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title: 地雷復 — Return (Hexagram 24)
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# 地雷復 · Return — Hexagram 24

Hexagram 24 of the I Ching is 地雷復 (Return). Return — one yang returns; light comes back at the winter solstice. Friends arrive without fault. A new beginning. Cherish the small sprout; nurture without haste.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Good for revival, return to work, recovery.
- **Relationships**: Reunion or a fresh encounter.
- **Health**: Recovery underway; keep up care.

## Structure

- Number: 24
- Name: 地雷復
- English: Return
- Romaji: chi-rai-fuku
- Pinyin: fù
- Upper: 地 (Earth)
- Lower: 雷 (Thunder)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 24 (地雷復) mean?

Return — one yang returns; light comes back at the winter solstice. Friends arrive without fault. A new beginning.

### What does 地雷復 counsel?

Cherish the small sprout; nurture without haste.

### What does 地雷復 say about work?

Good for revival, return to work, recovery.

### What does 地雷復 say about relationships?

Reunion or a fresh encounter.

### What does 地雷復 say about health?

Recovery underway; keep up care.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 24?

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


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/24)