Hexagram 60 of 64

☵☱ Limitation

Useful boundaries.

Upper trigram

☵

Water · Kan

Danger and depth.

FamilyMiddle son
ElementWater

Lower trigram

☱

Lake · Dui

Joy and openness.

FamilyYoungest daughter
ElementMetal

The image

Water above, Lake below.

Water over Lake: danger and depth meeting joy and openness.

That combination is the whole meaning of hexagram 60. 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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