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title: 風雷益 — Increase (Hexagram 42)
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# 風雷益 · Increase — Hexagram 42

Hexagram 42 of the I Ching is 風雷益 (Increase). Increase — taking from above to give below. It furthers to have a goal; it furthers to cross the great water. Give and you gain. When you give to others, Heaven helps you.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Good for investment, expansion, hiring.
- **Relationships**: Those who give are rewarded.
- **Health**: Good — speedy recovery.

## Structure

- Number: 42
- Name: 風雷益
- English: Increase
- Romaji: fū-rai-eki
- Pinyin: yì
- Upper: 風 (Wind)
- Lower: 雷 (Thunder)
- Lines (top to bottom):

```text
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```

## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 42 (風雷益) mean?

Increase — taking from above to give below. It furthers to have a goal; it furthers to cross the great water. Give and you gain.

### What does 風雷益 counsel?

When you give to others, Heaven helps you.

### What does 風雷益 say about work?

Good for investment, expansion, hiring.

### What does 風雷益 say about relationships?

Those who give are rewarded.

### What does 風雷益 say about health?

Good — speedy recovery.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 42?

Upper trigram 風 (Wind) over lower trigram 雷 (Thunder).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/42)