井 → 屯
Hexagram 48: The Well → Hexagram 3: Difficulty at the Beginning
䷯
井
The Well
Water / Wind
→
䷂
屯
Difficulty at the Beginning
Water / Thunder
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 3 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 3).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWater → Water
Lower TrigramWind → ThunderThe Gentle → The Arousing
Yilin Verse
螟䖝為賊，害我稼穡。盡禾殫麥，秋無所得。
Worms and grubs become thieves, harming my crops and harvest. The grain consumed, the wheat exhausted; in autumn there is nothing to reap.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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