List of hexagrams of the I Ching
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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. (Cf. other hexagram sequences.)

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 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 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 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 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 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.

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