Hexagram 45 萃, Line 1
萃
Hexagram 45 · first line, divided (six)
有孚不終，乃亂乃萃，若號一握為笑，勿恤，往无咎。
The first line, divided, shows its subject with a sincere desire (for union), but unable to carry it out, so that disorder is brought into the sphere of his union. If he cry out (for help to his proper correlate), all at once (his tears) will give place to smiles. He need not mind (the temporary difficulty); as he goes forward, there will be no error.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
乃亂乃萃，其志亂也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 45 becomes hexagram 17.
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Character glossary
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 孚fúto brood over eggs; to have confidence
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 終zhōngend; finally, in the end
- 乃nǎithen; really, indeed, after all
- 亂luànanarchy, chaos; revolt
- 萃cuìgrassy; thick, dense, close; to gather,
- 若ruòif, supposing, assuming; similar
- 號hàomark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to
- 一yīone; a, an; alone
- 握wòto grasp, to hold, to take by the hand
- 為wèito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to
- 笑xiàoto smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicke
- 勿wùmust not, do not; without, never
- 恤xùto help, to relieve, to take pity on
- 往wǎngto go, to depart; past, former
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 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.