Biting Through · Huo Lei Shi He
Biting Through — the obstacle between the jaws that must be broken.
The traditional reading
Hexagram 21 is the bite that finally breaks the obstacle stuck in the jaws. Judgment here is direct and necessary — someone has obstructed the shared path, and a clean, decisive correction is required. Apply the rule firmly and without cruelty; what was blocked will open.
Structure of the hexagram
- Lower trigram: Thunder (Zhen) · Wood
- Upper trigram: Fire (Li) · Fire
- House: Wind (Xun) · Wood
- Text in the original Chinese: 火雷噬嗑