Hexagram 6 訟, Line 5
訟
Hexagram 6 · fifth line, undivided (nine)
訟，元吉。
The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject contending;—and with great good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
訟，元吉，以中正也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 6 becomes hexagram 64.
← Hexagram 6 訟: judgment and all lines
Character glossary
- 訟sòngto accuse, to argue; to dispute, to liti
- 元yuánfirst; dollar; origin; head
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit
- 正zhèngstraight, right, proper, correct, just,
- 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.