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title: 澤山咸 — Influence (Hexagram 31)
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# 澤山咸 · Influence — Hexagram 31

Hexagram 31 of the I Ching is 澤山咸 (Influence). Influence — mutual feeling. The young man yields to the young woman: union. True feeling reaches near and far. Feel purely; lay aside calculation.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Good for alliances and deals built on trust.
- **Relationships**: Excellent for love and marriage.
- **Health**: Feet, neck, nerves.

## Structure

- Number: 31
- Name: 澤山咸
- English: Influence
- Romaji: taku-san-kan
- Pinyin: xián
- Upper: 澤 (Lake)
- Lower: 山 (Mountain)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 31 (澤山咸) mean?

Influence — mutual feeling. The young man yields to the young woman: union. True feeling reaches near and far.

### What does 澤山咸 counsel?

Feel purely; lay aside calculation.

### What does 澤山咸 say about work?

Good for alliances and deals built on trust.

### What does 澤山咸 say about relationships?

Excellent for love and marriage.

### What does 澤山咸 say about health?

Feet, neck, nerves.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 31?

Upper trigram 澤 (Lake) over lower trigram 山 (Mountain).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/31)