64 hexagrams · 36

36 · 明夷 Míng Yí

Protecting the Light

Updated August 28, 2026

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

Chinese name

明夷

Pinyin

Míng Yí

Meaning

Protecting the Light

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

Do not make this decision without trusted feedback or support.

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.