剝 → 困
Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart → Hexagram 47: Oppression
䷖
剝
Splitting Apart
Earth / Mountain
→
䷮
困
Oppression
Lake / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramEarth → LakeThe Receptive → The Joyous
Lower TrigramMountain → WaterKeeping Still → The Deep
Yilin Verse
桑芳將落，隕其黃葉。失勢傾側，如無所得。
The mulberry's fragrant bloom is about to fall, shedding its yellow leaves. Losing its footing, tilting to the side; as if gaining nothing at all.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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