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Hexagram 41 · Sǔn (山泽损)

Direct summary

Hexagram 41, Sǔn (山泽损), places Duì (兑, Lake) below Gèn (艮, Mountain).

Its nuclear, opposite, and reversed forms are Hexagrams 24, 31, and 42.

Structure reading

The lower trigram is Duì (兑, Lake); the upper trigram is Gèn (艮, Mountain).

Sequence context

In the received sequence, Hexagram 41 comes between Hexagrams 40 and 42.

Study prompt

Compare Hexagram 41 with its nuclear form (24), opposite form (31), and reversed form (42). 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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