Biting Through

Hexagram 21 · 噬嗑 (Shì Kè)

Upper: Fire · Lower: Thunder

Judgment (卦辞)

Biting Through has success. It is favorable to administer justice.

Image (象辞)

Thunder and lightning: the image of Biting Through. Thus the kings of former times made firm the laws.

Structure

Upper Trigram

Fire

Lower Trigram

Thunder