Hexagram 53 of 64

☴☶ Development

Slow, orderly progress.

Upper trigram

☴

Wind · Xun

Gentle penetration.

FamilyEldest daughter
ElementWood

Lower trigram

☶

Mountain · Gen

Stillness and limit.

FamilyYoungest son
ElementEarth

The image

Wind above, Mountain below.

Wind over Mountain: gentle penetration meeting stillness and limit.

That combination is the whole meaning of hexagram 53. 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.

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49 Revolution 50 The Cauldron 51 The Arousing 52 Keeping Still 54 The Marrying Maiden 55 Abundance 56 The Wanderer