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Hexagram 4 · Méng (山水蒙)

Direct summary

Hexagram 4, Méng (山水蒙), places Kǎn (坎, Water) below Gèn (艮, Mountain).

Its nuclear, opposite, and reversed forms are Hexagrams 24, 49, and 3.

Structure reading

The lower trigram is Kǎn (坎, Water); the upper trigram is Gèn (艮, Mountain).

Sequence context

In the received sequence, Hexagram 4 comes between Hexagrams 3 and 5.

Study prompt

Compare Hexagram 4 with its nuclear form (24), opposite form (49), and reversed form (3). Which comparison is easiest to describe from the structure alone?

Editorial references

  1. Yi structural index: King Wen number, name, trigrams, and nuclear, opposite, and reversed forms.
  2. Yi editorial method: site-authored guidance is kept separate from classical text.
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