Upper trigram
☰
Heaven · Qian
Creative force.
FamilyFather
ElementMetal
Hexagram 44 of 64
☰☴ Coming to Meet
An encounter that should be handled carefully.
Lower trigram
☴
Wind · Xun
Gentle penetration.
FamilyEldest daughter
ElementWood
The image
Heaven above, Wind below.
Heaven over Wind: creative force meeting gentle penetration.
That combination is the whole meaning of hexagram 44. Nothing about it is arbitrary — change either trigram and you get a different hexagram with a different reading, which is why the 64 form a system rather than a list.