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title: 風天小畜 — Small Taming (Hexagram 9)
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# 風天小畜 · Small Taming — Hexagram 9

Hexagram 9 of the I Ching is 風天小畜 (Small Taming). Small Taming — gather lightly. The great matter is not yet; tend to small affairs. Clouds without rain. Refine cultivation and accumulate virtue.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Small gains; postpone bold moves.
- **Relationships**: Subtle attraction — deepen slowly.
- **Health**: Bronchi and breathing.

## Structure

- Number: 9
- Name: 風天小畜
- English: Small Taming
- Romaji: fū-ten-shōchiku
- Pinyin: xiǎo xù
- Upper: 風 (Wind)
- Lower: 天 (Heaven)
- Lines (top to bottom):

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## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 9 (風天小畜) mean?

Small Taming — gather lightly. The great matter is not yet; tend to small affairs. Clouds without rain.

### What does 風天小畜 counsel?

Refine cultivation and accumulate virtue.

### What does 風天小畜 say about work?

Small gains; postpone bold moves.

### What does 風天小畜 say about relationships?

Subtle attraction — deepen slowly.

### What does 風天小畜 say about health?

Bronchi and breathing.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 9?

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


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/9)