謙 → 需
Hexagram 15: Modesty → Hexagram 5: Waiting
䷎
謙
Modesty
Earth / Mountain
→
䷄
需
Waiting
Water / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → WaterThe Receptive → The Deep
Lower TrigramMountain → HeavenKeeping Still → The Creative
Yilin Verse
鳳生會稽，稍巨能飛；翱翔往來，為眾鳥雄。
The phoenix is born in Kuaiji; gradually it grows and learns to fly. Soaring back and forth; it becomes chief among all birds.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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