Hexagram 62 小過, Line 2
小過
Hexagram 62 · second line, divided (six)
過其祖，遇其妣；不及其君，遇其臣；无咎。
The second line, divided, shows its subject passing by his grandfather, and meeting with his grandmother; not attempting anything against his ruler, but meeting him as his minister. There will be no error.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
不及其君，臣不可過也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 62 becomes hexagram 32.
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Character glossary
- 過guòpass; to go across, to pass through
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 祖zǔancestor, forefather; grandfather; surna
- 遇yùto meet, to encounter, to come across
- 妣bǐone's deceased mother
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 及jíto extend; to reach; and; in time
- 君jūnsovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
- 臣chénminister, statesman, official, vassal
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
- 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.