Trigrams
☳☴ – Thunder above, Wind below
Meaning
Represents endurance, constancy, and the power of lasting commitment. Thunder and wind reinforce each other, neither overwhelming the other. True endurance is not rigidity but a living, dynamic steadiness — the ability to persist while remaining responsive to change.
Interpretation
- Commit fully to a worthwhile path and maintain it through all changes.
- Lasting success comes from steady, consistent effort, not dramatic bursts.
- Adapt your methods while keeping your core purpose unwavering.
Six Yao (Lines) with Classical Quotes
1st Yao (初爻)
浚恒，贞凶，无攸利。
English: Plunging into endurance too deeply at the start — persistent misfortune, nothing is gained. Demanding too much too fast from a relationship or commitment strains it beyond recovery.
Luck Level: Misfortune
2nd Yao (二爻)
悔亡。
English: Regret disappears. When one maintains duration through the middle way, difficulties dissolve naturally.
Luck Level: Neutral
3rd Yao (三爻)
不恒其德，或承之羞，贞吝。
English: Not enduring in virtue — sometimes receiving shame. Persistence in such inconsistency brings regret. A wavering character invites disgrace.
Luck Level: Caution
4th Yao (四爻)
田无禽。
English: No game in the field. Going through the motions of the right activity in the wrong place — nothing is caught.
Luck Level: Caution
5th Yao (五爻)
恒其德，贞；妇人吉，夫子凶。
English: Enduring in one's virtue and persisting — for a woman this is good fortune, for a man it leads to misfortune. A woman enduring in devotion is admirable; a man needs to show initiative.
Luck Level: Misfortune
6th Yao (上爻)
振恒，凶。
English: Shaking endurance — misfortune. Being unable to stay still, constantly agitated, undermines the very constancy that is needed.
Luck Level: Misfortune