屯 → 井
Hexagram 3: Difficulty at the Beginning → Hexagram 48: The Well
䷂
屯
Difficulty at the Beginning
Water / Thunder
→
䷯
井
The Well
Water / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater → Water
Lower TrigramThunder → WindThe Arousing → The Gentle
Yilin Verse
大蛇當路，使季畏懼。湯火之災，切近我膚。賴其天幸，趨於王廬。
A great serpent blocks the road, making the youngest terrified. The calamity of boiling water and fire presses close upon my skin. By heaven’s grace alone, one reaches the king’s abode.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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