Hexagram 9 小畜, Line 1
小畜
Hexagram 9 · first line, undivided (nine)
復自道，何其咎，吉。
The first line, undivided, shows its subject returning and pursuing his own course. What mistake should he fall into? There will be good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
復自道，其義吉也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 9 becomes hexagram 57.
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Character glossary
- 復fùagain, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to r
- 自zìself; private, personal; from
- 道dàomethod, way; path, road
- 何héwhat, why, where, which, how
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 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.
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