Hexagram 44 of 64

䷫ 姤 gòu

“Coupling”

乾上巽下

Judgment

The unexpected encounter. A strong force appears — meet it early and firmly.

[ 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. 二九[ Line text — placeholder ]
  3. 三九[ 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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Related hexagrams

錯卦 · Inverse䷗ 復 fù — ReturningEvery line changes — the hidden opposite.綜卦 · Reversed䷪ 夬 guài — DisplacementThe same figure turned upside down.互卦 · Nuclear䷀ 乾 qián — ForceThe inner pattern hidden in lines 2–5.