噬嗑

Hexagram 21: Biting Through → Hexagram 30: The Clinging Fire

噬嗑
Biting Through
Fire / Thunder
The Clinging Fire
Fire / Fire
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 3).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire Fire
Lower TrigramThunder FireThe Arousing → The Clinging

Yilin Verse

鵲笑鳩舞,來遺我酒;大喜在後,授吾龜紐。龍喜張口,起拜福祉。

Magpies laugh, doves dance; they come bearing wine for us. Great joy lies ahead -- bestowing the tortoiseshell seal. The dragon joyfully opens its mouth; we rise and bow to receive the blessing.

— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE

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