Hexagram 12 of 64

䷋ 否 pǐ

“Obstruction”

乾上坤下

Judgment

Stagnation: communication fails and the great fall away. Stand firm and wait the hour out.

[ Classical judgment text (Chinese) — placeholder ]

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Source: The I Ching, trans. James Legge, 1899 (public domain)

The six lines

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  2. 二六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  3. 三六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  4. 四九[ Line text — placeholder ]
  5. 五九[ Line text — placeholder ]
  6. 上九[ Line text — placeholder ]
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