困 → 井
Hexagram 47: Oppression → Hexagram 48: The Well
䷮
困
Oppression
Lake / Water
→
䷯
井
The Well
Water / Wind
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 3, 4).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramLake → WaterThe Joyous → The Deep
Lower TrigramWater → WindThe Deep → The Gentle
Yilin Verse
桀亂无道,民散不聚。背室棄家,君孤出走。
Jie rules in chaos, devoid of the Way; the people scatter and will not gather. They abandon hearth and home; the lord is left alone to flee.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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