Index of the 64 I Ching hexagrams
Explore each hexagram in the Book of Changes and return to the interactive oracle for a personalized reading.
| Symbol | # | Name | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| ䷀ | 1 | The Creative乾 · Qián | Open hexagram |
| ䷁ | 2 | The Receptive坤 · Kūn | Open hexagram |
| ䷂ | 3 | Difficulty at the Beginning屯 · Zhūn | Open hexagram |
| ䷃ | 4 | Youthful Folly蒙 · Méng | Open hexagram |
| ䷄ | 5 | Waiting需 · Xū | Open hexagram |
| ䷅ | 6 | Conflict訟 · Sòng | Open hexagram |
| ䷆ | 7 | The Army師 · Shī | Open hexagram |
| ䷇ | 8 | Holding Together比 · Bǐ | Open hexagram |
| ䷈ | 9 | The Taming Power of the Small小畜 · Xiǎo Chù | Open hexagram |
| ䷉ | 10 | Treading履 · Lǚ | Open hexagram |
| ䷊ | 11 | Peace泰 · Tài | Open hexagram |
| ䷋ | 12 | Standstill否 · Pǐ | Open hexagram |
| ䷌ | 13 | Fellowship with Men同人 · Tóng Rén | Open hexagram |
| ䷍ | 14 | Possession in Great Measure大有 · Dà Yǒu | Open hexagram |
| ䷎ | 15 | Modesty謙 · Qiān | Open hexagram |
| ䷏ | 16 | Enthusiasm豫 · Yù | Open hexagram |
| ䷐ | 17 | Following隨 · Suí | Open hexagram |
| ䷑ | 18 | Work on What Has Been Spoiled蠱 · Gǔ | Open hexagram |
| ䷒ | 19 | Approach臨 · Lín | Open hexagram |
| ䷓ | 20 | Contemplation觀 · Guān | Open hexagram |
| ䷔ | 21 | Biting Through噬嗑 · Shì Kè | Open hexagram |
| ䷕ | 22 | Grace賁 · Bì | Open hexagram |
| ䷖ | 23 | Splitting Apart剝 · Bō | Open hexagram |
| ䷗ | 24 | Return復 · Fù | Open hexagram |
| ䷘ | 25 | Innocence無妄 · Wú Wàng | Open hexagram |
| ䷙ | 26 | The Taming Power of the Great大畜 · Dà Chù | Open hexagram |
| ䷚ | 27 | The Corners of the Mouth頤 · Yí | Open hexagram |
| ䷛ | 28 | Preponderance of the Great大過 · Dà Guò | Open hexagram |
| ䷜ | 29 | The Abysmal坎 · Kǎn | Open hexagram |
| ䷝ | 30 | The Clinging離 · Lí | Open hexagram |
| ䷞ | 31 | Influence咸 · Xián | Open hexagram |
| ䷟ | 32 | Duration恆 · Héng | Open hexagram |
| ䷠ | 33 | Retreat遯 · Dùn | Open hexagram |
| ䷡ | 34 | The Power of the Great大壯 · Dà Zhuàng | Open hexagram |
| ䷢ | 35 | Progress晉 · Jìn | Open hexagram |
| ䷣ | 36 | Darkening of the Light明夷 · Míng Yí | Open hexagram |
| ䷤ | 37 | The Family家人 · Jiā Rén | Open hexagram |
| ䷥ | 38 | Opposition睽 · Kuí | Open hexagram |
| ䷦ | 39 | Obstruction蹇 · Jiǎn | Open hexagram |
| ䷧ | 40 | Deliverance解 · Xiè | Open hexagram |
| ䷨ | 41 | Decrease損 · Sǔn | Open hexagram |
| ䷩ | 42 | Increase益 · Yì | Open hexagram |
| ䷪ | 43 | Breakthrough夬 · Guài | Open hexagram |
| ䷫ | 44 | Coming to Meet姤 · Gòu | Open hexagram |
| ䷬ | 45 | Gathering Together萃 · Cuì | Open hexagram |
| ䷭ | 46 | Pushing Upward升 · Shēng | Open hexagram |
| ䷮ | 47 | Oppression困 · Kùn | Open hexagram |
| ䷯ | 48 | The Well井 · Jǐng | Open hexagram |
| ䷰ | 49 | Revolution革 · Gé | Open hexagram |
| ䷱ | 50 | The Cauldron鼎 · Dǐng | Open hexagram |
| ䷲ | 51 | The Arousing震 · Zhèn | Open hexagram |
| ䷳ | 52 | Keeping Still艮 · Gèn | Open hexagram |
| ䷴ | 53 | Development漸 · Jiàn | Open hexagram |
| ䷵ | 54 | The Marrying Maiden歸妹 · Guī Mèi | Open hexagram |
| ䷶ | 55 | Abundance豐 · Fēng | Open hexagram |
| ䷷ | 56 | The Wanderer旅 · Lǚ | Open hexagram |
| ䷸ | 57 | The Gentle巽 · Xùn | Open hexagram |
| ䷹ | 58 | The Joyous兌 · Duì | Open hexagram |
| ䷺ | 59 | Dispersion渙 · Huàn | Open hexagram |
| ䷻ | 60 | Limitation節 · Jié | Open hexagram |
| ䷼ | 61 | Inner Truth中孚 · Zhōng Fú | Open hexagram |
| ䷽ | 62 | Preponderance of the Small小過 · Xiǎo Guò | Open hexagram |
| ䷾ | 63 | After Completion既濟 · Jì Jì | Open hexagram |
| ䷿ | 64 | Before Completion未濟 · Wèi Jì | Open hexagram |
The 64 hexagrams Bouvet sent to Leibniz
Diagram of the 64 hexagrams in Shao Yong's order, sent by Joachim Bouvet to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in 1701.
Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Frequently asked questions
- How many hexagrams does the I Ching have?
- 64: every combination of six lines (yin or yang). Each hexagram has a King Wen number, a name, a Chinese character and a traditional image.
- How do you read a hexagram?
- It is built from the bottom up with six lines; moving lines mark the change into a second (transformed) hexagram. Use the interactive oracle to generate it from your question with the three-coin method.
- What is the King Wen number?
- It is the traditional ordering of the 64 hexagrams attributed to King Wen of Zhou — the numbering we use in this index and the profiles.