Hexagram 54 歸妹, Line 1
歸妹
Hexagram 54 · first line, undivided (nine)
歸妹以娣，跛能履，征吉。
The first line, undivided, shows the younger sister married off in a position ancillary to the real wife. (It suggests the idea of) a person lame on one leg who yet manages to tramp along. Going forward will be fortunate.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
歸妹以娣，以恆也。跛能履吉，相承也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 54 becomes hexagram 40.
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Character glossary
- 歸guīto return, to go back; to return to, to
- 妹mèiyounger sister
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 娣dìyounger sister; younger brother's wife
- 跛bǒlame
- 能néngcan, may; capable, full of energy
- 履lǚshoes; to walk, to tread
- 征zhēngto summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journe
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 恆héngconstant, persistent, regular
- 也yěalso, too
- 相xiāngmutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
- 承chéngto undertake, to bear, to accept a duty;
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.