Hexagram 32 of 64 · Thunder ☳ over Wind ☴
Duration
Héng
Duration — what lasts because it keeps renewing itself, like thunder and wind that never stop moving.
The Judgment
Duration: success. No blame. Perseverance furthers. It furthers one to have somewhere to go — endurance is not standing still, it is moving in a consistent direction.
The Image
Thunder and wind: two forces always in motion, always together. The wise person stands firm and does not change their direction — the constancy of the one who keeps going, not the one who stops.
Hexagram 32 Meaning
Influence was courtship; Duration is marriage — the union that has become lasting. The image is instructive: thunder and wind are the least static things imaginable, and they are the picture of what endures. Duration is not rigidity. It is movement in a consistent direction, the self-renewing cycle of day and night, the couple who keep choosing each other. It furthers one to have somewhere to go: the enduring thing has a direction.
Duration in Love
The hexagram of long-term commitment. If you are asking whether a relationship can last, the answer is favourable — provided both people understand that lasting means continuing to move together, not freezing the early state. For a marriage or long partnership, Duration counsels constancy with renewal: keep your direction, keep your rituals, and keep adapting to the seasons. The lines warn against restlessness (line 3) and against demanding the impossible (line 1).
Duration in Career & Money
Stay the course. A long project, a career built over decades, an institution that needs steadiness — Duration favours consistent effort in a settled direction. Do not chase novelty for its own sake; do not jump ship at the first turbulence. The hexagram also warns against the other failure — stagnation dressed as stability. Endure by renewing, like the seasons.
What to Do
Keep going in the direction you have chosen. Renew rather than repeat. Be constant without being rigid. What lasts is what keeps moving.
Duration as a Yes or No
yes
Yes — this can last; the condition is steady, consistent effort in one direction.
The Trigrams
Above: Thunder (震 Zhèn) — the arousing — movement, shock, the eldest son.
Below: Wind (巽 Xùn) — the gentle — penetration, gradual influence, the eldest daughter.
The Six Lines of Duration
Read when the line is moving (a 6 or 9 in the cast). Bottom line first.
- 1
Line 1 · yin
Seeking duration too hastily brings misfortune persistently: demanding permanence at the start — nothing furthers.
- 2
Line 2 · yang
Remorse disappears: strength held within proper limits — steadiness without excess.
- 3
Line 3 · yang
He who does not give duration to his character meets with disgrace: moods swayed by the world — persistent humiliation.
- 4
Line 4 · yang
No game in the field: seeking in the wrong place — persistence achieves nothing here.
- 5
Line 5 · yin
Giving duration to one’s character through perseverance — good fortune for a woman, misfortune for a man: constancy that suits one role may not suit another; know which is yours.
- 6
Line 6 · yin
Restlessness as an enduring condition brings misfortune: perpetual agitation is the opposite of duration.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does hexagram 32, Duration, mean?
Influence was courtship; Duration is marriage — the union that has become lasting. The image is instructive: thunder and wind are the least static things imaginable, and they are the picture of what endures. Duration is not rigidity. It is movement in a consistent direction, the self-renewing cycle of day and night, the couple who keep choosing each other. It furthers one to have somewhere to go: the enduring thing has a direction.
What does Duration mean in love?
The hexagram of long-term commitment. If you are asking whether a relationship can last, the answer is favourable — provided both people understand that lasting means continuing to move together, not freezing the early state. For a marriage or long partnership, Duration counsels constancy with renewal: keep your direction, keep your rituals, and keep adapting to the seasons. The lines warn against restlessness (line 3) and against demanding the impossible (line 1).
What does Duration mean for career and money?
Stay the course. A long project, a career built over decades, an institution that needs steadiness — Duration favours consistent effort in a settled direction. Do not chase novelty for its own sake; do not jump ship at the first turbulence. The hexagram also warns against the other failure — stagnation dressed as stability. Endure by renewing, like the seasons.
Is hexagram 32 a yes or a no?
Duration answers "yes". Yes — this can last; the condition is steady, consistent effort in one direction.
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Last updated: August 30, 2026
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