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title: 雷山小過 — Small Exceeding (Hexagram 62)
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# 雷山小過 · Small Exceeding — Hexagram 62

Hexagram 62 of the I Ching is 雷山小過 (Small Exceeding). Small Exceeding — small excess. Good in small things, not great. Better to descend than to rise. Err on the side of humility and caution.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Refine details; do not launch grand plans.
- **Relationships**: Modest manner succeeds.
- **Health**: Many minor ailments; do not overestimate.

## Structure

- Number: 62
- Name: 雷山小過
- English: Small Exceeding
- Romaji: rai-san-shōka
- Pinyin: xiǎo guò
- Upper: 雷 (Thunder)
- Lower: 山 (Mountain)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 62 (雷山小過) mean?

Small Exceeding — small excess. Good in small things, not great. Better to descend than to rise.

### What does 雷山小過 counsel?

Err on the side of humility and caution.

### What does 雷山小過 say about work?

Refine details; do not launch grand plans.

### What does 雷山小過 say about relationships?

Modest manner succeeds.

### What does 雷山小過 say about health?

Many minor ailments; do not overestimate.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 62?

Upper trigram 雷 (Thunder) over lower trigram 山 (Mountain).


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