Hexagram 45 萃, Line 2
萃
Hexagram 45 · second line, divided (six)
引吉，无咎，孚乃利用禴。
The second line, divided, shows its subject led forward (by his correlate). There will be good fortune, and freedom from error. There is entire sincerity, and in that case (even the small offerings of) the vernal sacrifice are acceptable.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
引吉无咎，中未變也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 45 becomes hexagram 47.
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Character glossary
- 引yǐnto pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 孚fúto brood over eggs; to have confidence
- 乃nǎithen; really, indeed, after all
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 禴yuèsacrifice
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit
- 未wèinot yet; 8th terrestrial branch
- 變biànto change, to transform, to alter; rebel
- 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.