Hexagram 48 井, Line 6
井
Hexagram 48 · sixth line, divided (six)
井收勿幕，有孚元吉。
The topmost line, divided, shows (the water from) the well brought to the top, which is not allowed to be covered. This suggests the idea of sincerity. There will be great good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
元吉在上，大成也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 48 becomes hexagram 57.
← Hexagram 48 井: judgment and all lines
Character glossary
- 井jǐngwell, mine shaft, pit
- 收shōuto collect, to gather, to harvest
- 勿wùmust not, do not; without, never
- 幕mùcurtain, screen, tent; measure word for
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 孚fúto brood over eggs; to have confidence
- 元yuánfirst; dollar; origin; head
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 在zàiat, in, on; to exist; used to indicate t
- 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to at
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 成chéngto accomplish; to become; to complete, t
- 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.