䷔ Hexagram 21: Gnawing Bite

Judgment

BITING THROUGH has success. It is favorable to let justice be administered.

Image

Thunder and lighting: The image of BITING THROUGH. Thus the kings of former times made firm the laws through clearly defined penalties.

Description
Hexagram 21 is named 噬嗑 (shì hé), “Gnawing Bite”. Other variations include “biting through” and “biting and chewing”. Its inner (lower) trigram is ☳ (震 zhèn) shake = (雷) thunder, and its outer trigram is ☲ (離 lí) radiance = (火) fire.