Hexagram 57 Xun (The Gentle, ䷸): Wind, Penetration, and Gradual Influence
In the sixty-four hexagrams, Xun (䷸) is the fifty-seventh, “double Xun”: Xun over Xun—wind following wind, moving without stopping. The image fits wind and entering best. Its core is yielding (xun) and entering (ru)—humility as ground, penetration as method, softness as means—reaching goals step by step and building strength through communication. Like wind: not fast or loud, yet reaching everywhere—warming, easing tension, and carrying things forward when the time is right.
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