Hexagram 50 鼎, Line 5
鼎
Hexagram 50 · fifth line, divided (six)
鼎黃耳金鉉，利貞。
The fifth line, divided, shows the caldron with yellow ears and rings of metal in them. There will be advantage through being firm and correct.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
鼎黃耳，中以為實也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 50 becomes hexagram 44.
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Character glossary
- 鼎dǐnglarge, three-legged bronze cauldron
- 黃huángyellow; surname
- 耳ěrear; to hear, to hear of; handle
- 金jīngold, metal; money
- 鉉xuàna device for carrying a tripod
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 為wèito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to
- 實shíreal, true; honest, sincere
- 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.