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Water · 坎

陷 (dangerous/deep)

Canonical PropertiesShuo Gua (說卦傳)

Family Role

Middle Son

「坎再索而得男，故謂之中男」

Animal

Pig

「坎為豕」

Body Part

Ears

「坎為耳」

Direction

North (Winter)

「勞乎坎…坎者，水也，正北方之卦也」

Core Virtue

陷 (dangerous/deep)

「坎，陷也」

Image in Nature

Water

Extended Symbols

waterditchconcealmentstraightening bent woodbow and wheelheart ailmentearacheblood hexagramredadded worryanxious heartbowed headthin hoofdraggingpenetratingmoonthief

「坎為水、為溝瀆、為隱伏、為矯輮、為弓輪…其於人也為加憂、為心病、為耳痛、為血卦、為赤…為亟心、為下首、為薄蹄、為曳…為通、為月、為盜」

Interpretive Qualities

Quality

The moon; lunar forces. Abyss, danger. Career success. Flowing, fluent, shifting, indefinite force.

Traits

Emotional, intense, headstrong, pensive, melancholic, prone to depression, inclination toward esoteric knowledge, soft features

Personages

Medical professionals, nurses, health care, diplomats; underhanded statecraft; cunning

Immortal

Li Tie Guai / The Healer

Wu Xing

Water

Hexagrams Containing Water (15)

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Difficulty at the Beginning