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Hexagram:
21. Biting Through
Line #
Drawn as
Energy
Duality
Trigram
Dynamic
Polarity
Upper Trigram
Fire
Middle Daughter
Immature Yin
Lower Trigram
Thunder
Eldest Son
Immature Yang
6
5
4
3
2
1
Yang
Yin
Yang
Yin
Yin
Yang
Masculine
Feminine
Masculine
Feminine
Feminine
Masculine
#
English Name
Chinese Name
Hanzi
Pinyin
Action
Hexagram:
卦 Guà
21. Biting Through
噬嗑
shì kè
Discern
Hidden Influence:
互卦 Hu Guà (nuclear)
39. Temporary obstacle
蹇
chien / jiǎn
Innovate
Underlying Cause:
綜卦 Zong Guà (reverse)
48. The Well
井
jǐng / ching
Inspire
Also known as:
Gnawing Bite, Biting Through, Cutting Through
Expression:
Affirmation:
I overcome obstacles
I face challenges with courage and precision, cutting through obstacles to reveal the truth and create a path to clarity and justice.
Image (Legge):
Thunder and lightning: The image of Biting Through. Thus the kings of former times made firm the laws through clearly defined penalties.
Judgement (Legge):
Biting Through has success. It is favorable to let justice be administered.
Overall meaning:
Biting Through, represents a time for decisive action and the need to address obstacles or injustices directly. It signifies a situation where problems or blockages must be confronted head-on, using clarity, firmness, and determination to cut through what is obstructing progress. This hexagram emphasizes the importance of facing challenges honestly and decisively, resolving conflicts or misunderstandings, and eliminating what is harmful or unproductive.
A call to deal with difficulties openly and with strength, recognizing that sometimes direct action is required to bring about resolution and clarity. It encourages you to act with fairness and precision, cutting through confusion or resistance to create a path forward. By addressing issues directly and with integrity, you clear away obstacles and make space for growth, justice, and positive change.
Upright Hexagram
Rotated 90°
counter clockwise
Change - - to 0
Change — to 1
Binary Number Created:
101001
Line 1:
Depicts someone shackled, their toes bound and immobilized, indicating restriction and limitation. Though harsh, this constraint prevents further mistakes, suggesting that strict discipline is necessary to avoid greater errors.
Line 2:
Shows a person biting through soft flesh and then, without hesitation, going on to bite off the nose. This represents taking swift and decisive action to address an issue fully and directly, even if it is unpleasant; despite the severity, there is no mistake in this clear-cut approach.
Line 3:
Portrays someone gnawing on dried flesh, encountering something distasteful and difficult to handle. There may be minor regrets in dealing with this unpleasant situation, but by persisting, no significant errors will be made.
Line 4:
Shows someone biting into flesh dried on the bone, extracting valuable pledges symbolized by money and arrows. Understanding the difficulty of the task and remaining firm in their resolve will lead to good fortune, as perseverance reveals hidden rewards.
Line 5:
Depicts someone biting at tough, dried flesh and discovering yellow gold within. With firm correctness and awareness of the risks, she navigates this challenging situation without error, finding value and success through persistence and clarity.
Line 6:
Shows a person wearing the cangue, a heavy wooden collar, and deprived of their ears, symbolizing a state of punishment and loss. This represents the consequences of failing to heed warnings or act justly, leading to a situation of suffering and regret.
21
Binary:
Structure:
Unicode decimal:
Unicode point:
Sector:
101001
Non-Core Gua
19924
U+4DD4
28.125 to 33.75
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