Hexagram 52 of 64

䷳ 艮 gèn

“Bound”

艮上艮下

Judgment

Stillness. Keep to your place, like the resting mountain — stop when it is time to stop.

[ 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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錯卦 · Inverse䷹ 兌 duì — OpenEvery line changes — the hidden opposite.綜卦 · Reversed䷲ 震 zhèn — ShakeThe same figure turned upside down.互卦 · Nuclear䷧ 解 jiě — Taking-ApartThe inner pattern hidden in lines 2–5.