損 → 鼎
Hexagram 41: Decrease → Hexagram 50: The Cauldron
䷨
損
Decrease
Mountain / Lake
→
䷱
鼎
The Cauldron
Fire / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 4).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramMountain → FireKeeping Still → The Clinging
Lower TrigramLake → WindThe Joyous → The Gentle
Yilin Verse
一指食肉，口无所得。舌嚵於腹。
One finger points at the meat; the mouth obtains nothing. The tongue craves but the belly stays empty.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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