噬嗑

Hexagram 21: Biting Through → Hexagram 48: The Well

噬嗑
Biting Through
Fire / Thunder
The Well
Water / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 6 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramFire WaterThe Clinging → The Deep
Lower TrigramThunder WindThe Arousing → The Gentle

Yilin Verse

陽城太室,神明所息;仁智之居,獨無兵革。

Yangcheng and Taishi, where spirits and gods reside; a dwelling of the humane and wise -- alone, free from arms and war.

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

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