Hexagram 48 井, Line 1
井
Hexagram 48 · first line, divided (six)
井泥不食，舊井无禽。
The first line, divided, shows a well so muddy that men will not drink of it; or an old well to which neither birds (nor other creatures) resort.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
井泥不食，下也。舊井无禽，時舍也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 48 becomes hexagram 5.
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Character glossary
- 井jǐngwell, mine shaft, pit
- 泥nímud, earth, clay; plaster, paste
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 食shífood; to eat
- 舊jiùold, ancient; former, past
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 禽qínbirds, fowl; to capture; surname
- 下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring do
- 也yěalso, too
- 時shítime, season; period, era, age
- 舍shěhouse, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to
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.