萃 → 損
Hexagram 45: Gathering Together → Hexagram 41: Decrease
䷬
萃
Gathering Together
Lake / Earth
→
䷨
損
Decrease
Mountain / Lake
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 5 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 4, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramLake → MountainThe Joyous → Keeping Still
Lower TrigramEarth → LakeThe Receptive → The Joyous
Yilin Verse
張王子季，爭財相制。商君頑嚚，不知所申。
The lords Zhang, Wang, and Ji contend for wealth, each constraining the other. Lord Shang is stubborn and unyielding; he knows not where to plead his case.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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