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Hexagram of the day · September 4, 2026

Gradual Progress

Hexagram 53 · jiàn · Gradual Progress
Original Chinese text · judgment and image

女归吉,利贞。

山上有木,渐;君子以居贤德善俗。

Reading of the day

An image of orderly, step-by-step advance. Drawing this hexagram invites you to proceed in stages, following the natural order of things rather than rushing.

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九五:鸿渐于陵,妇三岁不孕,终莫之胜,吉。

终莫之胜吉,得所愿也。

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