乾

Heaven — Strong

乾，健也

Properties

Core Quality

健Strong

乾，健也

Animal

馬Horse

乾為馬

Body Part

首Head

乾為首

Family Role

父Father

乾，天也，故稱乎父

Direction

西北Northwest

乾，西北之卦也

Extended Symbols

乾為天、為圜、為君、為父、為玉、為金、為寒、為冰、為大赤、為良馬、為老馬、為瘠馬、為駁馬、為木果

天heaven
圜circle
君ruler
父father
玉jade
金metal
寒cold
冰ice
大赤deep red
良馬fine horse
老馬old horse
瘠馬lean horse
駁馬piebald horse
木果tree fruit

Associated Hexagrams (15)

#1 · upper & lower

Qián

The Creative

#5 · lower

Xū

Waiting

#6 · upper

Sòng

Conflict

#9 · lower

Xiǎo Xù

Small Taming

#10 · upper

Lǚ

Treading

#11 · lower

Tài

Peace

#12 · upper

Pǐ

Standstill

#13 · upper

Tóng Rén

Fellowship

#14 · lower

Dà Yǒu

Great Possession

#25 · upper

Wú Wàng

Innocence

#26 · lower

Dà Chù

Great Accumulation

#33 · upper

Dùn

Retreat

#34 · lower

Dà Zhuàng

Great Power

#43 · lower

Guài

Breakthrough

#44 · upper

Gòu

Coming to Meet

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