The 39th Hexagram of the I Ching: Jiǎn (蹇) The Jiǎn (蹇) hexagram is formed by two different trigrams stacked on top of each other. The lower trigram is gèn (艮), representing the mountain, and the upper trigram is kǎn (坎), representing water. In this combination, water lies beneath the mountain, symbolizing deep water and … Continue reading I Ching Hexagram reading:Jiǎn (Adversity)