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title: 天澤履 — Treading (Hexagram 10)
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# 天澤履 · Treading — Hexagram 10

Hexagram 10 of the I Ching is 天澤履 (Treading). Treading on a tiger's tail — danger that careful conduct turns to safety. Propriety opens the way. Proceed with politeness and care.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Handle superiors with delicacy.
- **Relationships**: Differences in standing dissolve through courtesy.
- **Health**: Watch foot and leg injuries.

## Structure

- Number: 10
- Name: 天澤履
- English: Treading
- Romaji: ten-taku-ri
- Pinyin: lǚ
- Upper: 天 (Heaven)
- Lower: 澤 (Lake)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 10 (天澤履) mean?

Treading on a tiger's tail — danger that careful conduct turns to safety. Propriety opens the way.

### What does 天澤履 counsel?

Proceed with politeness and care.

### What does 天澤履 say about work?

Handle superiors with delicacy.

### What does 天澤履 say about relationships?

Differences in standing dissolve through courtesy.

### What does 天澤履 say about health?

Watch foot and leg injuries.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 10?

Upper trigram 天 (Heaven) over lower trigram 澤 (Lake).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/10)