Hexagram 42
42
Recorded
I Ching hexagram 42, 益 Yì, Increase
ImageGROK IMAGINEGenerated
The received Wilhelm/Baynes and standard King Wen sequence numbers Increase as 42.
What it supports
A catalogue position in a received ordering of 64 hexagrams. The text of Increase is about offering and increase.
What it does not
Not proof that the Zhou authors numbered toward Adams. Sequence numbers are editorial.
ExactnessCatalogue position
Form42
Unithexagram
Strengthattested