Sixty-four hexagrams
The sixty-four hexagrams are the 64 combinations that can be formed from the two basic elements of the oracle book I Ching ( Chinese 易經 / 易经 , Pinyin Yìjīng , also 周易 , Zhōu yí ). The basic elements are the broken ( 
) and the solid ( 
) dash ( 爻 , yáo ). Six such elements are combined into a combination.
It is also common to consider that each hexagram is made up of two trigrams . The principle of the hexagrams (Greek: six + written) is similar to the dual number system , but with a completely different logic of the sorting order.
Unicode representation
The following table contains the hexagrams according to the Unicode block I-Ching hexagrams (4DC0–4DFF) under “Characters”; since these glyphs cannot be displayed without a corresponding font installed on the computer, they are also shown under "Image".
It is also shown how the hexagram is constructed from two trigrams; Usually this is shown in the line sequence from bottom to top, which is why the trigram numbers under "uo" are in this order. In addition, the two trigrams involved are shown as images; this time the order is reversed, with the top trigram coming first. The small illustration on the right (next to the large table) shows which of the many possible numbering systems for the trigrams is used here.
This table supplements other table representations that can be found in the articles I Ching and Unicode Block I Ching Hexagrams .
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Unicode codepoint |
Zei chen |
image | uo |
ou |
中文 |
Pīnyīn | Meaning according to Wilhelm |
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| 1 | U + 4DC0 (19904) | ䷀ |  |
11 |
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乾 | qián | The creative |
| 2 | U + 4DC1 (19905) | ䷁ |  |
88 |
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坤 | kūn | The receiving |
| 3 | U + 4DC2 (19906) | ䷂ |  |
46 |
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屯 | chún | The initial difficulty |
| 4th | U + 4DC3 (19907) | ䷃ |  |
67 |
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蒙 | méng | The youthful folly |
| 5 | U + 4DC4 (19908) | ䷄ |  |
16 |
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需 | xū | The wait |
| 6th | U + 4DC5 (19909) | ䷅ |  |
61 |
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訟 | song | The dispute |
| 7th | U + 4DC6 (19910) | ䷆ |  |
68 |
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師 | shī | The army |
| 8th | U + 4DC7 (19911) | ䷇ |  |
86 |
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比 | bǐ | Sticking together |
| 9 | U + 4DC8 (19912) | ䷈ |  |
15th |
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小畜 | xiǎo chù | The taming power of the little one |
| 10 | U + 4DC9 (19913) | ䷉ |  |
21st |
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履 | lǔ | The appearance |
| 11 | U + 4DCA (19914) | ䷊ |  |
18th |
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泰 | taì | The peace |
| 12 | U + 4DCB (19915) | ䷋ |  |
81 |
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否 | pǐ | The stagnation |
| 13 | U + 4DCC (19916) | ䷌ |  |
31 |
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同人 | tóng rén | Fellowship with people |
| 14th | U + 4DCD (19917) | ䷍ |  |
13 |
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大有 | dà yǒu | Owning something great |
| 15th | U + 4DCE (19918) | ䷎ |  |
78 |
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謙 | qiān | The humility |
| 16 | U + 4DCF (19919) | ䷏ |  |
84 |
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豫 | yù | The Rapture |
| 17th | U + 4DD0 (19920) | ䷐ |  |
42 |
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隨 | suí | The succession |
| 18th | U + 4DD1 (19921) | ䷑ |  |
57 |
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蠱 | gǔ | The work on the corrupt |
| 19th | U + 4DD2 (19922) | ䷒ |  |
28 |
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臨 | lín | The approach |
| 20th | U + 4DD3 (19923) | ䷓ |  |
85 |
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觀 | guān | The viewing |
| 21st | U + 4DD4 (19924) | ䷔ |  |
43 |
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噬嗑 | shì kè | The bite through |
| 22nd | U + 4DD5 (19925) | ䷕ |  |
37 |
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賁 | bi | The grace |
| 23 | U + 4DD6 (19926) | ䷖ |  |
87 |
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剝 | bō | The fragmentation |
| 24 | U + 4DD7 (19927) | ䷗ |  |
48 |
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復 | fù | The return |
| 25th | U + 4DD8 (19928) | ䷘ |  |
41 |
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無 妄 | wú wàng | The innocence |
| 26th | U + 4DD9 (19929) | ䷙ |  |
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大 畜 | dà chù | The taming power of the great |
| 27 | U + 4DDA (19930) | ䷚ |  |
47 |
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頤 | yí | The corners of the mouth |
| 28 | U + 4DDB (19931) | ䷛ |  |
52 |
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大 過 | dà guò | The great excess weight |
| 29 | U + 4DDC (19932) | ䷜ |  |
66 |
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坎 | can | The Abyssal |
| 30th | U + 4DDD (19933) | ䷝ |  |
33 |
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離 | lí | The adherent |
| 31 | U + 4DDE (19934) | ䷞ |  |
72 |
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咸 | xián | The impact |
| 32 | U + 4DDF (19935) | ䷟ |  |
54 |
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恆 | héng | The duration |
| 33 | U + 4DE0 (19936) | ䷠ |  |
71 |
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遯 | thin | The withdrawal |
| 34 | U + 4DE1 (19937) | ䷡ |  |
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大 壯 | dà zhuàng | The great power |
| 35 | U + 4DE2 (19938) | ䷢ |  |
83 |
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晉 | jìn | The progress |
| 36 | U + 4DE3 (19939) | ䷣ |  |
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明夷 | míng yí | The eclipse of the light |
| 37 | U + 4DE4 (19940) | ䷤ |  |
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家人 | jiā rén | The clan |
| 38 | U + 4DE5 (19941) | ䷥ |  |
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睽 | kúi | The opposite |
| 39 | U + 4DE6 (19942) | ䷦ |  |
76 |
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蹇 | jiǎn | The obstruction |
| 40 | U + 4DE7 (19943) | ䷧ |  |
64 |
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解 | xìe | The Liberation |
| 41 | U + 4DE8 (19944) | ䷨ |  |
27 |
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損 | sǔn | The reduction |
| 42 | U + 4DE9 (19945) | ䷩ |  |
45 |
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益 | yì | The increase |
| 43 | U + 4DEA (19946) | ䷪ |  |
12 |
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夬 | guài | The breakthrough |
| 44 | U + 4DEB (19947) | ䷫ |  |
51 |
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姤 | gòu | The courtesy |
| 45 | U + 4DEC (19948) | ䷬ |  |
82 |
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萃 | cùi | The collection |
| 46 | U + 4DED (19949) | ䷭ |  |
58 |
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升 | shēng | The climb up |
| 47 | U + 4DEE (19950) | ䷮ |  |
62 |
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困 | kùn | The distress |
| 48 | U + 4DEF (19951) | ䷯ |  |
56 |
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井 | young | The fountain |
| 49 | U + 4DF0 (19952) | ䷰ |  |
32 |
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革 | gé | The upheaval |
| 50 | U + 4DF1 (19953) | ䷱ |  |
53 |
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鼎 | dǐng | The crucible |
| 51 | U + 4DF2 (19954) | ䷲ |  |
44 |
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震 | zhèn | The exciting thing |
| 52 | U + 4DF3 (19955) | ䷳ |  |
77 |
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艮 | gene | Keeping still |
| 53 | U + 4DF4 (19956) | ䷴ |  |
75 |
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漸 | jiàn | The development |
| 54 | U + 4DF5 (19957) | ䷵ |  |
24 |
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歸 妹 | gūi mèi | The getting married girl |
| 55 | U + 4DF6 (19958) | ䷶ |  |
34 |
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豐 | fēng | The abundance |
| 56 | U + 4DF7 (19959) | ䷷ |  |
73 |
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旅 | lǚ | The hiker |
| 57 | U + 4DF8 (19960) | ䷸ |  |
55 |
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巽 | xùn | The gentle one |
| 58 | U + 4DF9 (19961) | ䷹ |  |
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兌 | dùi | The cheerful |
| 59 | U + 4DFA (19962) | ䷺ |  |
65 |
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渙 | huàn | The resolution |
| 60 | U + 4DFB (19963) | ䷻ |  |
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節 | jíe | The restriction |
| 61 | U + 4DFC (19964) | ䷼ |  |
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中孚 | zhōng fú | Inner truth |
| 62 | U + 4DFD (19965) | ䷽ |  |
74 |
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小 過 | xiǎo gùo | The little one overweight |
| 63 | U + 4DFE (19966) | ䷾ |  |
36 |
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既 濟 | jì jì | After completion |
| 64 | U + 4DFF (19967) | ䷿ |  |
63 |
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未 濟 | wèi jì | Before completion |
arrangement
Dual arrangement according to pairs of opposites
The I-Ching hexagrams are counted in a fixed order from 1 to 64, which is also shown in the sequence of the code points in the Unicode block of the I-Ching hexagrams. The explanation of the order is only given speculatively in Xugua ( 序卦 , 'doctrine of arrangement').
It is an arrangement of pairs of opposites in relation to the bars or trigrams from which the hexagrams are formed. It can be seen that every hexagram (for example 3. 屯 ) forms a pair with its inverted picture, the individual pictures of which are consecutive (for example 4. 蒙 ). If an image is the same as its inverted image ( e.g. 61. 中孚 ), the complementary image follows ( e.g. 62. 小 過 ). However, no rule for the hexagram numbers as a whole can be recognized in the various arrangement matrices, completely independent of the system according to which the trigrams involved are sorted.
Here is again summarized which hexagrams result from the combination of two trigrams. The numbering system for the trigrams is the same as above, based on the dual structure.
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1. 乾 (天) |
2. 兌 (泽) |
3. 離 (火) |
4. 震 (雷) |
5. 巽 (風) |
6. 坎 (水) |
7. 艮 (山) |
8. 坤 (地) |
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1. 乾 (天) |
1. 乾 為 天 |
43. 泽 天 夬 |
14. 火 天大 有 |
34. 雷 天大 壮 |
9. 風 天 小畜 |
5. 水 天 需 |
26. 山 天大 畜 |
11. 地 天 泰 |
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2. 兌 (泽) |
10. 天 泽 履 |
58. 兌 為 泽 |
38. 火 泽 睽 |
54. 雷泽 归 妹 |
61. 風 泽 中孚 |
60. 水 泽 節 |
41. 山泽 損 |
19. 地 泽 臨 |
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3. 離 (火) |
13. 天 火 同人 |
49. 泽 火 革 |
30. 離 為 火 |
55. 雷火 豊 |
37. 風火 家人 |
63. 水火 既 济 |
22. 山火 賁 |
36. 地 火 明夷 |
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4. 震 (雷) |
25. 天雷 无 妄 |
17. 泽雷 随 |
21. 火 雷 噬嗑 |
51. 震 為 雷 |
42. 風雷 益 |
3. 水雷 屯 |
27. 山 雷頤 |
24. 地雷 復 |
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5. 巽 (風) |
44. 天 風 姤 |
28. 泽 風 大 過 |
50. 火 風 鼎 |
32. 雷風恒 |
57. 巽 為 風 |
48. 水 風 井 |
18. 山風 蠱 |
46. 地 風 升 |
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6. 坎 (水) |
6. 天水 訟 |
47. 泽 水 困 |
64. 火 水 未 济 |
40. 雷 水解 |
59. 風水 渙 |
29. 坎 為 水 |
4. 山水 蒙 |
7. 地 水師 |
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7. 艮 (山) |
33. 天山 遯 |
31. 泽 山 咸 |
56. 火山 旅 |
62. 雷 山 小 過 |
53. 風 山 漸 |
39. 水 山 蹇 |
52. 艮 為 山 |
15. 地 山 謙 |
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8. 坤 (地) |
12. 天地 否 |
45. 泽 地 萃 |
35. 火 地 晋 |
16. 雷 地 豫 |
20. 風 地 观 |
8. 水 地 比 |
23. 山地 剥 |
2. 坤 為 地 |
Conventional ranking
Even with the conventional ordering of the trigrams, according to the four pairs of opposites, no system can be recognized in the numbering sequence of the hexagram matrix.
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13 | 36 | 63 | 30th | 55 | 22nd | 37 | 49 |
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Listed according to the Mawangdui editorial staff
The Mawangdui ( Chinese 馬王堆 / 马王堆 , Pinyin Mǎwángduī ) I Ching has a different order (see I Ching # historical order ). Here this group-oriented arrangement is shown both according to hexagram numbers and in pictures. The upper trigram within a group remains the same, the lower trigram changes cyclically according to a certain sequence so that each group begins with a "double image" made up of twice the same trigram.
| 1) | 01 | 12 | 33 | 10 | 06 | 13 | 25th | 44 |
| 2) | 52 | 41 | 04 | 22nd | 27 | 18th | 26th | 23 |
| 3) | 29 | 63 | 03 | 48 | 05 | 08 | 39 | 60 |
| 4) | 51 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 62 | 54 | 40 | 55 |
| 5) | 02 | 15th | 19th | 07 | 36 | 24 | 46 | 11 |
| 6) | 58 | 47 | 49 | 17th | 28 | 43 | 45 | 31 |
| 7) | 30th | 21st | 50 | 14th | 35 | 56 | 38 | 64 |
| 8th) | 57 | 09 | 20th | 53 | 61 | 59 | 37 | 42 |
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See also
- Eight trigrams
- I went
- Tai Xuan Jing
- Unicode block I-Ching hexagrams (4DC0-4DFF)
- Unicode block Tai Xuan Jing symbols (1D300–1D35F)
