Hexagram 48 井, Line 3
井
Hexagram 48 · third line, undivided (nine)
井渫不食，為我心惻，可用汲，王明，並受其福。
The third line, undivided, shows a well, which has been cleared out, but is not used. Our hearts are sorry for this, for the water might be drawn out and used. If the king were (only) intelligent, both he and we might receive the benefit of it.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
井渫不食，行惻也。求王明，受福也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 48 becomes hexagram 29.
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Character glossary
- 井jǐngwell, mine shaft, pit
- 渫xièto scatter, to disperse; high tide
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 食shífood; to eat
- 為wèito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to
- 我wǒI, me, my; our, us
- 心xīnheart; mind; soul
- 惻cèanguished; sympathetic
- 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 汲jíto draw water at a well; to imbibe
- 王wángking, ruler; royal; surname
- 明míngbright, clear; to explain, to understand
- 並bìngto combine, to annex; also, what's more
- 受shòuto receive, to get, to accept; to bear
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 福fúhappiness, good fortune, blessings
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
- 也yěalso, too
- 求qiúto seek; to request, to demand; to besee
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.