64 hexagrams · 31

31 · 咸 Xián

Influence

Updated August 28, 2026

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

Chinese name

Pinyin

Xián

Meaning

Influence

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

Have the direct conversation that this decision currently depends on.

Keep in view

An unclear goal or unspoken assumption can distort the decision.

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.