The 64 Hexagrams

01 The Creative qián ䷀ 乾☰/ 乾☰ Creation · Vigor · Self-renewing strength 111111 02 The Receptive kūn ䷁ 坤☷/ 坤☷ Receptivity · Nurturance · Devoted endurance 000000 03 Difficulty at the Beginning zhūn ䷂ 坎☵/ 震☳ Sprouting · Birth pangs · Establishing structure 100010 04 Youthful Folly méng ䷃ 艮☶/ 坎☵ Education · Awakening · Mentoring discipline 010001 05 Waiting xū ䷄ 坎☵/ 乾☰ Strategic patience · Sincerity · Crossing the great river 111010 06 Conflict sòng ䷅ 乾☰/ 坎☵ Conflict · Litigation · Settle, don't escalate 010111 07 The Army shī ䷆ 坤☷/ 坎☵ Discipline · Command · Just war 010000 08 Holding Together bǐ ䷇ 坎☵/ 坤☷ Alliance · Ecosystem · Network effects 000010 09 The Taming Power of the Small xiǎo chù ䷈ 巽☴/ 乾☰ Small accumulation · Incremental progress · Pre-storm restraint 111011 10 Treading lǚ ䷉ 乾☰/ 兑☱ Reverent conduct · Treading on tiger's tail · Boundaries 110111 11 Peace tài ䷊ 坤☷/ 乾☰ Peace · Flow · Prepare for the inevitable reversal 111000 12 Standstill pǐ ䷋ 乾☰/ 坤☷ Standstill · Blockage · Strategic withdrawal 000111 13 Fellowship with Men tóng rén ䷌ 乾☰/ 离☲ Fellowship · Coalition in the open · Value alignment 101111 14 Possession in Great Measure dà yǒu ䷍ 离☲/ 乾☰ Great possession · Wealth with humility · Distribution 111101 15 Modesty qiān ䷎ 坤☷/ 艮☶ Modesty · Hidden greatness · The only all-auspicious hexagram 001000 16 Enthusiasm yù ䷏ 震☳/ 坤☷ Enthusiasm · Mobilization · Music and morale 000100 17 Following suí ䷐ 兑☱/ 震☳ Following · Adaptive yielding · Choosing whom to follow 100110 18 Work on What Has Been Spoiled gǔ ䷑ 艮☶/ 巽☴ Remedy · Reform · Cleaning house 011001 19 Approach lín ䷒ 坤☷/ 兑☱ Approach · Active oversight · Window of opportunity 110000 20 Contemplation guān ䷓ 巽☴/ 坤☷ Contemplation · Survey · Silent example 000011 21 Biting Through shì hé ䷔ 离☲/ 震☳ Biting through · Justice · Removing the obstacle 100101 22 Grace bì ䷕ 艮☶/ 离☲ Grace · Aesthetic · Substance over ornament 101001 23 Splitting Apart bō ䷖ 艮☶/ 坤☷ Stripping · Collapse · Save the seed 000001 24 Return fù ䷗ 坤☷/ 震☳ Return · Recovery · The first yang re-emerging 100000 25 Innocence wú wàng ䷘ 乾☰/ 震☳ Innocence · Spontaneity · Trust in natural order 100111 26 The Taming Power of the Great dà chù ䷙ 艮☶/ 乾☰ Great accumulation · Moat-building · Deep reserves 111001 27 The Corners of the Mouth yí ䷚ 艮☶/ 震☳ Nourishment · Input-output management · What you consume 100001 28 Preponderance of the Great dà guò ䷛ 兑☱/ 巽☴ Critical excess · Sagging ridgepole · Decisive unconventional action 011110 29 The Abysmal kǎn ䷜ 坎☵/ 坎☵ Compounding danger · Sincerity through risk · Water-mind 010010 30 The Clinging lí ䷝ 离☲/ 离☲ Radiance · Attachment · Civilizing brightness 101101 31 Influence xián ䷞ 兑☱/ 艮☶ Influence · Empathy · Real feeling versus performative talk 001110 32 Duration héng ䷟ 震☳/ 巽☴ Duration · Constancy · Direction over restlessness 011100 33 Retreat dùn ䷠ 乾☰/ 艮☶ Retreat · Strategic exit · Releasing without bitterness 001111 34 The Power of the Great dà zhuàng ䷡ 震☳/ 乾☰ Great strength · Disciplined power · Avoiding the stuck ram 111100 35 Progress jìn ䷢ 离☲/ 坤☷ Progress · Rising sun · Bright advancement 000101 36 Darkening of the Light míng yí ䷣ 坤☷/ 离☲ Darkened light · Concealment of brightness · Surviving the dark age 101000 37 The Family jiā rén ䷤ 巽☴/ 离☲ Family · Internal order · Words with substance 101011 38 Opposition kuí ䷥ 离☲/ 兑☱ Opposition · Estrangement · Reality-testing the suspicion 110101 39 Obstruction jiǎn ䷦ 坎☵/ 艮☶ Obstruction · Limping path · Knowing when to halt 001010 40 Deliverance xiè ䷧ 震☳/ 坎☵ Deliverance · Untangling · Cut the parasitic tie 010100 41 Decrease sǔn ䷨ 艮☶/ 兑☱ Decrease · Generous sacrifice · Two-bowl sincerity 110001 42 Increase yì ䷩ 巽☴/ 震☳ Increase · Generosity from above · Surfing the favorable wind 100011 43 Breakthrough guài ䷪ 兑☱/ 乾☰ Breakthrough · Decisive parting · Open declaration 111110 44 Coming to Meet gòu ䷫ 乾☰/ 巽☴ Encounter · Latent risk · Brake the bronze chock 011111 45 Gathering Together cuì ䷬ 兑☱/ 坤☷ Gathering · Convergence · Focus 000110 46 Pushing Upward shēng ䷭ 坤☷/ 巽☴ Ascending · Steady upward climb · Compound progress 011000 47 Oppression kùn ䷮ 兑☱/ 坎☵ Oppression · Exhaustion · Word-not-believed 010110 48 The Well jǐng ䷯ 坎☵/ 巽☴ The Well · Source · Foundational infrastructure 011010 49 Revolution gé ䷰ 兑☱/ 离☲ Revolution · Molting · Tiger and panther change 101110 50 The Cauldron dǐng ䷱ 离☲/ 巽☴ The Cauldron · New order · Right placement 011101 51 The Arousing zhèn ䷲ 震☳/ 震☳ Shock · Black swan · The sacrificial spoon does not fall 100100 52 Keeping Still gèn ䷳ 艮☶/ 艮☶ Stillness · Right stopping · Thoughts within position 001001 53 Development jiàn ䷴ 巽☴/ 艮☶ Gradual development · Step by step · Slow is fast 001011 54 The Marrying Maiden guī mèi ䷵ 震☳/ 兑☱ Improper position · Junior role · Name-not-matched 110100 55 Abundance fēng ䷶ 震☳/ 离☲ Abundance · Sun at noon · Decline begins at the peak 101100 56 The Wanderer lǚ ䷷ 离☲/ 艮☶ Sojourner · No deep roots · Discreet vigilance 001101 57 The Gentle xùn ䷸ 巽☴/ 巽☴ Gentle penetration · Persistent diffusion · Lose neither funds nor axe 011011 58 The Joyous duì ䷹ 兑☱/ 兑☱ Joy · Open communication · Win-win dialogue 110110 59 Dispersion huàn ䷺ 巽☴/ 坎☵ Dispersion · Dissolving cliques · The sweat-breaking decree 010011 60 Limitation jié ䷻ 坎☵/ 兑☱ Limitation · Right measure · Sweet not bitter 110010 61 Inner Truth zhōng fú ䷼ 巽☴/ 兑☱ Inner truth · Resonance · Pigs and fishes are convinced 110011 62 Preponderance of the Small xiǎo guò ䷽ 震☳/ 艮☶ Small excess · Stay low · Slight bowing acceptable 001100 63 After Completion jì jì ䷾ 坎☵/ 离☲ Completion · Apparent victory · Anticipate the disorder 101010 64 Before Completion wèi jì ䷿ 离☲/ 坎☵ Before completion · Not yet finished · The infinite game restarts 010101