Hexagram 47 困, Line 3
困
Hexagram 47 · third line, divided (six)
困于石，據于蒺蔾，入于其宮，不見其妻，凶。
The third line, divided, shows its subject straitened before a (frowning) rock. He lays hold of thorns. He enters his palace, and does not see his wife. There will be evil.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
據于蒺藜，乘剛也。入于其宮，不見其妻，不祥也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 47 becomes hexagram 28.
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Character glossary
- 困kùnto surround; to besiege; surrounded, in
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 石shístone, rock, mineral
- 據jùto possess, to occupy; position; base
- 蒺jífurze, gorse
- 蔾líkind of bramble
- 入rùto enter, to come in; to join
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 宮gōngpalace; surname
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 見jiànto see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- 妻qīwife
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 藜lípigweed; Chenopodium album
- 乘chéngride, mount; to make use of; to ascend;
- 剛gānghard, strong, tough; just, barely
- 也yěalso, too
- 祥xiánghappiness, good fortune; auspicious
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.