Hexagram 52 艮, Line 5
艮
Hexagram 52 · fifth line, divided (six)
艮其輔，言有孚，悔亡。
The fifth line, divided, shows its subject keeping his jawbones at rest, so that his words are (all) orderly. Occasion for repentance will disappear.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
艮其輔，以中正也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 52 becomes hexagram 53.
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Character glossary
- 艮gěnblunt; tough, chewy
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 輔fǔside road; to assist, to coach, to tutor
- 言yánwords, speech; to speak, to say
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 孚fúto brood over eggs; to have confidence
- 悔huǐto regret, to repent, to show remorse
- 亡wángdeath, destruction; to lose; to perish
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit
- 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.