I Ching: The 64 Hexagrams

Browse every hexagram at a glance—names, nicknames, palace classification, and quick summaries with links to full readings.

The Creative

Creation, beginning, strength, action, masculinity

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The Receptive

Submissive, accepting, nourishing, carrying, feminine

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Difficulty at the Beginning

New life, difficulties, and chaos

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Youthful Folly

Enlightenment, education, chaos not yet begun

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Waiting (Nourishment)

Waiting, need, patient expectation

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Conflict

Litigation, conflict, contradiction

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The Army

Military, leadership, discipline and people

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Holding Together (Union)

Closeness, assistance, solidarity and cooperation

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The Taming Power of the Small

Savings, brewing, small obstacles

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Treading (Conduct)

Perform, practice, act with caution

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Peace

Smooth and prosperous, peace and tranquility, harmony of yin and yang

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Standstill (Stagnation)

Occlusion, blockage, disharmony between yin and yang

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Fellowship with Men

Harmony, unity, like-mindedness

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Possession in Great Measure

Harvest, abundant, bright

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Modesty

Humility, concession, open-mindedness

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Enthusiasm

Joy and pleasure, preparation, prevention before it happens

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Following

Follow, comply, follow

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Decay

Weaknesses, rectification, ordering things out of chaos

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Approach

To rule, to supervise, to command from above

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Contemplation (View)

Observe, admire, scrutinize

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Biting Through

Bite, punish, remove obstacles

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Grace

Decoration, adornment, beautification

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Splitting Apart

Peeling, erosion, villains take over

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Return (The Turning Point)

Recovery, rejuvenation, rebirth of yang energy

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Innocence (The Unexpected)

No illusion, truth, let nature take its course

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The Taming Power of the Great

Great accumulation, restraint, accumulation and accumulation

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The Corners of the Mouth (Providing Nourishment)

Ways of nourishment, nourishment, and food

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Preponderance of the Great

Extremely excessive, extraordinary action

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The Abysmal (Water)

Dangerous, bumpy, and accustomed to

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The Clinging, Fire
The Clinging

Attached, bright, dependent

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Influence (Wooing)

Induction, speed, love between men and women

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Duration

Persistence, persistence, adhering to the normal path

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Retreat

Retreat, retreat, protect yourself wisely

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The Power of the Great

Strong, powerful, wary of arrogance

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Progress

Promotion, advancement, aboveboard

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Darkening of the Light

Damaged light, darkness, hiding one's strength and biding one's time

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The Family (The Clan)

Family, household, internal order

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Opposition

Be deviant, disobey, seek common ground while reserving differences

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Obstruction

Difficult, limp, halting

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Deliverance

Relief, release, liberation

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Decrease

Loss, decrease, loss below profit above

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Increase

Gain, benefit, loss above gain below

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Break-through (Resoluteness)

Decide, clear, decide

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Coming to Meet

Encounter, meeting, yin grows and yang diminishes

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Gathering Together (Massing)

Gathering, assembly, gathering of elites

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Pushing Upward

Rise, promotion, accumulation of small things into great things

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Oppression (Exhaustion)

Difficult, needy, waiting for help

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The Well

Water well, nourishment, the power is to nourish people

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Revolution (Molting)

Change, revolution, eradicate the old and introduce the new

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The Cauldron

Tripod, innovation, stability and authority

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The Arousing

Shock, fear, careful reflection

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Keeping Still

Stop, be still, stop when enough is enough

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Development

Gradual, step-by-step, steady development

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The Marrying Maiden

Married daughter, destination, illegal union

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Abundance

Rich, grand, kept full

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The Wanderer

Travel, wandering, way of living as a guest

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The Gentle

Xun Shun, humility, popular in the world

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The Joyous

joy, agreeableness, conversation

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Dispersion

disperse, separate, save dispersed

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Limitation

Temperance, frugality, moderation

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Inner Truth

CITIC, Chengxin, Xin and Dolphin

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Preponderance of the Small

Small fault, slightly excessive

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After Completion

Things are done, keep things done, and be wary of failure

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Before Completion

Things are not yet done, hope, meet the challenge

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I Ching: The 64 Hexagrams