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title: 山火賁 — Grace (Hexagram 22)
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# 山火賁 · Grace — Hexagram 22

Hexagram 22 of the I Ching is 山火賁 (Grace). Grace — fire beneath the mountain adorns. Adornment succeeds in small things; do not eclipse substance. Form must not overshadow content.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Good for PR and presentation; substance for big matters.
- **Relationships**: Sincerity outlasts appearance.
- **Health**: Skin, eyes, minor ailments.

## Structure

- Number: 22
- Name: 山火賁
- English: Grace
- Romaji: san-ka-hi
- Pinyin: bì
- Upper: 山 (Mountain)
- Lower: 火 (Fire)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 22 (山火賁) mean?

Grace — fire beneath the mountain adorns. Adornment succeeds in small things; do not eclipse substance.

### What does 山火賁 counsel?

Form must not overshadow content.

### What does 山火賁 say about work?

Good for PR and presentation; substance for big matters.

### What does 山火賁 say about relationships?

Sincerity outlasts appearance.

### What does 山火賁 say about health?

Skin, eyes, minor ailments.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 22?

Upper trigram 山 (Mountain) over lower trigram 火 (Fire).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/22)