Hexagram 29 of 64

䷜ 坎 kǎn

“Gorge”

坎上坎下

Judgment

Repeated danger, gorge upon gorge. The heart must stay steady and true through the deep water.

[ Classical judgment text (Chinese) — placeholder ]

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

The six lines

  1. 初六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  2. 二九[ Line text — placeholder ]
  3. 三六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  4. 四六[ Line text — placeholder ]
  5. 五九[ Line text — placeholder ]
  6. 上六[ Line text — placeholder ]
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Related hexagrams

錯卦 · Inverse䷝ 離 lí — RadianceEvery line changes — the hidden opposite.綜卦 · Reversed䷜ 坎 kǎn — GorgeThe same figure turned upside down.互卦 · Nuclear䷚ 頤 yí — SwallowingThe inner pattern hidden in lines 2–5.