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Hexagram 10: Treading

Upper trigram
Heaven (Qián)
Lower trigram
Lake (Duì)

The judgement

Move carefully and with good manners, even in a tricky situation. Conduct decides the outcome.

Structure of the hexagram

Treading is made of Heaven above and Lake below. The lower trigram describes the inner situation, the upper one what happens around you.

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