I Ching · Hexagram 21 · Shì Kè
Hexagram 21: Biting Through
- Upper trigram
- Fire (Lí)
- Lower trigram
- Thunder (Zhèn)
The judgement
An obstacle must be dealt with firmly. Act decisively and fairly.
Structure of the hexagram
Biting Through is made of Fire above and Thunder below. The lower trigram describes the inner situation, the upper one what happens around you.