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title: 天風姤 — Coming to Meet (Hexagram 44)
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# 天風姤 · Coming to Meet — Hexagram 44

Hexagram 44 of the I Ching is 天風姤 (Coming to Meet). Coming to Meet — one yin arising below; unexpected encounter or temptation. The maiden is powerful — do not marry her. Do not yield to allure; guard yourself.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Vet newcomers and partners carefully.
- **Relationships**: Passionate but unlikely to last.
- **Health**: Infection, gynecology.

## Structure

- Number: 44
- Name: 天風姤
- English: Coming to Meet
- Romaji: ten-pū-kō
- Pinyin: gòu
- Upper: 天 (Heaven)
- Lower: 風 (Wind)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 44 (天風姤) mean?

Coming to Meet — one yin arising below; unexpected encounter or temptation. The maiden is powerful — do not marry her.

### What does 天風姤 counsel?

Do not yield to allure; guard yourself.

### What does 天風姤 say about work?

Vet newcomers and partners carefully.

### What does 天風姤 say about relationships?

Passionate but unlikely to last.

### What does 天風姤 say about health?

Infection, gynecology.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 44?

Upper trigram 天 (Heaven) over lower trigram 風 (Wind).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/44)