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'', or ''Book of Changes'', and their Unicode character codes. This list is in King Wen order. (Cf. other hexagram sequences.)

Hexagram 1

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''Hexagram 1'' is named (qián), "Force". Other variations include "the creative", "strong action", "the key", and "god". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☰ ( qián) force = () heaven, and its outer (upper) trigram is identical.

Hexagram 2

''Hexagram 2'' is named (kūn), "Field". Other variations include "the receptive", "acquiescence", and "the flow". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☷ ( kūn) field = () earth, and its outer (upper) trigram is identical.

Hexagram 3

''Hexagram 3'' is named (zhūn), "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 (lower) trigram is ☳ ( zhèn) shake = () thunder, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☵ ( kǎn) gorge = () water.

Hexagram 4

''Hexagram 4'' is named (méng), "Enveloping". Other variations include "youthful folly", "the young shoot", and "discovering". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☵ ( kǎn) gorge = () water, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☶ ( gèn) bound = () mountain.

Hexagram 5

''Hexagram 5'' is named (xū), "Attending". Other variations include "waiting", "moistened", and "arriving". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☰ ( qián) force = () heaven, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☵ ( kǎn) gorge = () water.

Hexagram 6

''Hexagram 6'' is named (sòng), arguing, dispute, litigation, conflict and "lawsuit". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☵ ( kǎn) gorge = () water, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☰ ( qián) force = () heaven.

Hexagram 7

''Hexagram 7'' is named (shī), "Leading". Other variations include "the army" and "the troops". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☵ ( kǎn) gorge = () water, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☷ ( kūn) field = () earth.

Hexagram 8

''Hexagram 8'' is named (bǐ), "Grouping". Other variations include "holding together" and "alliance". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☷ ( kūn) field = () earth, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☵ ( kǎn) gorge = () water.

Hexagram 9

''Hexagram 9'' is named (xiǎo xù), "Small Accumulating", "domestication" "the taming power of the small", "small harvest", "minor restraint" and "small livestock". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☰ ( qián) force = () heaven, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☴ ( xùn) ground = () wind.

Hexagram 10

''Hexagram 10'' is named (lǚ), "Treading". Other variations include "treading (conduct)" and "continuing". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☱ ( duì) open = () swamp, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☰ ( qián) force = () heaven.

Hexagram 11

''Hexagram 11'' is named (tài), "Pervading", “smooth going", "peace" and "greatness". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☰ ( qián) force = () heaven, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☷ ( kūn) field = () earth.

Hexagram 12

''Hexagram 12'' is named (pǐ), "Obstruction". Other variations include "standstill (stagnation)" and "selfish persons". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☷ ( kūn) field = () earth, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☰ ( qián) force = () heaven.

Hexagram 13

''Hexagram 13'' is named (tóng rén), "Concording People". Other variations include "fellowship with men" and "gathering men". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☲ ( lí) radiance = () fire, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☰ ( qián) force = () heaven.

Hexagram 14

''Hexagram 14'' is named (dà yǒu), "Great Possessing". Other variations include "possession in great measure" and "the great possession". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☰ ( qián) force = () heaven, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☲ ( lí) radiance = () fire.

Hexagram 15

''Hexagram 15'' is named (qiān), "Humbling". Other variations include "modesty". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☶ ( gèn) bound = () mountain, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☷ ( kūn) field = () earth.

Hexagram 16

''Hexagram 16'' is named (yù), "Providing-For". Other variations include "enthusiasm" and "excess". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☷ ( kūn) field = () earth, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☳ ( zhèn) shake = () thunder.

Hexagram 17

''Hexagram 17'' is named (suí), "Following", "Pursue", "Hunter". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☳ ( zhèn) shake = () thunder, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☱ ( duì) open = () swamp.

Hexagram 18

''Hexagram 18'' is named (gǔ), "Correcting". Other variations include "work on what has been spoiled (decay)", "decaying" and "branch". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☴ ( xùn) ground = () wind, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☶ () bound = () mountain. '' Gu'' is the name of a venom-based poison traditionally used in Chinese witchcraft.

Hexagram 19

''Hexagram 19'' is named (lín), "Nearing". Other variations include "approach" and "the forest". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☱ ( duì) open = () swamp, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☷ ( kūn) field = () earth.

Hexagram 20

''Hexagram 20'' is named (guān), "Viewing". Other variations include "contemplation (view)" and "looking up". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☷ ( kūn) field = () earth, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☴ ( xùn) ground = () wind.

Hexagram 21

''Hexagram 21'' is named (shì kè), "Gnawing Bite". Other variations include "biting through" and "biting and chewing". It may refer to teeth working together to bring coherence. Its inner (lower) trigram is ☳ ( zhèn) shake = () thunder, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☲ ( lí) radiance = () fire.

Hexagram 22

''Hexagram 22'' is named (bì), "Adorning", "bright", "grace", "lush", and "luxuriance". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☲ ( lí) radiance = () fire, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☶ ( gèn) bound = () mountain.

Hexagram 23

''Hexagram 23'' is named (bō), "Stripping". Other variations include "splitting apart", "flaying", "scalp", and "peel". This may allude to removal of something. Its inner (lower) trigram is ☷ ( kūn) field = () earth, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☶ ( gèn) bound = () mountain.

Hexagram 24

''Hexagram 24'' is named (fù), "Returning". Other variations include "return (the turning point)". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☳ ( zhèn) shake = () thunder, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☷ ( kūn) field = () earth.

Hexagram 25

''Hexagram 25'' is named (wú wàng), "Without Embroiling". Other variations include "innocence (the unexpected)" and "pestilence". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☳ ( zhèn) shake = () thunder, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☰ ( qián) force = () heaven.

Hexagram 26

''Hexagram 26'' is named (dà xù), "Great Accumulating". Other variations include "the taming power of the great", "great storage", and "potential energy". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☰ ( qián) force = () heaven, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☶ ( gèn) bound = () mountain.

Hexagram 27

''Hexagram 27'' is named (yí), "Swallowing". Other variations include "the corners of the mouth (providing nourishment)", "jaws" and "comfort/security". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☳ ( zhèn) shake = () thunder, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☶ ( gèn) bound = () mountain.

Hexagram 28

''Hexagram 28'' is named (dà guò), "Great Exceeding". Other variations include "preponderance of the great", "great surpassing" and "critical mass". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☴ ( xùn) ground = () wind, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☱ ( duì) open = () swamp.

Hexagram 29

''Hexagram 29'' is named (kǎn), "Gorge". Other variations include "the abyss" (in the oceanographic sense) and "repeated entrapment". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☵ ( kǎn) gorge = () water, and its outer (upper) trigram is identical.

Hexagram 30

''Hexagram 30'' is named (lí), "Radiance". Other variations include "the clinging, fire" and "the net". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☲ ( lí) radiance = () fire, and its outer (upper) trigram is identical. The origin of the character has its roots in symbols of long-tailed birds such as the

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or the legendary phoenix.

Hexagram 31

''Hexagram 31'' is named (xián), "Conjoining". Other variations include "influence (wooing)", "feelings", "being affected", and "reciprocity". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☶ ( gèn) bound = () mountain, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☱ ( duì) open = () swamp.

Hexagram 32

''Hexagram 32'' is named (héng), "Persevering". Other variations include "duration" and "constancy". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☴ ( xùn) ground = () wind, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☳ ( zhèn) shake = () thunder.

Hexagram 33

''Hexagram 33'' is named (dùn), "Retiring". Other variations include "retreat" and "yielding". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☶ ( gèn) bound = () mountain, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☰ ( qián) force = () heaven.

Hexagram 34

''Hexagram 34'' is named (dà zhuàng), "Great Invigorating". Other variations include "the power of the great" and "great maturity". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☰ ( qián) force = () heaven, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☳ ( zhèn) shake = () thunder.

Hexagram 35

''Hexagram 35'' is named (jìn), "Prospering". Other variations include "progress" and "aquas". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☷ ( kūn) field = () earth, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☲ ( lí) radiance = () fire.

Hexagram 36

''Hexagram 36'' is named (míng yí), "Darkening of the Light". Other variations include "brilliance injured" and "intelligence hidden". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☲ ( lí) radiance = () fire, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☷ ( kūn) field = () earth.

Hexagram 37

''Hexagram 37'' is named (jiā rén), "Dwelling People". Other variations include "the family (the clan)" and "family members". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☲ ( lí) radiance = () fire, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☴ ( xùn) ground = () wind.

Hexagram 38

''Hexagram 38'' is named (kuí), "Polarising". Other variations include "opposition" and "perversion". The symbol 睽 also means separated, estranged, and stare. Its inner (lower) trigram is ☱ ( duì) open = () swamp, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☲ ( lí) radiance = () fire.

Hexagram 39

''Hexagram 39'' is named (jiǎn), "Limping". Other variations include "obstruction" and "afoot". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☶ ( gèn) bound = () mountain, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☵ ( kǎn) gorge = () water.

Hexagram 40

''Hexagram 40'' is named (jiě), "Taking-Apart". Other variations include "deliverance" and "untangled". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☵ ( kǎn) gorge = () water, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☳ ( zhèn) shake = () thunder.

Hexagram 41

''Hexagram 41'' is named (sǔn), "Diminishing", "lose", "reduction", "remove", "damage", "decrease". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☱ ( duì) open = () swamp, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☶ ( gèn) bound = () mountain.

Hexagram 42

''Hexagram 42'' is named (yì), "Augmenting". Other variations include: increase, beneficial, useful. Its inner (lower) trigram is ☳ ( zhèn) shake = () thunder, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☴ ( xùn) ground = () wind.

Hexagram 43

''Hexagram 43'' is named (guài), "Displacement". Other variations include "resoluteness", "parting", and "break-through". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☰ ( qián) force = () heaven, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☱ ( duì) open = () swamp.

Hexagram 44

''Hexagram 44'' is named (gòu), "Coupling". Other variations include "coming to meet" and "meeting". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☴ ( xùn) ground = () wind, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☰ ( qián) force = () heaven.

Hexagram 45

''Hexagram 45'' is named (cuì), "Clustering", "gathering together (massing)" 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 (lower) trigram is ☷ ( kūn) field = () earth, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☱ ( duì) open = () swamp.

Hexagram 46

''Hexagram 46'' is named (shēng), "Ascending". Other variations include "pushing upward". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☴ ( xùn) ground = () wind, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☷ ( kūn) field = () earth.

Hexagram 47

''Hexagram 47'' is named (kùn), "Confining". Other variations include "oppression (exhaustion)" and "entangled". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☵ ( kǎn) gorge = () water, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☱ ( duì) open = () swamp.

Hexagram 48

''Hexagram 48'' is named (jǐng), "Welling". Other variations include "the well". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☴ ( xùn) ground = () wind, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☵ ( kǎn) gorge = () water.

Hexagram 49

''Hexagram 49'' is named (gé), "Skinning". Other variations include "revolution (molting)" and "the bridle". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☲ ( lí) radiance = () fire, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☱ ( duì) open = () swamp.

Hexagram 50

''Hexagram 50'' is named (dǐng), "Holding". Other variations include "the cauldron". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☴ ( xùn) ground = () wind, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☲ ( lí) radiance = () fire.

Hexagram 51

''Hexagram 51'' is named (zhèn), "Shake","the arousing (shock, thunder)"; "thunder, excite, thrill, convulse, and tremor". The advice is to maintain one's concentration ("one did not lose the sacrificial wine in the ladle"). Its inner (lower) trigram is ☳ ( zhèn) shake = () thunder, and its outer (upper) trigram is identical.

Hexagram 52

''Hexagram 52'' is named (gèn), "Bound". Other variations include "keeping still, mountain" and "stilling". The symbol also means, "blunt, tough, and chewy like hard leather". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☶ ( gèn) bound = () mountain, and its outer (upper) trigram is identical.

Hexagram 53

''Hexagram 53'' is named (jiàn), "Infiltrating". Other variations include "development (gradual progress)" and "advancement". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☶ ( gèn) bound = () mountain, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☴ ( xùn) ground = () wind.

Hexagram 54

''Hexagram 54'' is named (guī mèi), "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 (lower) trigram is ☱ ( duì) open = () swamp, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☳ ( zhèn) shake = () thunder.

Hexagram 55

''Hexagram 55'' is named (fēng), "Abounding". Other variations include "abundance" and "fullness". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☲ ( lí) radiance = () fire, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☳ ( zhèn) shake = () thunder.

Hexagram 56

''Hexagram 56'' is named (lǚ), "Sojourning". Other variations include "the wanderer" and "traveling". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☶ ( gèn) bound = () mountain, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☲ ( lí) radiance = () fire.

Hexagram 57

''Hexagram 57'' is named (xùn), "Ground". Other variations include "the gentle (the penetrating, wind)" and "calculations". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☴ ( xùn) ground = () wind, and its outer (upper) trigram is identical.

Hexagram 58

''Hexagram 58'' is named (duì), "Open", "exchange" "the joyous, lake" and "usurpation". The symbol "兌" means exchange, add, against, and convert. Its inner (lower) trigram is ☱ ( duì) open = () swamp, and its outer (upper) trigram is identical.

Hexagram 59

''Hexagram 59'' is named (huàn), "Dispersing". Other variations include "dispersion (dissolution)" and "dispersal". The symbol means dissipate, dissolve, vanish. Its inner (lower) trigram is ☵ ( kǎn) gorge = () water, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☴ ( xùn) ground = () wind.

Hexagram 60

''Hexagram 60'' is named (jié), "Articulating". Other variations include "limitation" and "moderation". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☱ ( duì) open = () swamp, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☵ ( kǎn) gorge = () water.

Hexagram 61

''Hexagram 61'' is named (zhōng fú), "Center Returning", "inner trust", "inner truth" and "central return". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☱ ( duì) open = () swamp, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☴ ( xùn) ground = () wind.

Hexagram 62

''Hexagram 62'' is named (xiǎo guò). 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 (lower) trigram is ☶ ( gèn) bound = () mountain, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☳ ( zhèn) shake = () thunder.

Hexagram 63

''Hexagram 63'' is named (jì jì), "Already Fording". Other variations include "after completion" and "already completed" or "already done". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☲ ( lí) radiance = () fire, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☵ ( kǎn) gorge = () water.

Hexagram 64

''Hexagram 64'' is named (wèi jì), "Not Yet Fording". Other variations include "before completion" and "not yet completed". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☵ ( kǎn) gorge = () water, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☲ ( lí) radiance = () fire.

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