Hexagram 45 萃, Line 5
萃
Hexagram 45 · fifth line, undivided (nine)
萃有位，无咎。匪孚，元永貞，悔亡。
The fifth line, undivided, shows the union (of all) under its subject in the place of dignity. There will be no error. If any do not have confidence in him, let him see to it that (his virtue) be great, longcontinued, and firmly correct, and all occasion for repentance will disappear.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
萃有位，志未光也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 45 becomes hexagram 16.
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Character glossary
- 萃cuìgrassy; thick, dense, close; to gather,
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 位wèiseat, throne; rank, status; position, lo
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 匪fěibandits, robbers, gangsters
- 孚fúto brood over eggs; to have confidence
- 元yuánfirst; dollar; origin; head
- 永yǒnglong; perpetual, eternal; forever
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 悔huǐto regret, to repent, to show remorse
- 亡wángdeath, destruction; to lose; to perish
- 志zhìdetermination, will; mark, sign; to reco
- 未wèinot yet; 8th terrestrial branch
- 光guānglight; bright, brilliant; only, merely
- 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.