困 → 益
Hexagram 47: Oppression → Hexagram 42: Increase
䷮
困
Oppression
Lake / Water
→
䷩
益
Increase
Wind / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 4, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramLake → WindThe Joyous → The Gentle
Lower TrigramWater → ThunderThe Deep → The Arousing
Yilin Verse
童女无媒，不宜動搖。安其室廬，傅母何憂？
The maiden has no matchmaker; it is unfit to be stirred or moved. She remains secure in her dwelling, and the governess has no cause for worry.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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