井 → 剝
Hexagram 48: The Well → Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart
䷯
井
The Well
Water / Wind
→
䷖
剝
Splitting Apart
Earth / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 2 changing lines (lines 2, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater → EarthThe Deep → The Receptive
Lower TrigramWind → MountainThe Gentle → Keeping Still
Yilin Verse
媒妁先明，雖期不得。齊女長子，亂其紀綱。
The matchmaker spoke clearly at first; yet despite the appointed time, she is not obtained. The eldest daughter of Qi throws the bonds of propriety into disorder.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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