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title: 澤風大過 — Great Exceeding (Hexagram 28)
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# 澤風大過 · Great Exceeding — Hexagram 28

Hexagram 28 of the I Ching is 澤風大過 (Great Exceeding). Great Exceeding — the ridgepole sags. The burden is great, yet stand alone unafraid; go forward and pass through. Extreme times call for extreme measures.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Bear heavy duty; do not flee.
- **Relationships**: Bonds across difference or hardship.
- **Health**: Overwork, lower back, chest.

## Structure

- Number: 28
- Name: 澤風大過
- English: Great Exceeding
- Romaji: taku-fū-taika
- Pinyin: dà guò
- Upper: 澤 (Lake)
- Lower: 風 (Wind)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 28 (澤風大過) mean?

Great Exceeding — the ridgepole sags. The burden is great, yet stand alone unafraid; go forward and pass through.

### What does 澤風大過 counsel?

Extreme times call for extreme measures.

### What does 澤風大過 say about work?

Bear heavy duty; do not flee.

### What does 澤風大過 say about relationships?

Bonds across difference or hardship.

### What does 澤風大過 say about health?

Overwork, lower back, chest.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 28?

Upper trigram 澤 (Lake) over lower trigram 風 (Wind).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/28)