I-Ching Directory

64 I Ching Hexagrams: Meanings, Trigrams, and King Wen Order

Browse all 64 I Ching hexagrams in King Wen order with Chinese names, pinyin, trigrams, judgments, images, meanings, and direct links to each hexagram page.

Each hexagram is a six-line figure in the traditional King Wen sequence. Use this page to search by number, Chinese name, pinyin, keyword, or English title, then open the full page for Judgment, Image, Interpretation, and the six lines.

Showing all 64 hexagrams.

King Wen Map Open the symbolic grid

What a hexagram tells you

Pattern

The hexagram names the condition you are in now: the weather of the situation before you start forcing an answer.

Structure

Its six lines, upper and lower trigrams, and Judgment and Image texts give the answer its frame.

Movement

When lines change, the reading opens toward a relating hexagram. That movement is part of the answer, not an afterthought.

Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 1, The Creative. Hexagram 1 Qián The Creative Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 2, The Receptive. Hexagram 2 Kūn The Receptive Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 3, Difficulty at the Beginning. Hexagram 3 Zhūn Difficulty at the Beginning Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 4, Youthful Folly. Hexagram 4 Méng Youthful Folly Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 5, Waiting. Hexagram 5 Waiting Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 6, Conflict. Hexagram 6 Sòng Conflict Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 7, The Army. Hexagram 7 Shī The Army Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 8, Holding Together. Hexagram 8 Holding Together Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 9, Small Taming. Hexagram 9 小畜 Xiǎo Xù Small Taming Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 10, Treading. Hexagram 10 Treading Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 11, Peace. Hexagram 11 Tài Peace Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 12, Standstill. Hexagram 12 Standstill Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 13, Fellowship with People. Hexagram 13 同人 Tóng Rén Fellowship with People Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 14, Great Possession. Hexagram 14 大有 Dà Yǒu Great Possession Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 15, Modesty. Hexagram 15 Qiān Modesty Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 16, Enthusiasm. Hexagram 16 Enthusiasm Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 17, Following. Hexagram 17 Suí Following Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 18, Work on the Decayed. Hexagram 18 Work on the Decayed Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 19, Approach. Hexagram 19 Lín Approach Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 20, Contemplation. Hexagram 20 Guān Contemplation Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 21, Biting Through. Hexagram 21 噬嗑 Shì Kè Biting Through Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 22, Grace. Hexagram 22 Grace Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 23, Splitting Apart. Hexagram 23 Splitting Apart Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 24, Return. Hexagram 24 Return Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 25, Innocence. Hexagram 25 無妄 Wú Wàng Innocence Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 26, Great Taming. Hexagram 26 大畜 Dà Xù Great Taming Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 27, Nourishment. Hexagram 27 Nourishment Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 28, Preponderance of the Great. Hexagram 28 大過 Dà Guò Preponderance of the Great Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 29, The Abysmal. Hexagram 29 Kǎn The Abysmal Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 30, The Clinging. Hexagram 30 The Clinging Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 31, Influence. Hexagram 31 Xián Influence Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 32, Duration. Hexagram 32 Héng Duration Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 33, Retreat. Hexagram 33 Dùn Retreat Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 34, Great Power. Hexagram 34 大壯 Dà Zhuàng Great Power Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 35, Progress. Hexagram 35 Jìn Progress Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 36, Darkening of the Light. Hexagram 36 明夷 Míng Yí Darkening of the Light Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 37, The Family. Hexagram 37 家人 Jiā Rén The Family Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 38, Opposition. Hexagram 38 Kuí Opposition Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 39, Obstruction. Hexagram 39 Jiǎn Obstruction Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 40, Deliverance. Hexagram 40 Xiè Deliverance Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 41, Decrease. Hexagram 41 Sǔn Decrease Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 42, Increase. Hexagram 42 Increase Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 43, Breakthrough. Hexagram 43 Guài Breakthrough Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 44, Coming to Meet. Hexagram 44 Gòu Coming to Meet Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 45, Gathering Together. Hexagram 45 Cuì Gathering Together Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 46, Pushing Upward. Hexagram 46 Shēng Pushing Upward Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 47, Oppression. Hexagram 47 Kùn Oppression Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 48, The Well. Hexagram 48 Jǐng The Well Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 49, Revolution. Hexagram 49 Revolution Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 50, The Cauldron. Hexagram 50 Dǐng The Cauldron Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 51, The Arousing. Hexagram 51 Zhèn The Arousing Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 52, Keeping Still. Hexagram 52 Gèn Keeping Still Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 53, Development. Hexagram 53 Jiàn Development Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 54, The Marrying Maiden. Hexagram 54 歸妹 Guī Mèi The Marrying Maiden Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 55, Abundance. Hexagram 55 Fēng Abundance Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 56, The Wanderer. Hexagram 56 The Wanderer Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 57, The Gentle. Hexagram 57 Xùn The Gentle Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 58, The Joyous. Hexagram 58 Duì The Joyous Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 59, Dispersion. Hexagram 59 Huàn Dispersion Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 60, Limitation. Hexagram 60 Jié Limitation Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 61, Inner Truth. Hexagram 61 中孚 Zhōng Fú Inner Truth Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 62, Preponderance of the Small. Hexagram 62 小過 Xiǎo Guò Preponderance of the Small Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 63, After Completion. Hexagram 63 既濟 Jì Jì After Completion Illustrated story thumbnail for Hexagram 64, Before Completion. Hexagram 64 未濟 Wèi Jì Before Completion

Guides for using the directory

How to Use the I Ching

Learn how to use the I Ching step by step: ask a clear question, cast six lines, read changing lines, and reflect on the relating hexagram.

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Yin & Yang

Learn what yin and yang mean in the I Ching, how broken and solid lines express them, and how they shape trigrams, hexagrams, and changing lines.

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How to Ask the I Ching

Learn how to ask the I Ching a good question, avoid forced yes-no framing, and shape questions that produce clearer readings.

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Changing Lines Explained

Understand I Ching changing lines: what 6, 7, 8, and 9 mean, how old yin and old yang transform, and how to weight changing lines in a reading.

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Relating Hexagram Guide

Learn what the relating hexagram means in an I Ching reading, how it differs from the primary hexagram, and how to use it without treating it as a simple future prediction.

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Three-Coin Method

Learn how the three-coin I Ching method works, how to score 6, 7, 8, and 9, and how coin casts create changing lines and a relating hexagram.

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Yarrow Method

Learn how the I Ching yarrow-stalk method works, why its line probabilities differ from coins, and how yarrow-style readings shape changing lines.

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Eight Trigrams

Learn the eight I Ching trigrams — Heaven, Earth, Thunder, Wind, Water, Fire, Mountain, and Lake — and how they shape every hexagram.

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I Ching Journal

Learn how to keep an I Ching journal, record questions, hexagrams, changing lines, reflections, outcomes, and patterns over time.

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Deutsch

German pages

German readers can now use the German hexagram index and all 64 reviewed hexagram pages.

German detail pages are available for all 64 hexagrams, from Hexagram 1 through Hexagram 64.

FAQ

What is a hexagram?

A hexagram is a six-line figure made from yin and yang lines. In the I Ching, each one describes a distinct configuration of change.

Why are there 64 hexagrams?

Six binary lines create sixty-four possible figures. The traditional King Wen order arranges them into the received sequence used by most readers.

Should I browse or cast?

Browse when you want to study the structure. Cast a reading when you have a live question and need to know which hexagram applies now.