Hexagram 6 訟, Line 6
訟
Hexagram 6 · sixth line, undivided (nine)
或錫之鞶帶，終朝三褫之。
The topmost line, undivided, shows how its subject may have the leathern belt conferred on him (by the sovereign), and thrice it shall be taken from him in a morning.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
以訟受服，亦不足敬也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 6 becomes hexagram 47.
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Character glossary
- 或huòor, either, else; maybe, perhaps, possib
- 錫xītin; to bestow, to confer
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 鞶pánbig leather belt
- 帶dàibelt, strap; band, ribbon; area, zone; t
- 終zhōngend; finally, in the end
- 朝cháoto face; direct, facing; dynasty; mornin
- 三sānthree
- 褫chǐto strip, to tear off, to undress
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 訟sòngto accuse, to argue; to dispute, to liti
- 受shòuto receive, to get, to accept; to bear
- 服fúclothes; to dress, to wear; to take medi
- 亦yìalso, too; likewise
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 足zúfoot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
- 敬jìngto respect, to honor; respectfully
- 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.