Hexagram 48: The Well → Hexagram 39: Obstruction

The Well
Water / Wind
Obstruction
Water / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines

Changing Lines

This transformation involves 1 changing line (line 2).

Trigram Changes

Upper TrigramWater Water
Lower TrigramWind MountainThe Gentle → Keeping Still

Yilin Verse

王子公孫,把絃攝丸。發輒有獲,家室饒足。

Princes and noble sons, gripping bowstrings and shooting pellets. Every shot finds its mark; hearth and home are rich and full.

— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE

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