Hexagram 51 震, Line 5
震
Hexagram 51 · fifth line, divided (six)
震往來厲，億无喪，有事。
The fifth line, divided, shows its subject going and coming amidst the startling movements (of the time), and always in peril; but perhaps he will not incur loss, and find business (which he can accomplish).
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
震往來厲，危行也。其事在中，大无喪也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 51 becomes hexagram 17.
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Character glossary
- 震zhènshake, quake, tremor; to excite
- 往wǎngto go, to depart; past, former
- 來láito arrive, to come, to return; in the fu
- 厲lìwhetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet
- 億yìhundred million; many
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 喪sàngmourning; mourn; funeral
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 事shìaffair, matter, business; to serve; acci
- 危wēidangerous, precarious; high
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
- 也yěalso, too
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 在zàiat, in, on; to exist; used to indicate t
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
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.