噬嗑 → 咸
Hexagram 21: Biting Through → Hexagram 31: Influence
䷔
噬嗑
Biting Through
Fire / Thunder
→
䷞
咸
Influence
Lake / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramFire → LakeThe Clinging → The Joyous
Lower TrigramThunder → MountainThe Arousing → Keeping Still
Yilin Verse
搖尾逐災，雲沉孽除；洿泥生粱，下為田主。
Wagging its tail, it chases disaster; clouds sink, misfortune fades. From muddy lowland, fine millet grows -- below becomes the master of the field.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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