Hexagram 47: Oppression

泽水困 · Kùn

Hexagram 47, Oppression (Kùn, 困), is formed of the upper trigram Lake (兑) over the lower trigram Water (坎). Below is the classical judgment, the six line texts, and how to read this hexagram in a reading.

The Judgment

Oppression: success is still possible. The great one stays steadfast — good fortune, no blame. Words now find no believers.
亨。贞,大人吉,无咎;有言不信。

Trigrams

Upper · Lake 兑
joy, openness
Lower · Water 坎
the abysmal, danger

The outer (upper) trigram Lake describes the situation as it meets the world; the inner (lower) trigram Water describes its inner disposition. Together they set the theme of Oppression.

The Six Lines

Reading Hexagram 47 for Your Question

When Oppression appears without changing lines, the judgment above stands as the whole answer. When you cast changing lines (a 6 or a 9), read those line texts first — they are the most specific guidance — then look to the relating hexagram they form for where the situation is heading. For love, career, or a decision, apply the theme of Oppression to your own circumstances rather than reading it as a fixed prediction.

Ask the oracle your own question and see whether Oppression answers.

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