List of hexagrams of the I Ching
This is a list of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, or Book of Changes, and their Unicode character codes.
This list is in King Wen order.
Hexagram 1
rightHexagram 1 is named 乾, "Force". Other variations include "the creative", "strong action", "the key", and "god". Its inner trigram is ☰ force = heaven, and its outer trigram is identical.
Hexagram 2
rightHexagram 2 is named 坤, "Field". Other variations include "the receptive", "acquiescence", and "the flow". Its inner trigram is ☷ field = earth, and its outer trigram is identical.
Hexagram 3
rightHexagram 3 is named 屯, "Sprouting". Other variations include "difficulty at the beginning", "gathering support", and "hoarding". The meaning of "屯" is collect, store up, stingy, and stationing troops. Its inner trigram is ☳ shake = thunder, and its outer trigram is ☵ gorge = water.
Hexagram 4
rightHexagram 4 is named 蒙, "Enveloping". Other variations include "youthful folly", "the young shoot", and "discovering". Its inner trigram is ☵ gorge = water, and its outer trigram is ☶ bound = mountain.
Hexagram 5
rightHexagram 5 is named 需, "Attending". Other variations include "waiting", "moistened", and "arriving". Its inner trigram is ☰ force = heaven, and its outer trigram is ☵ gorge = water.
Hexagram 6
rightHexagram 6 is named 訟, arguing, dispute, litigation, conflict and "lawsuit". Its inner trigram is ☵ gorge = water, and its outer trigram is ☰ force = heaven.
Hexagram 7
rightHexagram 7 is named 師, "Leading". Other variations include "the army" and "the troops". Its inner trigram is ☵ gorge = water, and its outer trigram is ☷ field = earth.
Hexagram 8
rightHexagram 8 is named 比, "Grouping". Other variations include "holding together" and "alliance". Its inner trigram is ☷ field = earth, and its outer trigram is ☵ gorge = water.
Hexagram 9
rightHexagram 9 is named 小畜, "Small Accumulating", "domestication" "the taming power of the small", "small harvest", "minor restraint" and "small livestock". Its inner trigram is ☰ force = heaven, and its outer trigram is ☴ ground = wind.
Hexagram 10
rightHexagram 10 is named 履, "Treading". Other variations include "treading " and "continuing". Its inner trigram is ☱ open = swamp, and its outer trigram is ☰ force = heaven.
Hexagram 11
rightHexagram 11 is named 泰, "Pervading", “smooth going", "peace" and "greatness". Its inner trigram is ☰ force = heaven, and its outer trigram is ☷ field = earth.
Hexagram 12
rightHexagram 12 is named 否, "Obstruction". Other variations include "standstill " and "selfish persons". Its inner trigram is ☷ field = earth, and its outer trigram is ☰ force = heaven.
Hexagram 13
rightHexagram 13 is named 同人, "Concording People". Other variations include "fellowship with men" and "gathering men". Its inner trigram is ☲ radiance = fire, and its outer trigram is ☰ force = heaven.
Hexagram 14
rightHexagram 14 is named 大有, "Great Possessing". Other variations include "possession in great measure" and "the great possession". Its inner trigram is ☰ force = heaven, and its outer trigram is ☲ radiance = fire.
Hexagram 15
rightHexagram 15 is named 謙, "Humbling". Other variations include "modesty". Its inner trigram is ☶ bound = mountain, and its outer trigram is ☷ field = earth.
Hexagram 16
rightHexagram 16 is named 豫, "Providing-For". Other variations include "enthusiasm" and "excess". Its inner trigram is ☷ field = earth, and its outer trigram is ☳ shake = thunder.
Hexagram 17
rightHexagram 17 is named 隨, "Following", "Pursue", "Hunter". Its inner trigram is ☳ shake = thunder, and its outer trigram is ☱ open = swamp.
Hexagram 18
rightHexagram 18 is named 蠱, "Correcting". Other variations include "work on what has been spoiled ", "decaying" and "branch". Its inner trigram is ☴ ground = wind, and its outer trigram is ☶ bound = mountain. Gu is the name of a venom-based poison traditionally used in Chinese witchcraft.
Hexagram 19
rightHexagram 19 is named 臨, "Nearing". Other variations include "approach" and "the forest". Its inner trigram is ☱ open = swamp, and its outer trigram is ☷ field = earth.
Hexagram 20
rightHexagram 20 is named 觀, "Viewing". Other variations include "contemplation " and "looking up". Its inner trigram is ☷ field = earth, and its outer trigram is ☴ ground = wind.
Hexagram 21
rightHexagram 21 is named 噬嗑, "Gnawing Bite". Other variations include "biting through" and "biting and chewing". It may refer to teeth working together to bring coherence. Its inner trigram is ☳ shake = thunder, and its outer trigram is ☲ radiance = fire.
Hexagram 22
rightHexagram 22 is named 賁, "Adorning", "bright", "grace", "lush", and "luxuriance". Its inner trigram is ☲ radiance = fire, and its outer trigram is ☶ bound = mountain.
Hexagram 23
rightHexagram 23 is named 剝, "Stripping". Other variations include "splitting apart", "flaying", "scalp", and "peel". This may allude to removal of something. Its inner trigram is ☷ field = earth, and its outer trigram is ☶ bound = mountain.
Hexagram 24
rightHexagram 24 is named 復, "Returning". Other variations include "return ". Its inner trigram is ☳ shake = thunder, and its outer trigram is ☷ field = earth.
Hexagram 25
rightHexagram 25 is named 无妄, "Without Embroiling". Other variations include "innocence " and "pestilence". Its inner trigram is ☳ shake = thunder, and its outer trigram is ☰ force = heaven.
Hexagram 26
rightHexagram 26 is named 大畜, "Great Accumulating". Other variations include "the taming power of the great", "great storage", and "potential energy". Its inner trigram is ☰ force = heaven, and its outer trigram is ☶ bound = mountain.
Hexagram 27
rightHexagram 27 is named 頤, "Swallowing". Other variations include "the corners of the mouth ", "jaws" and "comfort/security". Its inner trigram is ☳ shake = thunder, and its outer trigram is ☶ bound = mountain.
Hexagram 28
rightHexagram 28 is named 大過, "Great Exceeding". Other variations include "preponderance of the great", "great surpassing" and "critical mass". Its inner trigram is ☴ ground = wind, and its outer trigram is ☱ open = swamp.
Hexagram 29
rightHexagram 29 is named 坎, "Gorge". Other variations include "the abyss" and "repeated entrapment". Its inner trigram is ☵ gorge = water, and its outer trigram is identical.
Hexagram 30
rightHexagram 30 is named 離, "Radiance". Other variations include "the clinging, fire" and "the net". Its inner trigram is ☲ radiance = fire, and its outer trigram is identical. The origin of the character has its roots in symbols of long-tailed birds such as the peacock or the legendary phoenix.
Hexagram 31
rightHexagram 31 is named 咸, "Conjoining". Other variations include "influence ", "feelings", "being affected", and "reciprocity". Its inner trigram is ☶ bound = mountain, and its outer trigram is ☱ open = swamp.
Hexagram 32
rightHexagram 32 is named 恆, "Persevering". Other variations include "duration" and "constancy". Its inner trigram is ☴ ground = wind, and its outer trigram is ☳ shake = thunder.
Hexagram 33
rightHexagram 33 is named 遯, "Retiring". Other variations include "retreat" and "yielding". Its inner trigram is ☶ bound = mountain, and its outer trigram is ☰ force = heaven.
Hexagram 34
rightHexagram 34 is named 大壯, "Great Invigorating". Other variations include "the power of the great" and "great maturity". Its inner trigram is ☰ force = heaven, and its outer trigram is ☳ shake = thunder.
Hexagram 35
rightHexagram 35 is named 晉, "Prospering". Other variations include "progress" and "aquas". Its inner trigram is ☷ field = earth, and its outer trigram is ☲ radiance = fire.
Hexagram 36
rightHexagram 36 is named 明夷, "Darkening of the Light". Other variations include "brilliance injured" and "intelligence hidden". Its inner trigram is ☲ radiance = fire, and its outer trigram is ☷ field = earth.
Hexagram 37
rightHexagram 37 is named 家人, "Dwelling People". Other variations include "the family " and "family members". Its inner trigram is ☲ radiance = fire, and its outer trigram is ☴ ground = wind.
Hexagram 38
rightHexagram 38 is named 睽, "Polarising". Other variations include "opposition" and "perversion". The symbol 睽 also means separated, estranged, and stare. Its inner trigram is ☱ open = swamp, and its outer trigram is ☲ radiance = fire.
Hexagram 39
rightHexagram 39 is named 蹇, "Limping". Other variations include "obstruction" and "afoot". Its inner trigram is ☶ bound = mountain, and its outer trigram is ☵ gorge = water.
Hexagram 40
rightHexagram 40 is named 解, "Taking-Apart". Other variations include "deliverance" and "untangled". Its inner trigram is ☵ gorge = water, and its outer trigram is ☳ shake = thunder.
Hexagram 41
Hexagram 41 is named 損, "Diminishing", "lose", "reduction", "remove", "damage", "decrease". Its inner trigram is ☱ open = swamp, and its outer trigram is ☶ bound = mountain.Hexagram 42
rightHexagram 42 is named 益, "Augmenting". Other variations include: increase, beneficial, useful. Its inner trigram is ☳ shake = thunder, and its outer trigram is ☴ ground = wind.
Hexagram 43
rightHexagram 43 is named 夬, "Displacement". Other variations include "resoluteness", "parting", and "break-through". Its inner trigram is ☰ force = heaven, and its outer trigram is ☱ open = swamp.
Hexagram 44
rightHexagram 44 is named 姤, "Coupling". Other variations include "coming to meet" and "meeting". Its inner trigram is ☴ ground = wind, and its outer trigram is ☰ force = heaven.
Hexagram 45
rightHexagram 45 is named 萃, "Clustering", "gathering together " and "finished". Other meanings of the symbol: gather, assemble, collect, dense, thick, and collection. It may mean that it's good to get help or advice; for progress it's necessary to persevere. The group needs to be sustained. Its inner trigram is ☷ field = earth, and its outer trigram is ☱ open = swamp.
Hexagram 46
rightHexagram 46 is named 升, "Ascending". Other variations include "pushing upward". Its inner trigram is ☴ ground = wind, and its outer trigram is ☷ field = earth.
Hexagram 47
rightHexagram 47 is named 困, "Confining". Other variations include "oppression " and "entangled". Its inner trigram is ☵ gorge = water, and its outer trigram is ☱ open = swamp.
Hexagram 48
rightHexagram 48 is named 井, "Welling". Other variations include "the well". Its inner trigram is ☴ ground = wind, and its outer trigram is ☵ gorge = water.
Hexagram 49
rightHexagram 49 is named 革, "Skinning". Other variations include "revolution " and "the bridle". Its inner trigram is ☲ radiance = fire, and its outer trigram is ☱ open = swamp.
Hexagram 50
rightHexagram 50 is named 鼎, "Holding". Other variations include "the cauldron". Its inner trigram is ☴ ground = wind, and its outer trigram is ☲ radiance = fire.
Hexagram 51
rightHexagram 51 is named 震, "Shake","the arousing "; "thunder, excite, thrill, convulse, and tremor". The advice is to maintain one's concentration. Its inner trigram is ☳ shake = thunder, and its outer trigram is identical.
Hexagram 52
rightHexagram 52 is named 艮, "Bound". Other variations include "keeping still, mountain" and "stilling". The symbol also means, "blunt, tough, and chewy like hard leather". Its inner trigram is ☶ bound = mountain, and its outer trigram is identical.
Hexagram 53
rightHexagram 53 is named 漸, "Infiltrating". Other variations include "development " and "advancement". Its inner trigram is ☶ bound = mountain, and its outer trigram is ☴ ground = wind.
Hexagram 54
rightHexagram 54 is named 歸妹, "Converting the Maiden". Other variations include "the marrying maiden" and "returning maiden". Marrying younger sister. Not being in a position to make things happen one's own way. Trying to anyway will only bring trouble. Its inner trigram is ☱ open = swamp, and its outer trigram is ☳ shake = thunder.
Hexagram 55
rightHexagram 55 is named 豐, "Abounding". Other variations include "abundance" and "fullness". Its inner trigram is ☲ radiance = fire, and its outer trigram is ☳ shake = thunder.
Hexagram 56
rightHexagram 56 is named 旅, "Sojourning". Other variations include "the wanderer" and "traveling". Its inner trigram is ☶ bound = mountain, and its outer trigram is ☲ radiance = fire.
Hexagram 57
rightHexagram 57 is named, "Ground". Other variations include "the gentle " and "calculations". Its inner trigram is ☴ ground = wind, and its outer trigram is identical.
Hexagram 58
rightHexagram 58 is named 兌, "Open", "exchange" "the joyous, lake" and "usurpation". The symbol "兌" means exchange, add, against, and convert. Its inner trigram is ☱ open = swamp, and its outer trigram is identical.
Hexagram 59
rightHexagram 59 is named 渙, "Dispersing". Other variations include "dispersion " and "dispersal". The symbol means dissipate, dissolve, vanish. Its inner trigram is ☵ gorge = water, and its outer trigram is ☴ ground = wind.
Hexagram 60
rightHexagram 60 is named 節, "Articulating". Other variations include "limitation" and "moderation". Its inner trigram is ☱ open = swamp, and its outer trigram is ☵ gorge = water.
Hexagram 61
rightHexagram 61 is named 中孚, "Center Returning", "inner trust", "inner truth" and "central return". Its inner trigram is ☱ open = swamp, and its outer trigram is ☴ ground = wind.
Hexagram 62
rightHexagram 62 is named 小過. Often called "Small Exceeding", "preponderance of the small" and "small surpassing", but literal translation of 小過 is: small mistake, slightly too much. Its inner trigram is ☶ bound = mountain, and its outer trigram is ☳ shake = thunder.
Hexagram 63
rightHexagram 63 is named 既濟, "Already Fording". Other variations include "after completion" and "already completed" or "already done". Its inner trigram is ☲ radiance = fire, and its outer trigram is ☵ gorge = water.
Hexagram 64
rightHexagram 64 is named 未濟, "Not Yet Fording". Other variations include "before completion" and "not yet completed". Its inner trigram is ☵ gorge = water, and its outer trigram is ☲ radiance = fire.