Hexagram 62 小過, Line 1
小過
Hexagram 62 · first line, divided (six)
飛鳥以凶。
The first line, divided, suggests (the idea of) a bird flying, (and ascending) till the issue is evil.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
飛鳥以凶，不可如何也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 62 becomes hexagram 55.
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Character glossary
- 飛fēito fly, to dart; high
- 鳥niǎobird
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
- 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
- 何héwhat, why, where, which, how
- 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.
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