A gentle, rounded, long hillside like an ox lying down; the seat is where the slope levels out at its foot.
- Traditional seat:
- the belly, where the slope levels out
- Traditionally said:
- diligence, a steady and ample life (a traditional saying, for reference only)
- Used for
- homes, factories, graves
- Suits (traditionally)
- hard-working practical people, farming, long-term ventures
- How this site reads it
- read for homes and graves
- Example
- Changling, Ming Tombs: looks like Sleeping Ox (low). famous sites · see on the map (VVIP)
How to use them
In Explore Land Veins, pick “Sleeping Ox” in “Looks like a named form” to find the places in an area most like it.
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A named form (喝形) here is a likeness read off the shape of the ground — for reference only, never a verdict. Forms read from the look of hills (Rhinoceros, General…) go no higher than medium; forms that depend on the detail of a hill or on imagination are not read here and need a master on site.