Hexagram 9 小畜, Line 4
小畜
Hexagram 9 · fourth line, divided (six)
有孚，血去惕出，无咎。
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject possessed of sincerity. The danger of bloodshed is thereby averted, and his (ground for) apprehension dismissed. There will be no mistake.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
有孚。惕出。上合志也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 9 becomes hexagram 1.
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Character glossary
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 孚fúto brood over eggs; to have confidence
- 血xuèblood
- 去qùto go away, to leave, to depart
- 惕tìcautious, careful, alert
- 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to at
- 合héto combine, to join, to unite; to gather
- 志zhìdetermination, will; mark, sign; to reco
- 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.