Hexagram 21 Line 2: 六二

Shi He 噬嗑 Biting Through

Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)六二 Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless

Classical Chinese Text

六二 噬膚滅鼻。无咎。

Wilhelm Translation

Bites through tender meat, So that his nose disappears. No blame.

When This Line Changes

If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 21 Shi He (Biting Through) transforms into Hexagram 38 Kui (Opposition).

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Parent Hexagram

Biting Through
Shi He噬嗑 (21)

Fire () over Thunder ()

Upper Trigram: Fire | Lower Trigram: Thunder