解 → 兌
Hexagram 40: Deliverance → Hexagram 58: The Joyous Lake
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解
Deliverance
Thunder / Water
→
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兌
The Joyous Lake
Lake / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 1, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramThunder → LakeThe Arousing → The Joyous
Lower TrigramWater → LakeThe Deep → The Joyous
Yilin Verse
水中大賈，求利食子。商人至市，空无所有。
A great merchant on the water seeks profit and feeds his family. The trader arrives at market — empty, with nothing to be had.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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