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title: 地風升 — Pushing Upward (Hexagram 46)
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# 地風升 · Pushing Upward — Hexagram 46

Hexagram 46 of the I Ching is 地風升 (Pushing Upward). Pushing Upward — a tree grows from the earth. Sublime success; see the great person, do not worry. Going south brings fortune. Climb step by step in due order.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Good for promotion and growth — no hurry.
- **Relationships**: A slowly building bond; keep sincerity.
- **Health**: Growth and recovery underway.

## Structure

- Number: 46
- Name: 地風升
- English: Pushing Upward
- Romaji: chi-fū-shō
- Pinyin: shēng
- Upper: 地 (Earth)
- Lower: 風 (Wind)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 46 (地風升) mean?

Pushing Upward — a tree grows from the earth. Sublime success; see the great person, do not worry. Going south brings fortune.

### What does 地風升 counsel?

Climb step by step in due order.

### What does 地風升 say about work?

Good for promotion and growth — no hurry.

### What does 地風升 say about relationships?

A slowly building bond; keep sincerity.

### What does 地風升 say about health?

Growth and recovery underway.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 46?

Upper trigram 地 (Earth) over lower trigram 風 (Wind).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/46)