Hexagram 23 of 64

䷖ 剝 bō

“Stripping”

艮上坤下

Judgment

Things are being stripped away. Decline runs its course — endure, preserve, do not force action.

[ Classical judgment text (Chinese) — placeholder ]

[ English translation — placeholder ]

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

The six lines

  1. 初六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  2. 二六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  3. 三六[ 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䷪ 夬 guài — DisplacementEvery line changes — the hidden opposite.綜卦 · Reversed䷗ 復 fù — ReturningThe same figure turned upside down.互卦 · Nuclear䷁ 坤 kūn — FieldThe inner pattern hidden in lines 2–5.