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Open datasetThe 64 hexagrams of the I Ching
- All 64 hexagrams in King Wen order, with Vietnamese and Han names, upper and lower trigrams, and the image.
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How are the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching formed?
The 64 hexagrams are formed by stacking two trigrams (ba gua) on top of each other. Each trigram has three lines, and combining two trigrams yields 8 × 8 = 64 combinations. The lower trigram (inner) symbolizes the inner self and foundation; the upper trigram (outer) symbolizes external circumstances. The interaction between the two trigrams creates the overall meaning of each hexagram.
From the article “The 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching: Structure and Basic Interpretation”
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Decoding the Hexagram Fire over Heaven (Da You) in the I Ching - Structure and Lessons
The hexagram Fire over Heaven (Da You) in the I Ching symbolizes great prosperity, and its lessons center on staying humble and keeping a bright mind.
Hexagram Earth over Heaven Tai (number 11, 泰, ䷊): why is earth above and heaven below called opening and peace?
Hexagram 11, Earth over Heaven Tai, has inner Qian and outer Kun, heaven and earth in harmony. It covers the judgment, image, six line texts and commentaries.
Hexagram 56 Hỏa Sơn Lữ (旅): The Wanderer Far From Home, How Should One Behave in a Strange Land?
Hexagram 56 Hỏa Sơn Lữ concerns the way of the wanderer in a strange land: small success, staying upright, humility brings peace, arrogance invites disaster.
What Is the Shan Ze Sun Hexagram (Hexagram 41, 損)? Decreasing to Gain, the Judgment Text and the Six Line Texts
Shan Ze Sun, hexagram 41 of the I Ching, holds that what is below decreases so what is above gains. Its Judgment, Image and six line texts are covered here.
Hexagram 58, Dui / The Joyous: Genuine Joy and the Boundary With People-Pleasing
Hexagram 58, Dui (The Joyous), teaches the way of harmonious joy: joy that is sincere brings success, while joy that only pleases others soon turns crooked.
Hexagram 39 Thủy Sơn Kiển: Meaning of Hardship, the Judgment, the Six Lines, and the Lessons
Hexagram 39 Thủy Sơn Kiển describes a time when the road ahead is blocked, covering the Judgment, the six lines, and the lessons of hardship.
The 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching: Structure and Basic Interpretation
Explore the structure of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching: from trigrams, lines, judgments to basic interpretation methods.
The Pure Kun Hexagram in the 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching: Origins and Meaning
Explore the Pure Kun hexagram (hexagram 2) in the I Ching: its origins, structure, philosophical meaning, and practical applications in life.
Applying the I Ching to Love and Relationships: Perspectives from the 64 Hexagrams and Yin-Yang Principles
The I Ching sees love through yin-yang and the 64 hexagrams, describing situations rather than predicting destiny, to help you adjust for harmony.
What is Kinh Dịch?
The I Ching is an ancient Chinese philosophical and divination system built on 64 hexagrams formed from the eight trigrams, or Bagua.
Applying the I Ching to Health: From the Well Hexagram to the Balance of Yin and Yang
Explore how the I Ching, through its 64 hexagrams and the principle of yin and yang, reflects on physical and mental health.
The Pure Yang Hexagram in the 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching: Origins and Meaning
Explore the Pure Yang Hexagram (Qian), the first hexagram in the I Ching: a symbol of heaven, creativity, and infinite potential.
The Water Heaven Xu Hexagram in the 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching: Origins, Meaning, and Practical Lessons
Hexagram 5, Water Heaven Xu, covers its origins, structure and meaning: waiting, nurturing trust and patience, with lessons for modern life.
The Hexagram Water and Heaven Tension (Conflict) in the 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching: Origins, Structure, and Meaning
Hexagram 6, Water and Heaven Tension (Conflict), in the I Ching: its origins, structure, each line's meaning, and advice on disputes.
The Hexagram Heaven and Lake Treading (䷉) in the 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching: Origins, Meaning, and Practical Applications
The Heaven and Lake Treading hexagram (䷉) of the I Ching: its origins, structure, and lessons in caution and propriety for modern life.
The Water Thunder Hexagram Zhun in the 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching: Origins, Meaning, and Lessons for Overcoming Hardship
The Water Thunder Hexagram Zhun is the 3rd hexagram of the I Ching, marking a hard and turbulent beginning, with its origins and meaning.
The Wind Heaven Xiao Xu Hexagram in the 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching: Origins, Meaning, and Lessons in Conduct
The Wind Heaven Xiao Xu hexagram (Hexagram 9) in the I Ching: its origins, structure, meaning, and lessons on patience and gradual accumulation.
How Does Online I Ching Coin Tossing Work and How Do You Read the Result? A Guide from Casting to Interpretation
Online I Ching casting tosses three coins six times to form one hexagram. This guide covers the Tam Tài principle, the primary and changing hexagrams.
Hexagram 35 Fire Over Earth (Jin, 晉): Advancing, Rising, and the Six Line Texts of the I Ching
Hexagram 35 Fire Over Earth (Jin) in the I Ching: the sun rising above the earth, a sign of advancing and being recognized.
The Water-Earth Bi Hexagram in the 64 I Ching Hexagrams: Origins, Meaning, and Practical Applications
The Water-Earth Bi Hexagram in the I Ching: its origins, structure, symbolic meaning, hexagram text, and uses in life, career, and relationships.
The Earth-Water Hexagram (Shi) in the 64 I Ching Hexagrams: Origins, Meanings, and Practical Applications
The Earth-Water Hexagram (Shi) in the I Ching symbolizes the commander, discipline and unity, plus its uses in management and leadership.
How the I Ching Became a Classic: How Song Scholars Read the Changes, and the Routes the I Ching Took to Vietnam and the West
Canonized in 135 BCE, the I Ching was reread by Song scholars along image-number and meaning-principle lines, then spread to Vietnam and the West.
Hexagram Mountain over Water (Meng) in the I Ching: The Origin and Meaning of Innocence
Hexagram 4 of the I Ching, Mountain over Water, comes from Kan and Gen and speaks of innocence, enlightenment, and acting amid immaturity.
Hexagram Hỏa Thủy Vị Tế (No. 64, 未濟, ䷿): Meaning, the Six Line Texts, and Why the I Ching Ends with 'Not Yet Complete'
Hỏa Thủy Vị Tế is hexagram 64, the last of the I Ching, its six lines out of position yet paired. Its texts show why it ends on 'not yet complete'.
Who Wrote the I Ching: The Fu Xi and King Wen Tradition and What Excavated Manuscripts Show
Fu Xi, King Wen, the Duke of Zhou and Confucius are all credited with the I Ching, but excavated manuscripts point to a late Western Zhou compilation.
Hexagram 26: Shan Tian Da Xu (Great Accumulation) - Meaning and Application in the I Ching
Explore Hexagram 26 (Shan Tian Da Xu) in the I Ching: its symbolism, judgment, the meaning of inner accumulation, and practical applications in work and life.
Hexagram 30 Thuần Ly (離, ䷝): Clinging and Illuminating in the I Ching
Hexagram 30 Thuần Ly in the I Ching explores clinging and illuminating. It covers the structure, judgment, six line texts, and the image.
Hexagram 23 (Bo / Splitting Apart) - Meaning and Application in the I Ching
Hexagram 23 (Bo / Splitting Apart) in the I Ching: the mountain over the earth, stripping and decline, and lessons on yielding and waiting for recovery.
Applying the I Ching in Business: From Philosophy to Strategic Action
Apply the I Ching in business by reading its 64 hexagrams as archetypal situations, plus the principle of change and the spirit of the Well hexagram.
What is the I Ching: origins and the philosophy of Yin-Yang and the Eight Trigrams
What is the I Ching? Trace its origins in yin and yang lines and the philosophy of Yin-Yang and the Eight Trigrams, from the two symbols to the 64 hexagrams.
Hexagram 25 (Wu Wang / Innocence) - Meaning and Application in the I Ching
Hexagram 25 (Wu Wang / Innocence) in the I Ching: its image, judgment and meaning, plus how integrity and sincerity apply in life, career and spirituality.
Hexagram 28 Da Quo (Great Exceeding) - Meaning and Application in the I Ching
Hexagram 28 Da Quo in the I Ching: its structure, meaning, and guidance for handling extraordinary pressure when a heavy burden overwhelms a weak foundation.
Applying the I Ching in Your Career: A Compass for the Modern Gentleman
The I Ching is a philosophy of change, not a fate predictor. Applied to a career, it teaches a noble person to read the times and hold to principle.
Decoding Hexagram 16 Yu (Thunder over Earth) in the I Ching: Structure and Lessons
Hexagram 16 Yu (Thunder over Earth) in the I Ching: its structure, each line's meaning, and lessons on preparation and humility.
Hexagram Zhen (number 51, 震) in the I Ching: rolling thunder and how to stay calm when afraid
Hexagram Zhen (number 51) in the I Ching stacks thunder upon thunder, covering sudden shock and six ways to respond to upheaval with a calm mind.
Hexagram Fire and Thunder, Biting Through - Meaning and Application in the I Ching
Hexagram 21, Fire and Thunder, Biting Through: its image and meaning on law and overcoming obstacles, plus how to apply its advice to work.
Applying the I Ching in Family Life
Explore how to apply the I Ching to family life: understanding relationships, conduct, preserving traditions, and building sustainable happiness.
Hexagram 47 Trạch Thủy Khốn (困) in the I Ching: meaning in times of exhaustion and why words cannot save you
Hexagram 47 Trạch Thủy Khốn in the I Ching describes depleted resources and words that go unheeded, with the Judgment, Image, and six line texts.
Hexagram Phong Thủy Hoán (number 59, 渙): the meaning of dispersion and how to gather people's hearts according to the I Ching
Hexagram Phong Thủy Hoán, number 59 in the I Ching, covers the Judgment, the Image and all six line texts, plus gathering people's hearts when things scatter.
Hexagram 22 (Bi, Mountain over Fire) - Meaning and Application in the I Ching
Hexagram 22 (Bi, Mountain over Fire) in the I Ching covers adornment and refinement, plus how to apply its lessons in life, work and relationships.
Sun and Moon in the I Ching: What the Li and Kan Trigrams Mean
In the I Ching the Li trigram stands for the sun and Kan for the moon. Where the classic texts say so, how commentators explain it, and how schools differ.
Heavenly Stem Gui: Yin-Yang and Five Elements Characteristics in the I Ching
Heavenly Stem Gui (癸) is Yin Water, tied to the North and winter in the I Ching, and read through hexagrams such as Kan.
Hexagram 27 (Shan Lei Yi): Meaning and Application in the I Ching
Explore Hexagram 27 (Shan Lei Yi) in the I Ching, from its structure and philosophy on nurturing body and mind to practical applications in modern life.
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The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching
All 64 hexagrams in King Wen order, with Vietnamese and Han names, upper and lower trigrams, and the image.