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title: 天水訟 — Conflict (Hexagram 6)
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# 天水訟 · Conflict — Hexagram 6

Hexagram 6 of the I Ching is 天水訟 (Conflict). Heaven and water flow apart — conflict. Settle midway; pressing to the end brings misfortune. Appoint an impartial mediator.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Beware contracts and disputes; check papers.
- **Relationships**: Quarrels loom — cool down through a third party.
- **Health**: Liver tension and frayed nerves.

## Structure

- Number: 6
- Name: 天水訟
- English: Conflict
- Romaji: ten-sui-shō
- Pinyin: sòng
- Upper: 天 (Heaven)
- Lower: 水 (Water)
- Lines (top to bottom):

```text
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```

## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 6 (天水訟) mean?

Heaven and water flow apart — conflict. Settle midway; pressing to the end brings misfortune.

### What does 天水訟 counsel?

Appoint an impartial mediator.

### What does 天水訟 say about work?

Beware contracts and disputes; check papers.

### What does 天水訟 say about relationships?

Quarrels loom — cool down through a third party.

### What does 天水訟 say about health?

Liver tension and frayed nerves.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 6?

Upper trigram 天 (Heaven) over lower trigram 水 (Water).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/6)