Hexagram 52 艮, Line 1
艮
Hexagram 52 · first line, divided (six)
艮其趾，无咎，利永貞。
The first line, divided, shows its subject keeping his toes at rest. There will be no error; but it will be advantageous for him to be persistently firm and correct.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
艮其趾，未失正也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 52 becomes hexagram 22.
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Character glossary
- 艮gěnblunt; tough, chewy
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 趾zhǐtoe; tracks, footprints
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 永yǒnglong; perpetual, eternal; forever
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 未wèinot yet; 8th terrestrial branch
- 失shīto lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
- 正zhèngstraight, right, proper, correct, just,
- 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.