The 64 Hexagrams
The I Ching answers a question with one of 64 hexagrams, each a pattern of six lines. Browse every hexagram below in plain modern English, with the classical text kept alongside.
Hexagram 1
Qian
The Creative Force
Hexagram 2
Kun
The Receptive Earth
Hexagram 3
Zhun
Difficult Beginnings
Hexagram 4
Meng
Youthful Inexperience
Hexagram 5
Xu
Waiting with Trust
Hexagram 6
Song
Creative Conflict
Hexagram 7
Shi
Organized Effort
Hexagram 8
Bi
Seeking Union
Hexagram 9
Xiao Xu
Small Restraint
Hexagram 10
Lü
Careful Conduct
Hexagram 11
Tai
Flowing Harmony
Hexagram 12
Pi
Stagnation
Hexagram 13
Tong Ren
Fellowship
Hexagram 14
Da You
Great Abundance
Hexagram 15
Qian
Grounded Humility
Hexagram 16
Yu
Enthusiasm
Hexagram 17
Sui
Following the Current
Hexagram 18
Gu
Repairing the Damage
Hexagram 19
Lin
Gentle Approach
Hexagram 20
Guan
Contemplation
Hexagram 21
Shi He
Biting Through
Hexagram 22
Bi
Graceful Adornment
Hexagram 23
Bo
Gradual Dissolution
Hexagram 24
Fu
The Turning Point
Hexagram 25
Wu Wang
Uncorrupted Innocence
Hexagram 26
Da Xu
Containment of Potential
Hexagram 27
Yi
Nurturing and Care
Hexagram 28
Da Guo
Extraordinary Pressure
Hexagram 29
Kan
Moving Through Danger
Hexagram 30
Li
Radiant Clarity
Hexagram 31
Xian
Magnetic Attraction
Hexagram 32
Heng
Enduring Constancy
Hexagram 33
Dun
Timely Withdrawal
Hexagram 34
Da Zhuang
Strength in Motion
Hexagram 35
Jin
Advancing Forward
Hexagram 36
Ming Yi
Light Obscured
Hexagram 37
Jia Ren
The Family
Hexagram 38
Kui
Opposing Views
Hexagram 39
Jian
Meeting Obstacles
Hexagram 40
Xie
Release and Relief
Hexagram 41
Sun
Conscious Reduction
Hexagram 42
Yi
Growth and Increase
Hexagram 43
Guai
Decisive Breakthrough
Hexagram 44
Gou
The Unexpected Encounter
Hexagram 45
Cui
Gathering Together
Hexagram 46
Sheng
Rising Upward
Hexagram 47
Kun
Constrained by Limits
Hexagram 48
Jing
The Inexhaustible Well
Hexagram 49
Ge
Necessary Transformation
Hexagram 50
Ding
The Cauldron of Renewal
Hexagram 51
Zhen
Sudden Awakening
Hexagram 52
Gen
Keeping Still
Hexagram 53
Jian
Patient Development
Hexagram 54
Gui Mei
Subordinate Position
Hexagram 55
Feng
Peak of Abundance
Hexagram 56
Lü
The Wandering Stranger
Hexagram 57
Xun
Gentle Penetration
Hexagram 58
Dui
Open Joy
Hexagram 59
Huan
Dissolving Barriers
Hexagram 60
Jie
Wise Limitation
Hexagram 61
Zhong Fu
Inner Truth
Hexagram 62
Xiao Guo
Small Matters
Hexagram 63
Ji Ji
After Completion
Hexagram 64
Wei Ji
Before Completion
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