Unicode block I-Ching hexagrams
The Unicode block I-Ching hexagrams (English: Yijing Hexagram Symbols, 4DC0 to 4DFF) contains the characters of the sixty-four hexagrams of the Chinese Book of Changes I Ching, each consisting of six continuous or broken lines . See also the 87 characters in the Unicode block Tai-Xuan-Jing symbols (1D300 to 1D35F), as well as the slightly different table in sixty-four hexagrams .
table
All characters have the general category "Other Symbol" and the bidirectional class "Other Neutral Character".
Unicode number | Characters (400%) |
Official name | description |
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U + 4DC0 (19904) | ䷀ | HEXAGRAM FOR THE CREATIVE HEAVEN | Hexagram for "the creative heaven" |
U + 4DC1 (19905) | ䷁ | HEXAGRAM FOR THE RECEPTIVE EARTH | Hexagram for "The Receiving Earth" |
U + 4DC2 (19906) | ䷂ | HEXAGRAM FOR DIFFICULTY AT THE BEGINNING | Hexagram for "initial difficulty" |
U + 4DC3 (19907) | ䷃ | HEXAGRAM FOR YOUTHFUL FOLLY | Hexagram for "youthful folly" |
U + 4DC4 (19908) | ䷄ | HEXAGRAM FOR WAITING | Hexagram for "waiting" |
U + 4DC5 (19909) | ䷅ | HEXAGRAM FOR CONFLICT | Hexagram for "dispute" |
U + 4DC6 (19910) | ䷆ | HEXAGRAM FOR THE ARMY | Hexagram for "The Army" |
U + 4DC7 (19911) | ䷇ | HEXAGRAM FOR HOLDING TOGETHER | Hexagram for "holding together" |
U + 4DC8 (19912) | ䷈ | HEXAGRAM FOR SMALL TAMING | Hexagram for "Little Taming Power" |
U + 4DC9 (19913) | ䷉ | HEXAGRAM FOR TREADING | Hexagram for "occurrence" |
U + 4DCA (19914) | ䷊ | HEXAGRAM FOR PEACE | Hexagram for "peace" |
U + 4DCB (19915) | ䷋ | HEXAGRAM FOR STANDSTILL | Hexagram for "stagnation" |
U + 4DCC (19916) | ䷌ | HEXAGRAM FOR FELLOWSHIP | Hexagram for "community" |
U + 4DCD (19917) | ䷍ | HEXAGRAM FOR GREAT POSSESSION | Hexagram for "possession of great things" |
U + 4DCE (19918) | ䷎ | HEXAGRAM FOR MODESTY | Hexagram for "modesty" |
U + 4DCF (19919) | ䷏ | HEXAGRAM FOR ENTHUSIASM | Hexagram for "enthusiasm" |
U + 4DD0 (19920) | ䷐ | HEXAGRAM FOR FOLLOWING | Hexagram for "Succession" |
U + 4DD1 (19921) | ䷑ | HEXAGRAM FOR WORK ON THE DECAYED | Hexagram for "work on the corrupt" |
U + 4DD2 (19922) | ䷒ | HEXAGRAM FOR APPROACH | Hexagram for "approach" |
U + 4DD3 (19923) | ䷓ | HEXAGRAM FOR CONTEMPLATION | Hexagram for "viewing" |
U + 4DD4 (19924) | ䷔ | HEXAGRAM FOR BITING THROUGH | Hexagram for "bite through" |
U + 4DD5 (19925) | ䷕ | HEXAGRAM FOR GRACE | Hexagram for "grace" |
U + 4DD6 (19926) | ䷖ | HEXAGRAM FOR SPLITTING APART | Hexagram for "fragmentation" |
U + 4DD7 (19927) | ䷗ | HEXAGRAM FOR RETURN | Hexagram for "reversal" |
U + 4DD8 (19928) | ䷘ | HEXAGRAM FOR INNOCENCE | Hexagram for "innocence" |
U + 4DD9 (19929) | ䷙ | HEXAGRAM FOR GREAT TAMING | Hexagram for "Great Taming Power" |
U + 4DDA (19930) | ䷚ | HEXAGRAM FOR MOUTH CORNERS | Hexagram for "nutrition" |
U + 4DDB (19931) | ䷛ | HEXAGRAM FOR GREAT PREPONDERANCE | Hexagram for "great overweight" |
U + 4DDC (19932) | ䷜ | HEXAGRAM FOR THE ABYSMAL WATER | Hexagram for "The Abyssal" |
U + 4DDD (19933) | ䷝ | HEXAGRAM FOR THE CLINGING FIRE | Hexagram for "The Fire" |
U + 4DDE (19934) | ䷞ | HEXAGRAM FOR INFLUENCE | Hexagram for "action" |
U + 4DDF (19935) | ䷟ | HEXAGRAM FOR DURATION | Hexagram for "duration" |
U + 4DE0 (19936) | ䷠ | HEXAGRAM FOR RETREAT | Hexagram for "withdrawal" |
U + 4DE1 (19937) | ䷡ | HEXAGRAM FOR GREAT POWER | Hexagram for "great power" |
U + 4DE2 (19938) | ䷢ | HEXAGRAM FOR PROGRESS | Hexagram for "progress" |
U + 4DE3 (19939) | ䷣ | HEXAGRAM FOR DARKENING OF THE LIGHT | Hexagram for "eclipse of light" |
U + 4DE4 (19940) | ䷤ | HEXAGRAM FOR THE FAMILY | Hexagram for "the clan" |
U + 4DE5 (19941) | ䷥ | HEXAGRAM FOR OPPOSITION | Hexagram for "contrast" |
U + 4DE6 (19942) | ䷦ | HEXAGRAM FOR OBSTRUCTION | Hexagram for "obstacle" |
U + 4DE7 (19943) | ䷧ | HEXAGRAM FOR DELIVERANCE | Hexagram for "Liberation" |
U + 4DE8 (19944) | ䷨ | HEXAGRAM FOR DECREASE | Hexagram for "reduction" |
U + 4DE9 (19945) | ䷩ | HEXAGRAM FOR INCREASE | Hexagram for "increase" |
U + 4DEA (19946) | ䷪ | HEXAGRAM FOR BREAKTHROUGH | Hexagram for "breakthrough" |
U + 4DEB (19947) | ䷫ | HEXAGRAM FOR COMING TO MEET | Hexagram for "accommodating" |
U + 4DEC (19948) | ䷬ | HEXAGRAM FOR GATHERING TOGETHER | Hexagram for "collection" |
U + 4DED (19949) | ䷭ | HEXAGRAM FOR PUSHING UPWARD | Hexagram for "pushing up" |
U + 4DEE (19950) | ䷮ | HEXAGRAM FOR OPPRESSION | Hexagram for "distress" |
U + 4DEF (19951) | ䷯ | HEXAGRAM FOR THE WELL | Hexagram for "The Well" |
U + 4DF0 (19952) | ䷰ | HEXAGRAM FOR REVOLUTION | Hexagram for "upheaval" |
U + 4DF1 (19953) | ䷱ | HEXAGRAM FOR THE CAULDRON | Hexagram for "The Crucible" |
U + 4DF2 (19954) | ䷲ | HEXAGRAM FOR THE AROUSING THUNDER | Hexagram for "the exciting thunder" |
U + 4DF3 (19955) | ䷳ | HEXAGRAM FOR THE KEEPING STILL MOUNTAIN | Hexagram for "The Silent Mountain" |
U + 4DF4 (19956) | ䷴ | HEXAGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT | Hexagram for "development" |
U + 4DF5 (19957) | ䷵ | HEXAGRAM FOR THE MARRYING MAIDEN | Hexagram for "The Marrying Girl" |
U + 4DF6 (19958) | ䷶ | HEXAGRAM FOR ABUNDANCE | Hexagram for "abundance" |
U + 4DF7 (19959) | ䷷ | HEXAGRAM FOR THE WANDERER | Hexagram for "The Wanderer" |
U + 4DF8 (19960) | ䷸ | HEXAGRAM FOR THE GENTLE WIND | Hexagram for "the gentle wind" |
U + 4DF9 (19961) | ䷹ | HEXAGRAM FOR THE JOYOUS LAKE | Hexagram for "The serene lake" |
U + 4DFA (19962) | ䷺ | HEXAGRAM FOR DISPERSION | Hexagram for "resolution" |
U + 4DFB (19963) | ䷻ | HEXAGRAM FOR LIMITATION | Hexagram for "restriction" |
U + 4DFC (19964) | ䷼ | HEXAGRAM FOR INNER TRUTH | Hexagram for "Inner Truth" |
U + 4DFD (19965) | ䷽ | HEXAGRAM FOR SMALL PREPONDERANCE | Hexagram for "little overweight" |
U + 4DFE (19966) | ䷾ | HEXAGRAM FOR AFTER COMPLETION | Hexagram for "after completion" |
U + 4DFF (19967) | ䷿ | HEXAGRAM FOR BEFORE COMPLETION | Hexagram for "Before Completion" |
Graphic board
Web links
Commons : I Ching - The hexagrams as vector graphics
- PDF of the Unicode Consortium (English; 55 kB)