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08. Holding Together
23. Splitting Apart
14. Great Possessing
Unite
Regenerate
Shine
比
bǐ
Water
Kǎn
剝
bō
dà yǒu
大有
Earth
Kūn / k'un
Holding Together brings good fortune.
Inquire of the oracle once again
whether you possess sublimity,
constancy, and perseverance;
then there is no blame.
Those who are uncertain gradually join.
Whoever comes too late meets with misfortune.
On the earth is water:
the image of Holding Together.
Thus the kings of antiquity bestowed
the different states as fiefs
and cultivated friendly relations with the feudal lords.
Affirmation:
Career meaning:
Personal meaning:
Overall meaning:
Family
Dynamic:
Upper Trigram
Middle Son
Upper Trigram
Mother
Binary:
010000
Structure:
Non-Core Gua
Unicode decimal:
19911
Unicode hex:
00000
Primary:
比
8
䷇
Hidden:
剝
23
䷖
Opposite:
大有
14
䷍
8
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