Hexagram 56 旅, Line 6
旅
Hexagram 56 · sixth line, undivided (nine)
鳥焚其巢，旅人先笑後號咷。喪牛于易，凶。
The sixth line, undivided, suggests the idea of a bird burning its nest. The stranger, (thus represented), first laughs and then cries out. He has lost his ox(-like docility) too readily and easily. There will be evil.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
以旅在上，其義焚也。喪牛于易，終莫之聞也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 56 becomes hexagram 62.
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Character glossary
- 鳥niǎobird
- 焚fénto burn
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 巢cháonest, living quarters in tree
- 旅lǚjourney, trip; to travel
- 人rénman, person; people
- 先xiānfirst, former, previous
- 笑xiàoto smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicke
- 後hòuafter; behind, rear; descendants
- 號hàomark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to
- 咷táohowl, cry loudly
- 喪sàngmourning; mourn; funeral
- 牛niúox, cow, bull
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 易yìto change; to exchange, to trade; simple
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 在zàiat, in, on; to exist; used to indicate t
- 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to at
- 義yìright conduct, propriety; justice
- 也yěalso, too
- 終zhōngend; finally, in the end
- 莫mòcannot; do not; is not; negative
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 聞wénnews; to hear, to smell; to make known
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.