Hexagram 55 豐, Line 2
豐
Hexagram 55 · second line, divided (six)
豐其蔀，日中見斗，往得疑疾，有孚發若，吉。
The second line, divided, shows its subject surrounded by screens so large and thick that at midday he can see from them the constellation of the Bushel. If he go (and try to enlighten his ruler who is thus emblemed), he will make himself to be viewed with suspicion and dislike. Let him cherish his feeling of sincere devotion that he may thereby move (his rulers mind), and there will be good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
有孚發若，信以發志也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 55 becomes hexagram 34.
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Character glossary
- 豐fēngabundant, lush, bountiful, plenty
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 蔀bùscreen
- 日rìsun; day; daytime
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit
- 見jiànto see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- 斗dòuto struggle, to fight, to contend; measu
- 往wǎngto go, to depart; past, former
- 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable,
- 疑yíto doubt, to question, to suspect
- 疾jísickness, illness, disease; to envy, to
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 孚fúto brood over eggs; to have confidence
- 發fāto issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
- 若ruòif, supposing, assuming; similar
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 信xìnto trust, to believe; letter, sign
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 志zhìdetermination, will; mark, sign; to reco
- 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.