Hexagram 57 巽, Line 1
巽
Hexagram 57 · first line, divided (six)
進退，利武人之貞。
The first line, divided, shows its subject (now) advancing, (now) receding. It would be advantageous for him to have the firm correctness of a brave soldier.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
進退，志疑也。利武人之貞，志治也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 57 becomes hexagram 9.
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Character glossary
- 進jìnto advance, to make progress; to come in
- 退tuìto retreat, to step back, to withdraw
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 武wǔmilitary; martial, warlike
- 人rénman, person; people
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 志zhìdetermination, will; mark, sign; to reco
- 疑yíto doubt, to question, to suspect
- 也yěalso, too
- 治zhìto administer, to govern, to regulate
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.