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易 · #48

井

The Well

Hexagram 48

Hexagram 48 The Well (井)

Upper

坎Water水

Lower

巽Wind風

Meaning · modern paraphrase

The well; tending shared resources supports everyday life.

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Related hexagrams

Opposite (錯卦)噬嗑Biting Through

Inverted (綜卦)困Oppression

Same upper trigram

屯Difficulty at the Beginning 需Waiting 比Holding Together 坎The Abysmal 蹇Obstruction 節Limitation 既濟After Completion

Same lower trigram

蠱Work on the Decayed 大過Great Excess 恆Duration 姤Coming to Meet 升Pushing Upward 鼎The Cauldron 巽The Gentle

The I Ching is a traditional divination classic, for reflection and reference.