Hexagram 22 of 64

䷕ 賁 bì

“Adorning”

艮上离下

Judgment

Form and grace. Beauty and ceremony succeed in small matters, not in weighty ones.

[ Classical judgment text (Chinese) — placeholder ]

[ English translation — placeholder ]

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

The six lines

  1. 初九[ Line text — placeholder ]
  2. 二六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  3. 三九[ Line text — placeholder ]
  4. 四六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  5. 五六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  6. 上九[ Line text — placeholder ]
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Related hexagrams

錯卦 · Inverse䷮ 困 kùn — ConfiningEvery line changes — the hidden opposite.綜卦 · Reversed䷔ 噬嗑 shì kè — Gnawing BiteThe same figure turned upside down.互卦 · Nuclear䷧ 解 jiě — Taking-ApartThe inner pattern hidden in lines 2–5.