損 → 乾
Hexagram 41: Decrease → Hexagram 1: The Creative
䷨
損
Decrease
Mountain / Lake
→
䷀
乾
The Creative
Heaven / Heaven
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 3, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramMountain → HeavenKeeping Still → The Creative
Lower TrigramLake → HeavenThe Joyous → The Creative
Yilin Verse
鯉鮒鮪鰕，𠢳福多魚。資所有无，富我邦家。
Carp, crucian, sturgeon, shrimp; blessings abundant, many fish. Trading what one has for what one lacks; enriching our homeland.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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