Hexagram 9 小畜, Line 2
小畜
Hexagram 9 · second line, undivided (nine)
牽復，吉。
The second line, undivided, shows its subject, by the attraction (of the former line), returning (to the proper course). There will be good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
牽復在中，亦不自失也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 9 becomes hexagram 37.
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Character glossary
- 牽qiānto drag, to pull, to lead by the hand
- 復fùagain, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to r
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 在zàiat, in, on; to exist; used to indicate t
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit
- 亦yìalso, too; likewise
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 自zìself; private, personal; from
- 失shīto lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
- 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.