The 64 Hexagrams
The 64 hexagrams of the I-Ching (易經), arranged in the King Wen sequence from c. 1000 BC. Each hexagram is formed by stacking two trigrams (3-line figures from the eight trigrams, or bagua), producing 64 unique six-line configurations. Every hexagram page includes classical Chinese text, original commentary, character-by-character interlinear gloss, and a Yilin verse from Jiao Yanshou's Forest of Changes (c. 50 BC). The 64 hexagrams generate 4,096 possible transformations, each illustrated with original ink brush artwork.
| Upper↓ Lower→ | ☰Heaven | ☱Lake | ☲Fire | ☳Thunder | ☴Wind | ☵Water | ☶Mountain | ☷Earth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ☰Heaven | ䷀1乾 | ䷉10履 | ䷌13同人 | ䷘25無妄 | ䷫44姤 | ䷅6訟 | ䷠33遯 | ䷋12否 |
| ☱Lake | ䷪43夬 | ䷹58兌 | ䷰49革 | ䷐17隨 | ䷛28大過 | ䷮47困 | ䷞31咸 | ䷬45萃 |
| ☲Fire | ䷍14大有 | ䷥38睽 | ䷝30離 | ䷔21噬嗑 | ䷱50鼎 | ䷿64未濟 | ䷷56旅 | ䷢35晉 |
| ☳Thunder | ䷡34大壯 | ䷵54歸妹 | ䷶55豐 | ䷲51震 | ䷟32恆 | ䷧40解 | ䷽62小過 | ䷏16豫 |
| ☴Wind | ䷈9小畜 | ䷼61中孚 | ䷤37家人 | ䷩42益 | ䷸57巽 | ䷺59渙 | ䷴53漸 | ䷓20觀 |
| ☵Water | ䷄5需 | ䷻60節 | ䷾63既濟 | ䷂3屯 | ䷯48井 | ䷜29坎 | ䷦39蹇 | ䷇8比 |
| ☶Mountain | ䷙26大畜 | ䷨41損 | ䷕22賁 | ䷚27頤 | ䷑18蠱 | ䷃4蒙 | ䷳52艮 | ䷖23剝 |
| ☷Earth | ䷊11泰 | ䷒19臨 | ䷣36明夷 | ䷗24復 | ䷭46升 | ䷆7師 | ䷎15謙 | ䷁2坤 |
In Sequence
1. 乾 Qián
The Creative
2. 坤 Kūn
The Receptive
3. 屯 Zhūn
Difficulty at the Beginning
4. 蒙 Méng
Youthful Folly
5. 需 Xū
Waiting
6. 訟 Sòng
Conflict
7. 師 Shī
The Army
8. 比 Bǐ
Holding Together
9. 小畜 Xiǎo Xù
Small Taming
10. 履 Lǚ
Treading
11. 泰 Tài
Peace
12. 否 Pǐ
Standstill
13. 同人 Tóng Rén
Fellowship
14. 大有 Dà Yǒu
Great Possession
15. 謙 Qiān
Modesty
16. 豫 Yù
Enthusiasm
17. 隨 Suí
Following
18. 蠱 Gǔ
Work on the Decayed
19. 臨 Lín
Approach
20. 觀 Guān
Contemplation
21. 噬嗑 Shì Kè
Biting Through
22. 賁 Bì
Grace
23. 剝 Bō
Splitting Apart
24. 復 Fù
Return
25. 无妄 Wú Wàng
Innocence
26. 大畜 Dà Xù
Great Taming
27. 頤 Yí
Nourishment
28. 大過 Dà Guò
Great Exceeding
29. 坎 Kǎn
The Abysmal Water
30. 離 Lí
The Clinging Fire
31. 咸 Xián
Influence
32. 恆 Héng
Duration
33. 遯 Dùn
Retreat
34. 大壯 Dà Zhuàng
Great Power
35. 晉 Jìn
Progress
36. 明夷 Míng Yí
Darkening of the Light
37. 家人 Jiā Rén
The Family
38. 睽 Kuí
Opposition
39. 蹇 Jiǎn
Obstruction
40. 解 Xiè
Deliverance
41. 損 Sǔn
Decrease
42. 益 Yì
Increase
43. 夬 Guài
Breakthrough
44. 姤 Gòu
Coming to Meet
45. 萃 Cuì
Gathering Together
46. 升 Shēng
Pushing Upward
47. 困 Kùn
Oppression
48. 井 Jǐng
The Well
49. 革 Gé
Revolution
50. 鼎 Dǐng
The Cauldron
51. 震 Zhèn
The Arousing Thunder
52. 艮 Gèn
Keeping Still Mountain
53. 漸 Jiàn
Development
54. 歸妹 Guī Mèi
The Marrying Maiden
55. 豐 Fēng
Abundance
56. 旅 Lǚ
The Wanderer
57. 巽 Xùn
The Gentle Wind
58. 兌 Duì
The Joyous Lake
59. 渙 Huàn
Dispersion
60. 節 Jié
Limitation
61. 中孚 Zhōng Fú
Inner Truth
62. 小過 Xiǎo Guò
Small Exceeding
63. 既濟 Jì Jì
After Completion
64. 未濟 Wèi Jì
Before Completion