Hexagram 62 of 64

䷽ 小過 xiǎo guò

“Small Exceeding”

震上艮下

Judgment

Small overshooting. The bird flies low: go slightly beyond in small matters, not in great ones.

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Source: The I Ching, trans. James Legge, 1899 (public domain)

The six lines

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  4. 四九[ Line text — placeholder ]
  5. 五六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  6. 上六[ Line text — placeholder ]
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Related hexagrams

錯卦 · Inverse䷼ 中孚 zhōng fú — Center ReturningEvery line changes — the hidden opposite.綜卦 · Reversed䷽ 小過 xiǎo guò — Small ExceedingThe same figure turned upside down.互卦 · Nuclear䷛ 大過 dà guò — Great ExceedingThe inner pattern hidden in lines 2–5.