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Hexagram Lookup Table
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[edit] The hexagrams
The text of the I Ching describes each of the 64 hexagrams, and later scholars added commentaries and analyses of each one; these have been subsumed into the text comprising the I Ching.
Each hexagram's common translation is accompanied by the corresponding R. Wilhelm translation, which is the source for the Unicode names.
Hexagram
R. Wilhelm
Modern Interpretation
01. Force (乾 qián)
The Creative
Possessing Creative Power & Skill [13]
02. ¦¦¦¦¦¦ Field (坤 kūn)
The Receptive
Needing Knowledge & Skill; Do not force matters and go with the flow [14], [15]
03. ¦¦¦¦ Sprouting (屯 chún)
Difficulty at the Beginning [16]
Sprouting [17]
04. ¦¦¦¦ Enveloping (蒙 méng)
Youthful Folly
Detained, Enveloped and Inexperienced [18], [19]
05. ¦¦ Attending (需 xū)
Waiting
Uninvolvement (Wait for now), Nourishment [20]
06. ¦¦ Arguing (訟 sòng)
Conflict
Engagement in Conflict [21]
07. ¦¦¦¦¦ Leading (師 shī)
The Army
Bringing Together, Teamwork [22]
08. ¦¦¦¦¦ Grouping (比 bǐ)
Holding Together
Union [23]
09. ¦ Small Accumulating (小畜 xiǎo chù)
Small Taming
Accumulating Resources
10. ¦ Treading (履 lǚ)
Treading (Conduct)
Continuing with Alertness
11. ¦¦¦ Pervading (泰 tài)
Peace
Pervading
12. ¦¦¦ Obstruction (否 pǐ)
Standstill
Stagnation
13. ¦ Concording People (同人 tóng rén)
Fellowship
Fellowship, Partnership
14. ¦ Great Possessing (大有 dà yǒu)
Great Possession
Independence, Freedom
15. ¦¦¦¦¦ Humbling (謙 qiān)
Modesty
Being Reserved, Refraining
16. ¦¦¦¦¦ Providing-For (豫 yù)
Enthusiasm
Inducement, New Stimulus
17. ¦¦¦ Following (隨 suí)
Following
Following
18. ¦¦¦ Corrupting (蠱 gǔ)
Work on the Decayed
Repairing
19. ¦¦¦¦ Nearing (臨 lín)
Approach
Approaching Goal, Arriving [24]
20. ¦¦¦¦ Viewing (觀 guān)
Contemplation
The Withholding
21. ¦¦¦ Gnawing Bite (噬嗑 shì kè)
Biting Through
Deciding
22. ¦¦¦ Adorning (賁 bì)
Grace
Embellishing
23. ¦¦¦¦¦ Stripping (剝 bō)
Splitting Apart
Stripping, Flaying
24. ¦¦¦¦¦ Returning (復 fù)
Return
Returning
25. ¦¦ Without Embroiling (無妄 wú wàng)
Innocence
Without Rashness
26. ¦¦ Great Accumulating (大畜 dà chù)
Great Taming
Accumulating Wisdom
27. ¦¦¦¦ Swallowing (頤 yí)
Mouth Corners
Seeking Nourishment
28. ¦¦ Great Exceeding (大過 dà guò)
Great Preponderance
Great Surpassing
29. ¦¦¦¦ Gorge (坎 kǎn)
The Abysmal Water
Darkness, Gorge
30. ¦¦ Radiance (離 lí)
The Clinging
Clinging, Attachment
31. ¦¦¦ Conjoining (咸 xián)
Influence
Attraction
32. ¦¦¦ Persevering (恆 héng)
Duration
Perseverance
Hexagram
R. Wilhelm
Modern Interpretation
33. ¦¦ Retiring (遯 dùn)
Retreat
Withdrawing
34. ¦¦ Great Invigorating (大壯 dà zhuàng)
Great Power
Great Boldness
35. ¦¦¦¦ Prospering (晉 jìn)
Progress
Expansion, Promotion
36. ¦¦¦¦ Brightness Hiding (明夷 míng yí)
Darkening of the Light
Brilliance Injured
37. ¦¦ Dwelling People (家人 jiā rén)
The Family
Family
38. ¦¦ Polarising (睽 kuí)
Opposition
Division, Divergence
39. ¦¦¦¦ Limping (蹇 jiǎn)
Obstruction
Halting, Hardship
40. ¦¦¦¦ Taking-Apart (解 xiè)
Deliverance
Liberation, Solution
41. ¦¦¦ Diminishing (損 sǔn)
Decrease
Decrease
42. ¦¦¦ Augmenting (益 yì)
Increase
Increase
43. ¦ Parting (夬 guài)
Breakthrough
Separation
44. ¦ Coupling (姤 gòu)
Coming to Meet
Encountering
45. ¦¦¦¦ Clustering (萃 cuì)
Gathering Together
Association, Companionship
46. ¦¦¦¦ Ascending (升 shēng)
Pushing Upward
Growing Upward
47. ¦¦¦ Confining (困 kùn)
Oppression
Exhaustion
48. ¦¦¦ Welling (井 jǐng)
The Well
Replenishing, Renewal
49. ¦¦ Skinning (革 gé)
Revolution
Abolishing the Old
50. ¦¦ Holding (鼎 dǐng)
The Cauldron
Establishing the New
51. ¦¦¦¦ Shake (震 zhèn)
Arousing
Mobilizing
52. ¦¦¦¦ Bound (艮 gèn)
The Keeping Still
Immobility
53. ¦¦¦ Infiltrating (漸 jiàn)
Development
Auspicious Outlook, Infiltration
54. ¦¦¦ Converting The Maiden (歸妹 guī mèi)
The Marrying Maiden
Marrying
55. ¦¦¦ Abounding (豐 fēng)
Abundance
Goal Reached, Ambition Achieved
56. ¦¦¦ Sojourning (旅 lǚ)
The Wanderer
Travel
57. ¦¦ Ground (巽 xùn)
The Gentle
Subtle Influence
58. ¦¦ Open (兌 duì)
The Joyous
Overt Influence
59. ¦¦¦ Dispersing (渙 huàn)
Dispersion
Dispersal
60. ¦¦¦ Articulating (節 jié)
Limitation
Discipline
61. ¦¦ Centre Confirming (中孚 zhōng fú)
Inner Truth
Staying Focused, Avoid Misrepresentation
62. ¦¦¦¦ Small Exceeding (小過 xiǎo guò)
Small Preponderance
Small Surpassing
63. ¦¦¦ Already Fording (既濟 jì jì)
After Completion
Completion
64. ¦¦¦ Not-Yet Fording (未濟 wèi jì)
Before Completion
Incompletion
The hexagrams, though, are mere mnemonics for the philosophical concepts embodied in each one. The philosophy centres around the ideas of balance through opposites and acceptance of change.