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Earth

Midnight at Winter Solstice

This hexagram represents Peak Depth (Peak Darkness). Like Midnight — the darkest time of day; or Winter — the darkest season; or Midnight at Winter Solstice.

Sink

In Tai Chi terms, it represents Sink (Cam 沉) in Southern terminology, or Lǚ 捋 in Northern terminology.

Sleeping Turtle

In 4 Animals theory, it can be called the Sleeping Turtle (SùGuī 宿龜) or the Anchoring Turtle or the Mindful Turtle etc.

SWOT: Weakness

In terms of SWOT, this hexagram represents Weakness.

Names from Yi Jing variations

SourceNameTranslation
Received ZhouYi,
Received GuiCang		Kūn 坤
Mawangdui ZhouYiChuān 川
Wangjiatai GuiCangGuǎ 寡
Tsinghua BieGuaKūn 𡘩 [⿻臼大] [⿻臾一]
Xiping ZhouYi,
Nanchang Haihunhou ShuShu		Chuān 巛
Jīngdiǎn ShìwénKūn 坤 / Chuān 巛

Names from similar systems around the world

SourceNameTranslation
Odù Ifá from AfricaÒyèkú

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Ilm Al-Raml from ArabiaṬarīq
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