漸 → 困
Hexagram 53: Development → Hexagram 47: Oppression
䷴
漸
Development
Wind / Mountain
→
䷮
困
Oppression
Lake / Water
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 2, 3, 4, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWind → LakeThe Gentle → The Joyous
Lower TrigramMountain → WaterKeeping Still → The Deep
Yilin Verse
南國少子，才略美好。求我長女。賤薄不與。反得醜惡，後乃大悔。
Uncut jade is cast aside by the road; a dull stone is placed in the hall of honor. By the time one thinks to carve the jade — looking back, the jade has gone cold.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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