Hexagram 53 漸, Line 1
漸
Hexagram 53 · first line, divided (six)
鴻漸于干，小子厲，有言，无咎。
The first line, divided, shows the wild geese gradually approaching the shore. A young officer (in similar circumstances) will be in a position of danger, and be spoken against; but there will be no error.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
小子之厲，義无咎也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 53 becomes hexagram 37.
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Character glossary
- 鴻hónga species of wild swan; vast
- 漸jiàngradually
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 干gànarid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to inva
- 小xiǎosmall, tiny, insignificant
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 厲lìwhetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 言yánwords, speech; to speak, to say
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 義yìright conduct, propriety; justice
- 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.