Trigram #8
Kūn (Earth)
坤
Earth / The Receptive
Element: ThổSouthwest
Kūn (Earth) (坤, trigram #8) is one of the eight trigrams (Bagua 八卦) — the foundation of the I-Ching. Kūn (Earth) represents Earth / The Receptive, belongs to the Thổ element, and the Southwest direction. It is associated with the Mother, grandmother, elderly woman, common people in the family, the Cow, ox, the Abdomen, stomach, flesh body part, and the Late summer — early autumn (lunar months 6-7) season.
Family
Mother, grandmother, elderly woman, common people
Body Part
Abdomen, stomach, flesh
Animal
Cow, ox
Season
Late summer — early autumn (lunar months 6-7)
Objects
earth, plain, field, cloth, cart, containers
Color
Yellow, brown