64 hexagrams · 29

29 · 坎 Kǎn

The Abysmal Water

Updated August 28, 2026

Use this symbol as a lens for the conditions around your choice, not as a fixed prediction.

Chinese name

Pinyin

Kǎn

Meaning

The Abysmal Water

What this hexagram brings into view

Use this symbol as a lens for the conditions around your choice, not as a fixed prediction.

A practical next step

Preserve cash, energy, and options; avoid an irreversible move for now.

Keep in view

Check whether you are repeating the same pattern under a new name.

In a Yi Ask reading

If it appears as the changed hexagram, read it beside the primary hexagram and moving line. The relationship between the two is more useful than either symbol alone.