Hexagram 52 艮, Line 4
艮
Hexagram 52 · fourth line, divided (six)
艮其身，无咎。
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject keeping his trunk at rest. There will be no error.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
艮其身，止諸躬也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 52 becomes hexagram 56.
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Character glossary
- 艮gěnblunt; tough, chewy
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 身shēnbody, torso; person; pregnancy
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 止zhǐto stop, to halt; to detain; to desist
- 諸zhūall, many, various; surname
- 躬gōngto bow; personally, in person; oneself
- 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.