How many I Ching hexagrams are there?
There are 64 hexagrams. Each is made from six yin or yang lines and can also be read as an upper and lower trigram.
THE I CHING LIBRARY
The 64 I Ching hexagram chart and meanings.
Explore the complete King Wen sequence, from The Creative to Before Completion. This chart links each of the 64 hexagram symbols to a grounded guide for relationships, work, unchanging casts, timing, and all six changing lines.
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Start with the hexagram number from your cast. Read its overall pattern, then give priority to any changing lines. For a specific Liu Yao question, the named hexagram is only one layer of the full chart.
Upper Canon · Hexagrams 1–30
01
The Creative
乾为天
02The Receptive
坤为地
03Difficulty at the Beginning
水雷屯
04Youthful Folly
山水蒙
05Waiting
水天需
06Conflict
天水讼
07The Army
地水师
08Holding Together
水地比
09The Taming Power of the Small
风天小畜
10Treading
天泽履
11Peace
地天泰
12Standstill
天地否
13Fellowship
天火同人
14Possession in Great Measure
火天大有
15Modesty
地山谦
16Enthusiasm
雷地豫
17Following
泽雷随
18Work on What Has Been Spoiled
山风蛊
19Approach
地泽临
20Contemplation
风地观
21Biting Through
火雷噬嗑
22Grace
山火贲
23Splitting Apart
山地剥
24Return
地雷复
25Innocence
天雷无妄
26The Taming Power of the Great
山天大畜
27Nourishment
山雷颐
28Preponderance of the Great
泽风大过
29The Abysmal Water
坎为水
30The Clinging Fire
离为火
Lower Canon · Hexagrams 31–64
31
Influence
泽山咸
32Duration
雷风恒
33Retreat
天山遁
34The Power of the Great
雷天大壮
35Progress
火地晋
36Darkening of the Light
地火明夷
37The Family
风火家人
38Opposition
火泽睽
39Obstruction
水山蹇
40Deliverance
雷水解
41Decrease
山泽损
42Increase
风雷益
43Breakthrough
泽天夬
44Coming to Meet
天风姤
45Gathering Together
泽地萃
46Pushing Upward
地风升
47Oppression
泽水困
48The Well
水风井
49Revolution
泽火革
50The Cauldron
火风鼎
51The Arousing Thunder
震为雷
52Keeping Still Mountain
艮为山
53Development
风山渐
54The Marrying Maiden
雷泽归妹
55Abundance
雷火丰
56The Wanderer
火山旅
57The Gentle Wind
巽为风
58The Joyous Lake
兑为泽
59Dispersion
风水涣
60Limitation
水泽节
61Inner Truth
风泽中孚
62Preponderance of the Small
雷山小过
63After Completion
水火既济
64Before Completion
火水未济
COMMON QUESTIONS
Understanding the 64 hexagrams
What does an I Ching hexagram mean?
A hexagram describes a recognizable pattern of change, relationship, timing, and choice. It is guidance for examining conditions rather than a deterministic prediction.
How do changing lines affect a hexagram?
Changing lines identify the most active positions in the original hexagram and create a resulting hexagram. Their meaning depends on the question and the full chart.
Is a hexagram meaning the same as a Liu Yao reading?
No. A general hexagram meaning is a starting point. Liu Yao also reads casting time, Na Jia, Six Relatives, Self and Other, moving and hidden lines, and seasonal strength.