undivided (nine)
壯于前趾，往不勝為咎。
The first line, undivided, shows its subject in (the pride of) strength advancing with his toes. He goes forward, but will not succeed. There will be ground for blame.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
不勝而往，咎也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 43 becomes hexagram 28.
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Character glossary
- 壯zhuàngbig, large; robust, strong; the name of
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 前qiánin front, forward; former, preceding
- 趾zhǐtoe; tracks, footprints
- 往wǎngto go, to depart; past, former
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 勝shèngvictory; to excel, to truimph
- 為wèito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 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.