The I-Ching

The 64 Hexagrams

Each hexagram represents a distinct situation or archetype in the Book of Changes. Explore classical texts, Wilhelm commentary, and modern interpretations.

#1

Qián

The Creative

#2

Kūn

The Receptive

#3

Zhūn

Difficulty at the Beginning

#4

Méng

Youthful Folly

#5

Waiting

#6

Sòng

Conflict

#7

Shī

The Army

#8

Holding Together

#9

小畜

Xiǎo Xù

Small Taming

#10

Treading

#11

Tài

Peace

#12

Standstill

#13

同人

Tóng Rén

Fellowship

#14

大有

Dà Yǒu

Great Possession

#15

Qiān

Modesty

#16

Enthusiasm

#17

Suí

Following

#18

Work on the Decayed

#19

Lín

Approach

#20

Guān

Contemplation

#21

噬嗑

Shì Kè

Biting Through

#22

Grace

#23

Splitting Apart

#24

Return

#25

无妄

Wú Wàng

Innocence

#26

大畜

Dà Chù

Great Accumulation

#27

Nourishment

#28

大過

Dà Guò

Great Exceeding

#29

Kǎn

The Abyss

#30

Clinging Fire

#31

Xián

Influence

#32

Héng

Duration

#33

Dùn

Retreat

#34

大壯

Dà Zhuàng

Great Power

#35

Jìn

Progress

#36

明夷

Míng Yí

Darkening of the Light

#37

家人

Jiā Rén

The Family

#38

Kuí

Opposition

#39

Jiǎn

Obstruction

#40

Xiè

Deliverance

#41

Sǔn

Decrease

#42

Increase

#43

Guài

Breakthrough

#44

Gòu

Coming to Meet

#45

Cuì

Gathering Together

#46

Shēng

Pushing Upward

#47

Kùn

Oppression

#48

Jǐng

The Well

#49

Revolution

#50

Dǐng

The Caldron

#51

Zhèn

The Arousing

#52

Gèn

Keeping Still

#53

Jiàn

Development

#54

歸妹

Guī Mèi

The Marrying Maiden

#55

Fēng

Abundance

#56

The Wanderer

#57

Xùn

The Gentle

#58

Duì

The Joyous

#59

Huàn

Dispersion

#60

Jié

Limitation

#61

中孚

Zhōng Fú

Inner Truth

#62

小過

Xiǎo Guò

Preponderance of the Small

#63

既濟

Jì Jì

After Completion

#64

未濟

Wèi Jì

Before Completion