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title: 雷地豫 — Enthusiasm (Hexagram 16)
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# 雷地豫 · Enthusiasm — Hexagram 16

Hexagram 16 of the I Ching is 雷地豫 (Enthusiasm). Enthusiasm — thunder rises and earth stirs; joy and preparation. Move in accord and you may appoint leaders and march. Do not drown in pleasure; ready your means.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Opportunity arrives — the prepared prosper.
- **Relationships**: Joyful exchanges; avoid frivolity.
- **Health**: Liver, nerves, ears.

## Structure

- Number: 16
- Name: 雷地豫
- English: Enthusiasm
- Romaji: rai-chi-yo
- Pinyin: yù
- Upper: 雷 (Thunder)
- Lower: 地 (Earth)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 16 (雷地豫) mean?

Enthusiasm — thunder rises and earth stirs; joy and preparation. Move in accord and you may appoint leaders and march.

### What does 雷地豫 counsel?

Do not drown in pleasure; ready your means.

### What does 雷地豫 say about work?

Opportunity arrives — the prepared prosper.

### What does 雷地豫 say about relationships?

Joyful exchanges; avoid frivolity.

### What does 雷地豫 say about health?

Liver, nerves, ears.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 16?

Upper trigram 雷 (Thunder) over lower trigram 地 (Earth).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/16)