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title: 火澤睽 — Opposition (Hexagram 38)
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# 火澤睽 · Opposition — Hexagram 38

Hexagram 38 of the I Ching is 火澤睽 (Opposition). Opposition — fire rises and lake descends; they part. Good in small affairs, not in great ones. Find unity within difference. Accept disagreement; build on what is shared.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Friction and misunderstandings; focus small.
- **Relationships**: Different temperaments — tolerance restores accord.
- **Health**: Eyes, mouth, heart.

## Structure

- Number: 38
- Name: 火澤睽
- English: Opposition
- Romaji: ka-taku-kei
- Pinyin: kuí
- Upper: 火 (Fire)
- Lower: 澤 (Lake)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 38 (火澤睽) mean?

Opposition — fire rises and lake descends; they part. Good in small affairs, not in great ones. Find unity within difference.

### What does 火澤睽 counsel?

Accept disagreement; build on what is shared.

### What does 火澤睽 say about work?

Friction and misunderstandings; focus small.

### What does 火澤睽 say about relationships?

Different temperaments — tolerance restores accord.

### What does 火澤睽 say about health?

Eyes, mouth, heart.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 38?

Upper trigram 火 (Fire) over lower trigram 澤 (Lake).


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