坤 → 困
Hexagram 2: The Receptive → Hexagram 47: Oppression
䷁
坤
The Receptive
Earth / Earth
→
䷮
困
Oppression
Lake / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 2, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → LakeThe Receptive → The Joyous
Lower TrigramEarth → WaterThe Receptive → The Deep
Yilin Verse
兔罝之容，不失其恭。和謙致樂，君子攸同。
The rabbit-snare’s bearing; never losing its respect. Harmonious and humble, achieving joy; the noble man’s companion.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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