Hexagram 61 中孚, Line 6
中孚
Hexagram 61 · sixth line, undivided (nine)
翰音登于天，貞凶。
The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject in chanticleer (trying to) mount to heaven. Even with firm correctness there will be evil.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
翰音登于天，何可長也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 61 becomes hexagram 60.
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Character glossary
- 翰hànpen, pencil, writing brush
- 音yīnsound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
- 登dēngto rise, to mount, to board, to climb
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 何héwhat, why, where, which, how
- 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
- 長zhǎnglong, lasting; to excel in
- 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.