Hexagram #46
Sheng · 升
坤 above · 巽 below
Hexagram 46, Sheng (升), combines the Kun (upper) and Xun (lower) trigrams. Pushing Upward offers supreme success.
Judgment (卦辞)
Pushing Upward offers supreme success. One must see the great man. It furthers one to push southward. Pushing upward means steady ascent like a tree growing from the earth — gradual, rooted progress that reaches upward naturally.
升：元亨，用见大人，勿恤，南征吉。
Image (象辞)
Within the earth, wood grows upward — the image of Pushing Upward. Thus the superior man of devoted character heaps up small things in order to achieve something high and great. A tree growing from the soil demonstrates patient, steady advancement toward the light.
地中生木，升；君子以顺德，积小以高大。
Trigram Composition
Upper: ☷ Kun (坤)
Earth · Receptive, Yielding
Lower: ☴ Xun (巽)
Wind · Gentle, Penetrating
Modern Application
Sheng teaches gradual upward growth — accumulating small advances into great achievement. Essential for career progression, compounding growth strategies, and patient scaling.
升教导逐步向上的增长——将小的进步积累成巨大成就。对职业晋升、复合增长战略和耐心扩展至关重要。
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Frequently Asked Questions常见问题
What does Hexagram 46 (Sheng) mean?第 46 卦 升 是什么意思？+
Hexagram 46, Sheng (升), represents the interaction of Kun (above) and Xun (below). Pushing Upward offers supreme success. One must see the great man. It furthers one to push southward. Pushing upward means steady ascent like a tree growing from the earth — gradual, rooted progress t
What are the trigrams of Hexagram 46?第 46 卦的上下卦是什么？+
Hexagram 46 has Kun as the upper trigram and Xun as the lower trigram.
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