困 → 比
Hexagram 47: Oppression → Hexagram 8: Holding Together
䷮
困
Oppression
Lake / Water
→
䷇
比
Holding Together
Water / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 2, 4).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramLake → WaterThe Joyous → The Deep
Lower TrigramWater → EarthThe Deep → The Receptive
Yilin Verse
望尚阿衡，太宰周公。藩屏湯武，立為侯王。
The fine horse awaits its Bo Le; cold iron awaits the master smith. Once meeting the one who understands — a thousand li of road opens.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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