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Hexagram:
29. The Abyss
Line #
Drawn as
Energy
Duality
Trigram
Dynamic
Polarity
Upper Trigram
Water
Middle Son
Immature Yang
Lower Trigram
Water
Middle Son
Immature Yang
6
5
4
3
2
1
Yin
Yang
Yin
Yin
Yang
Yin
Feminine
Masculine
Feminine
Feminine
Masculine
Feminine
#
English Name
Chinese Name
Hanzi
Pinyin
Action
Hexagram:
卦 Guà
29. The Abyss
坎
k'an / kǎn
Relinquish
Hidden Influence:
互卦 Hu Guà (nuclear)
27. Nourishing Vision
頤
yí
Nurture, Swallowing, To feed, Sagacious counsel, Jaws, Lower jaws
Underlying Cause:
綜卦 Zong Guà (reverse)
30. Clarity
離
li / lí
Perceive
Also known as:
Danger, Abysmal, Darkness, Water, Gorge,
Expression:
Affirmation:
"I explore mysteries"
Image (Legge):
Water flows on uninterruptedly and reaches its goal.
The image of the Abysmal repeated.
Thus the superior man walks in lasting virtue
and carries on the business of teaching.
Judgement (Legge):
The Abysmal repeated.
If you are sincere,
you have success in your heart,
and whatever you do succeeds.
Overall meaning:
Upright Hexagram
Rotated 90°
counter clockwise
Change - - to 0
Change — to 1
Binary Number Created:
010010
Line 1:
Line 2:
Line 3:
Line 4:
Line 5:
Line 6:
29
Binary:
Structure:
Unicode decimal:
Unicode point:
Sector:
010010
Non-Core Gua
19932
253.125 to 258.75
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