䷝ Brightness - 离

Basic Information

Upper Trigram ☲ Li   Lower Trigram ☲ Li

King Wen Order: 30 | Binary: 101101 | Leibniz Order: 46 | Genetic Code: GAC

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Brightness

THE CLINGING. Perseverance furthers. It brings success. Care of the cow brings good fortune.

离:利贞,亨。畜牝牛,吉。

The king used him to march forth and chastise.

上九:王用出征,有嘉折首,获匪其丑,无咎。

Tears in floods, sighing and lamenting. Good fortune.

六五:出涕沱若,戚嗟若,吉。

Its coming is sudden; It flames up, dies down, is thrown away.

九四:突如其来如,焚如,死如,弃如。

In the light of the setting sun, Men either beat the pot and sing Or loudly bewail the approach of old age. Misfortune.

九三:日昃之离,不鼓缶而歌,则大耋之嗟,凶。

Yellow light. Supreme good fortune.

六二:黄离,元吉。

The footprints run crisscross. If one is seriously intent, no blame.

初九:履错然,敬之无咎。

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