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title: 澤雷隨 — Following (Hexagram 17)
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# 澤雷隨 · Following — Hexagram 17

Hexagram 17 of the I Ching is 澤雷隨 (Following). Following — high and low follow one another. Move with the time and people: great success. Stubbornness fails. Follow what is right and seize the moment.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Flourish by aligning with leaders and trends.
- **Relationships**: Flexibility advances the bond.
- **Health**: Mouth, stomach, feet.

## Structure

- Number: 17
- Name: 澤雷隨
- English: Following
- Romaji: taku-rai-zui
- Pinyin: suí
- Upper: 澤 (Lake)
- Lower: 雷 (Thunder)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 17 (澤雷隨) mean?

Following — high and low follow one another. Move with the time and people: great success. Stubbornness fails.

### What does 澤雷隨 counsel?

Follow what is right and seize the moment.

### What does 澤雷隨 say about work?

Flourish by aligning with leaders and trends.

### What does 澤雷隨 say about relationships?

Flexibility advances the bond.

### What does 澤雷隨 say about health?

Mouth, stomach, feet.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 17?

Upper trigram 澤 (Lake) over lower trigram 雷 (Thunder).


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