Trigram #7

Gèn (Mountain)

Mountain / Keeping Still

Element: ThổNortheast

Gèn (Mountain) (艮, trigram #7) is one of the eight trigrams (Bagua 八卦) — the foundation of the I-Ching. Gèn (Mountain) represents Mountain / Keeping Still, belongs to the Thổ element, and the Northeast direction. It is associated with the Youngest son, teenager, monk, manual worker in the family, the Dog, tiger, mouse, the Hands, fingers, back, nose body part, and the Late winter — early spring (lunar months 12-1) season.

Family

Youngest son, teenager, monk, manual worker

Body Part

Hands, fingers, back, nose

Animal

Dog, tiger, mouse

Season

Late winter — early spring (lunar months 12-1)

Objects

mountain, stone, wall, door, house, earth

Color

Brown, earth-gray

Hexagrams with Gèn (Mountain) as upper (8 hexagrams)

Hexagrams with Gèn (Mountain) as lower (8 hexagrams)