Trigram #2

Duì (Lake)

Lake / The Joyous

Element: KimWest

Duì (Lake) (兌, trigram #2) is one of the eight trigrams (Bagua 八卦) — the foundation of the I-Ching. Duì (Lake) represents Lake / The Joyous, belongs to the Kim element, and the West direction. It is associated with the Youngest daughter, young woman, singer, performer in the family, the Sheep, goat, the Mouth, tongue, lungs, teeth body part, and the Autumn (lunar months 7-8) season.

Family

Youngest daughter, young woman, singer, performer

Body Part

Mouth, tongue, lungs, teeth

Animal

Sheep, goat

Season

Autumn (lunar months 7-8)

Objects

lake, pond, marsh, wine, sweets, musical instruments

Color

White

Hexagrams with Duì (Lake) as upper (8 hexagrams)

Hexagrams with Duì (Lake) as lower (8 hexagrams)