歸妹 → 比
Hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden → Hexagram 8: Holding Together
䷵
歸妹
The Marrying Maiden
Thunder / Lake
→
䷇
比
Holding Together
Water / Earth
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 2, 4, 5).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramThunder → WaterThe Arousing → The Deep
Lower TrigramLake → EarthThe Joyous → The Receptive
Yilin Verse
申酉說服，牛馬休息。君子以安，勞者得懽。
In the hours of Shen and You, persuasion prevails; ox and horse find their rest. The gentleman dwells in peace; the laborer finds his joy.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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