Hexagram 53 漸, Line 6
漸
Hexagram 53 · sixth line, undivided (nine)
鴻漸于陸，其羽可用為儀，吉。
The sixth line, undivided, shows the geese gradually advanced to the large heights (beyond). Their feathers can be used as ornaments. There will be good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
其羽可用為儀，吉；不可亂也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 53 becomes hexagram 39.
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Character glossary
- 鴻hónga species of wild swan; vast
- 漸jiàngradually
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 陸lùland, continent; six (bankers' anti-frau
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 羽yǔfeather, plume; wings
- 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 為wèito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to
- 儀yíinstrument, apparatus; ceremony, rites
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 亂luànanarchy, chaos; revolt
- 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.