Hexagram 61 中孚, Line 3
中孚
Hexagram 61 · third line, divided (six)
得敵，或鼓或罷，或泣或歌。
The third line, divided, shows its subject having met with his mate. Now he beats his drum, and now he leaves off. Now he weeps, and now he sings.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
可鼓或罷，位不當也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 61 becomes hexagram 9.
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Character glossary
- 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable,
- 敵díenemy, foe, rival; to match; to resist
- 或huòor, either, else; maybe, perhaps, possib
- 鼓gǔdrum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
- 罷bàto cease, to finish, to stop, to quit
- 泣qìto cry, to sob, to weep
- 歌gēsong, lyrics; to sing, to chant
- 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
- 位wèiseat, throne; rank, status; position, lo
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 當dāngappropriate, timely; to act, to serve; t
- 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.