噬嗑 → 損
Hexagram 21: Biting Through → Hexagram 41: Decrease
䷔
噬嗑
Biting Through
Fire / Thunder
→
䷨
損
Decrease
Mountain / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 2, 4).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramFire → MountainThe Clinging → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramThunder → LakeThe Arousing → The Joyous
Yilin Verse
遠望千里，不見黑子；離婁之明，無益於光。
Gazing a thousand miles into the distance, one cannot see a speck; even Li Lou's keen sight adds nothing to the light.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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