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title: 雷水解 — Deliverance (Hexagram 40)
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# 雷水解 · Deliverance — Hexagram 40

Hexagram 40 of the I Ching is 雷水解 (Deliverance). Deliverance — thunder and rain release the difficulty. The southwest furthers; advance — quickness is best. Once free, act without delay.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Stagnation lifts; a fresh opening.
- **Relationships**: Reconciliation — misunderstandings thaw.
- **Health**: Recovery underway; do not relapse.

## Structure

- Number: 40
- Name: 雷水解
- English: Deliverance
- Romaji: rai-sui-kai
- Pinyin: xiè
- Upper: 雷 (Thunder)
- Lower: 水 (Water)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 40 (雷水解) mean?

Deliverance — thunder and rain release the difficulty. The southwest furthers; advance — quickness is best.

### What does 雷水解 counsel?

Once free, act without delay.

### What does 雷水解 say about work?

Stagnation lifts; a fresh opening.

### What does 雷水解 say about relationships?

Reconciliation — misunderstandings thaw.

### What does 雷水解 say about health?

Recovery underway; do not relapse.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 40?

Upper trigram 雷 (Thunder) over lower trigram 水 (Water).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/40)