The Hexagrams

One of the sixty-four hexagrams of the Yijing, the Book of Changes.

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44

Encounter

Gou 姤

The woman is strong. Do not take this woman in marriage.

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Wind beneath heaven: this is Encounter. So the ruler issues commands and proclaims them to the four quarters.

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Commentary

Adapted from Yi King (1882) by James Legge.