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title: 水風井 — The Well (Hexagram 48)
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# 水風井 · The Well — Hexagram 48

Hexagram 48 of the I Ching is 水風井 (The Well). The Well — villages change, but the well does not. A source of virtue, drawn yet not exhausted. Keep the essence; let nourishing others be your virtue.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Good for improving the core business and training.
- **Relationships**: A faithful, nourishing tie.
- **Health**: Urinary, kidneys, fluids.

## Structure

- Number: 48
- Name: 水風井
- English: The Well
- Romaji: sui-fū-sei
- Pinyin: jǐng
- Upper: 水 (Water)
- Lower: 風 (Wind)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 48 (水風井) mean?

The Well — villages change, but the well does not. A source of virtue, drawn yet not exhausted.

### What does 水風井 counsel?

Keep the essence; let nourishing others be your virtue.

### What does 水風井 say about work?

Good for improving the core business and training.

### What does 水風井 say about relationships?

A faithful, nourishing tie.

### What does 水風井 say about health?

Urinary, kidneys, fluids.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 48?

Upper trigram 水 (Water) over lower trigram 風 (Wind).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/48)