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I Ching hexagram 04



This is a list of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, or Book of Changes, and their .

This list is in King Wen order. (Cf. other hexagram sequences.)

Hexagram 1 is named 乾 (qián), "Force". Other variations include "the creative", "strong action", "the key", and "god". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☰ (乾 qián) force = () heaven, and its outer (upper) trigram is the same.

Hexagram 2 is named 坤 (kūn), "Field". Other variations include "the receptive", "acquiescence", and "the flow". Its inner trigram is ☷ (坤 kūn) field = () earth, and its outer trigram is identical.

Hexagram 3 is named 屯 (zhūn), "Sprouting". Other variations include "difficulty at the beginning", "gathering support", and "hoarding". Its inner trigram is ☳ (震 zhèn) shake = () thunder, and its outer trigram is ☵ (坎 kǎn) gorge = () water.

Hexagram 4 is named 蒙 (méng), "Enveloping". Other variations include "youthful folly", "the young shoot", and "discovering". Its inner trigram is ☵ (坎 kǎn) gorge = () water. Its outer trigram is ☶ (艮 gèn) bound = () mountain.

Hexagram 5 is named 需 (xū), "Attending". Other variations include "waiting", "moistened", and "arriving". Its inner trigram is ☰ (乾 qián) force = () heaven, and its outer trigram is ☵ (坎 kǎn) gorge = () water.

Hexagram 6 is named 訟 (sòng), "Arguing". Other variations include "conflict" and "lawsuit". Its inner trigram is ☵ (坎 kǎn) gorge = () water, and its outer trigram is ☰ (乾 qián) force = () heaven.

Hexagram 7 is named 師 (shī), "Leading". Other variations include "the army" and "the troops". Its inner trigram is ☵ (坎 kǎn) gorge = () water, and its outer trigram is ☷ (坤 kūn) field = () earth.


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