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Hexagram:
33. Retreat
Line #
Drawn as
Energy
Duality
Trigram
Dynamic
Polarity
Upper Trigram
Heaven
Father
Mature Yang
Lower Trigram
Mountain
Youngest Son
Immature Yang
6
5
4
3
2
1
Yang
Yang
Yang
Yang
Yin
Yin
Masculine
Masculine
Masculine
Masculine
Feminine
Feminine
#
English Name
Chinese Name
Hanzi
Pinyin
Action
Hexagram:
卦 Guà
33. Retreat
遯
dun / dùn
Disengage
Hidden Influence:
互卦 Hu Guà (nuclear)
Underlying Cause:
綜卦 Zong Guà (reverse)
44. Coming to Meet
19. Approach
姤
gòu
臨
lín
Encounter
Advance
Expression:
Also known as:
I seek solitude
Wise Withdrawal, Strategic Retreat, Stepping Back, Time for Reflection, Protection through Distance, Reassessing the Path, Avoiding Conflict, Embracing Solitude, Gathering Strength, Regrouping with Wisdom
Affirmation:
I wisely step back when needed, finding strength and clarity in moments of rest and reflection.
Image (Legge):
Mountain under heaven: the image of Retreat. Thus the superior man keeps the inferior man at a distance, not angrily but with reserve.
Judgement (Legge):
Retreat . Success. In what is small, perseverance furthers.
Overall meaning:
Quotes:
Upright Hexagram
Rotated 90°
counter clockwise
Change - - to 0
Change — to 1
Binary Number Created:
111100
Line 1:
Line 2:
Line 3:
Line 4:
Line 5:
Line 6:
33
Binary:
Structure:
Unicode decimal:
Unicode point:
Sector:
111100
Non-Core Gua
19936
U+4DE0
270 to 275.625
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