Hexagram 63 既濟, Line 1
既濟
Hexagram 63 · first line, undivided (nine)
曳其輪，濡其尾，无咎。
The first line, undivided, (shows its subject as a driver) who drags back his wheel, (or as a fox) which has wet his tail. There will be no error.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
曳其輪，義无咎也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 63 becomes hexagram 39.
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Character glossary
- 曳yèto tow, to pull, to drag
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 輪lúnwheel; to turn, to revolve; to recur
- 濡rúto moisten, to immerse; wet, damp
- 尾wěitail; extremity, end; back, rear
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 義yìright conduct, propriety; justice
- 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.