Hexagram 49 革, Line 6
革
Hexagram 49 · sixth line, divided (six)
君子豹變，小人革面，征凶，居貞吉。
The sixth line, divided, shows the superior man producing his changes as the leopard (does when he) changes (his spots), while small men change their faces (and show their obedience). To go forward (now) would lead to evil, but there will be good fortune in abiding firm and correct.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
君子豹變，其文蔚也。小人革面，順以從君也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 49 becomes hexagram 13.
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Character glossary
- 君jūnsovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 豹bàoleopard, panther; surname
- 變biànto change, to transform, to alter; rebel
- 小xiǎosmall, tiny, insignificant
- 人rénman, person; people
- 革géleather, animal hide; to reform; to remo
- 面miànface; surface, side; plane, dimension
- 征zhēngto summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journe
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 居jūto live, to reside; to dwell; to sit
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 文wénculture, literature, writing
- 蔚wèithick, luxuriant; resplendent, ornamenta
- 也yěalso, too
- 順shùnto submit to, to obey, to go along with
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 從cóngfrom, by, since, whence, through
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.