Table 64 I Ching Hexagrams - Easy to Understand

You are viewing the Summary of 64 I Ching Hexagrams Easy to Understand from the Kabastro, including data on the Six Relatives, Yin and Yang forms, Earthly Branches of each Line, and the abbreviated meaning of each hexagram.

Hexagram Name	Yin and Yang	Image	Six Relatives	Earthly Branches
Creative Heaven (QIAN WEI TIAN) 1	Yang		Parent - SIG	Dog
	Yang		Sibling	Monkey
	Yang		Officer	Horse
	Yang		Parent - COR	Dragon
	Yang		Spouse	Tiger
	Yang		Descendant	Rat
Qian represents the sky, the father.
Earth Over Earth, The Receptive (KUN WEI DI) 2	Yin		Descendant - SIG	Rooster
	Yin		Spouse	Pig
	Yin		Sibling	Ox
	Yin		Officer - COR	Rabbit
	Yin		Parent	Snake
	Yin		Sibling	Goat
Kun represents Earth, symbolizing the mother.
Water Over Thunder, Difficulty at the Beginning (SHUI LEI ZHUN) 3	Yin		Sibling	Rat
	Yang		Officer - COR	Dog
	Yin		Parent	Monkey
	Yin		Officer	Dragon
	Yin		Descendant - SIG	Tiger
	Yang		Sibling	Rat
Zhun represents the initial stages or difficulties in beginning.
Mountain Over Water, Youthful Folly (SHAN SHUI MENG) 4	Yang		Parent	Tiger
	Yin		Officer	Rat
	Yin		Descendant - SIG	Dog
	Yin		Sibling	Horse
	Yang		Descendant	Dragon
	Yin		Parent - COR	Tiger
Meng represents youth and immaturity.
Water Over Heaven, Waiting (SHUI TIAN XU) 5	Yin		Spouse	Rat
	Yang		Sibling	Dog
	Yin		Descendant - SIG	Monkey
	Yang		Sibling	Dragon
	Yang		Officer	Tiger
	Yang		Spouse - COR	Rat
Xu represents waiting or patience.
Heaven Over Water, Conflict (TIAN SHUI SONG) 6	Yang		Descendant	Dog
	Yang		Spouse	Monkey
	Yang		Sibling - SIG	Horse
	Yin		Sibling	Horse
	Yang		Descendant	Dragon
	Yin		Parent - COR	Rabbit
Song represents conflict or litigation.
Earth Over Water, Army (DI SHUI SHI) 7	Yin		Parent - COR	Rooster
	Yin		Sibling	Pig
	Yin		Officer	Ox
	Yin		Spouse - SIG	Horse
	Yang		Officer	Dragon
	Yin		Descendant	Tiger
Shi represents the army or masses.
Water Over Earth, Union (SHUI DI BI) 8	Yin		Spouse - COR	Rat
	Yang		Sibling	Dog
	Yin		Descendant	Monkey
	Yin		Officer - SIG	Rabbit
	Yin		Parent	Snake
	Yin		Sibling	Goat
Bi represents union or connection, equality.
Wind Over Heaven, Small Accumulation (FENG TIAN XIAO XU) 9	Yang		Sibling	Rabbit
	Yang		Descendant	Snake
	Yin		Spouse - COR	Goat
	Yang		Spouse	Dragon
	Yang		Sibling	Tiger
	Yang		Parent - SIG	Rat
Xiao Xu represents nurturing or accumulation.
Heaven Over Lake, Treading (TIAN ZE LU) 10	Yang		Sibling	Dog
	Yang		Descendant - SIG	Monkey
	Yang		Parent	Horse
	Yin		Sibling	Ox
	Yang		Officer - COR	Rabbit
	Yang		Parent	Snake
Lu represents stepping or proceeding.
Earth Over Heaven, Peace (DI TIAN TAI) 11	Yin		Descendant - COR	Rooster
	Yin		Spouse	Pig
	Yin		Sibling	Ox
	Yang		Sibling - SIG	Dragon
	Yang		Officer	Tiger
	Yang		Spouse	Rat
Tai represents prosperity and harmony, heaven and earth in union.
Heaven and Earth Block (TIAN DI BI) 12	Yang		Parent - COR	Dog
	Yang		Sibling	Monkey
	Yang		Officer	Horse
	Yin		Spouse - SIG	Rabbit
	Yin		Officer	Snake
	Yin		Parent	Goat
Bi represents obstruction or stagnation.
Heaven Over Fire, Fellowship (TIAN HUO TONG REN) 13	Yang		Descendant - COR	Dog
	Yang		Spouse	Monkey
	Yang		Sibling	Horse
	Yang		Officer - SIG	Pig
	Yin		Descendant	Ox
	Yang		Parent	Rabbit
Tong Ren represents unity and common purpose.
Fire Over Heaven, Great Possession (HUO TIAN DA YOU) 14	Yang		Officer - COR	Snake
	Yin		Parent	Goat
	Yang		Sibling	Rooster
	Yang		Parent - SIG	Dragon
	Yang		Spouse	Tiger
	Yang		Descendant	Rat
Da You represents great possession or wealth.
Earth Over Mountain, Modesty (DI SHAN QIAN) 15	Yin		Sibling	Rooster
	Yin		Descendant - SIG	Pig
	Yin		Sibling	Monkey
	Yang		Parent	Ox
	Yin		Officer - COR	Horse
	Yin		Parent	Dragon
Qian represents humility or modesty.
Thunder Over Earth, Delight (LEI DI YU) 16	Yin		Spouse	Dog
	Yin		Officer	Monkey
	Yang		Descendant - COR	Horse
	Yin		Sibling	Rabbit
	Yin		Descendant	Snake
	Yin		Spouse - SIG	Goat
Yu represents joy and delight.
Lake Over Thunder, Following (ZE LEI SUI) 17	Yin		Spouse - COR	Goat
	Yang		Officer	Rooster
	Yang		Parent	Pig
	Yin		Spouse - SIG	Dragon
	Yin		Sibling	Tiger
	Yang		Parent	Rat
Sui represents following or compliance.
Mountain Over Wind, Decay (SHAN FENG GU) 18	Yang		Sibling - COR	Tiger
	Yin		Parent	Rat
	Yin		Spouse	Dog
	Yang		Officer - SIG	Rooster
	Yang		Parent	Pig
	Yin		Spouse	Ox
Gu represents decay or entanglement.
Earth Over Lake, Approach (DI ZE LIN) 19	Yin		Descendant	Rooster
	Yin		Spouse - COR	Pig
	Yin		Sibling	Ox
	Yin		Sibling	Ox
	Yang		Officer - SIG	Rabbit
	Yang		Parent	Snake
Lin represents approaching or coming close.
Wind Over Earth, Observation (FENG DI GUAN) 20	Yang		Spouse	Rabbit
	Yang		Officer	Snake
	Yin		Parent - SIG	Goat
	Yin		Spouse	Rabbit
	Yin		Officer	Snake
	Yin		Parent - COR	Goat
Guan represents observation or viewing.
Fire Over Thunder, Biting Through (HUO LEI PI HE) 21	Yang		Descendant	Snake
	Yin		Spouse - SIG	Goat
	Yang		Officer	Rooster
	Yin		Spouse	Dragon
	Yin		Sibling - COR	Tiger
	Yang		Parent	Rat
Pi He represents biting through or combining with effort.
Mountain Over Fire, Grace (SHAN HUO BI) 22	Yang		Officer	Tiger
	Yin		Spouse	Rat
	Yin		Sibling - SIG	Dog
	Yang		Spouse	Pig
	Yin		Sibling	Ox
	Yang		Officer - COR	Rabbit
Bi represents adornment or grace.
Mountain Over Earth, Stripping (SHAN DI BO) 23	Yang		Spouse	Tiger
	Yin		Descendant - SIG	Rat
	Yin		Parent	Dog
	Yin		Spouse	Rabbit
	Yin		Officer - COR	Snake
	Yin		Parent	Goat
Bo represents peeling away or stripping.
Earth Over Thunder, Return (DI LEI FU) 24	Yin		Descendant	Rooster
	Yin		Spouse	Pig
	Yin		Sibling - COR	Ox
	Yin		Sibling	Dragon
	Yin		Officer	Tiger
	Yang		Spouse - SIG	Rat
Fu represents returning or coming back.
Heaven Over Thunder, Innocence (TIAN LEI WU WANG) 25	Yang		Spouse	Dog
	Yang		Officer	Monkey
	Yang		Descendant - SIG	Horse
	Yin		Spouse	Dragon
	Yin		Sibling	Tiger
	Yang		Parent - COR	Rat
Wu Wang represents innocence or lack of expectations.
Mountain Over Heaven, Great Storage (SHAN TIAN DA XU) 26	Yang		Officer	Tiger
	Yin		Spouse - COR	Rat
	Yin		Sibling	Dog
	Yang		Sibling	Dragon
	Yang		Officer - SIG	Tiger
	Yang		Spouse	Rat
Da Xu represents great accumulation or containment.
Mountain Over Thunder, Nourishment (SHAN LEI YI) 27	Yang		Sibling	Tiger
	Yin		Parent	Rat
	Yin		Spouse - SIG	Dog
	Yin		Spouse	Dragon
	Yin		Sibling	Tiger
	Yang		Parent - COR	Rat
Yi represents nourishment.
Lake Over Wind, Excess (ZE FENG DA GUO) 28	Yin		Spouse	Goat
	Yang		Officer	Rooster
	Yang		Parent - SIG	Pig
	Yang		Officer	Rooster
	Yang		Parent	Pig
	Yin		Spouse - COR	Ox
Da Guo represents excess or major fault.
Water Over Water (KAN WEI SHUI) 29	Yin		Sibling - SIG	Rat
	Yang		Officer	Dog
	Yin		Parent	Monkey
	Yang		Spouse - COR	Horse
	Yin		Officer	Dragon
	Yang		Descendant	Tiger
Kan represents water.
Fire Over Fire, Clarity (LI WEI HUO) 30	Yang		Sibling - SIG	Snake
	Yin		Descendant	Goat
	Yang		Spouse	Rooster
	Yang		Officer - COR	Pig
	Yin		Descendant	Ox
	Yang		Parent	Rabbit
Li represents fire or clarity.
Lake Over Mountain, Influence (DU I SHAN HAN) 31	Yin		Parent - COR	Goat
	Yang		Sibling	Rooster
	Yang		Descendant	Pig
	Yang		Sibling - SIG	Monkey
	Yin		Officer	Horse
	Yin		Parent	Dragon
Han represents mutual attraction or influence.
Thunder Over Wind, Duration (LEI FENG HENG) 32	Yin		Spouse - COR	Dog
	Yin		Officer	Monkey
	Yang		Descendant	Horse
	Yang		Officer - SIG	Rooster
	Yang		Parent	Pig
	Yin		Spouse	Ox
Heng represents constancy or eternity.
Heaven Over Mountain, Retreat (TIAN SHAN DUN) 33	Yang		Parent	Dog
	Yang		Sibling - COR	Monkey
	Yang		Officer	Horse
	Yang		Sibling	Monkey
	Yin		Officer - SIG	Horse
	Yin		Parent	Dragon
Dun means retreat or hiding.
Thunder Over Heaven, Great Strength (LEI TIAN DA ZHUANG) 34	Yin		Sibling	Dog
	Yin		Descendant	Rooster
	Yang		Parent - SIG	Horse
	Yang		Sibling	Dragon
	Yang		Officer	Tiger
	Yang		Spouse - COR	Rat
Da Zhuang represents great strength or power.
Fire Over Earth, Progress (HUO DI JIN) 35	Yang		Officer	Snake
	Yin		Parent	Goat
	Yang		Sibling - SIG	Rooster
	Yin		Spouse	Rabbit
	Yin		Officer	Snake
	Yin		Parent - COR	Goat
Jin represents strong progress.
Earth Over Fire, Darkening of the Light (DI HUO MING YI) 36	Yin		Parent	Rooster
	Yin		Sibling	Pig
	Yin		Officer - SIG	Ox
	Yang		Sibling	Pig
	Yin		Officer	Ox
	Yang		Descendant - COR	Rabbit
Ming Yi represents the dimming or darkening of light.
Wind Over Fire, Family (FENG HUO JIA REN) 37	Yang		Sibling	Rabbit
	Yang		Descendant	Snake
	Yin		Spouse - COR	Goat
	Yang		Parent	Pig
	Yin		Spouse - SIG	Ox
	Yang		Sibling	Rabbit
Jia Ren represents family or household members.
Fire Over Lake, Opposition (HUO ZE KUI) 38	Yang		Parent	Snake
	Yin		Sibling	Goat
	Yang		Descendant - SIG	Rooster
	Yin		Sibling	Ox
	Yang		Officer	Rabbit
	Yang		Parent - COR	Snake
Kui represents opposition or divergence.
Water Over Mountain, Obstruction (SHUI SHAN JIAN) 39	Yin		Descendant	Rat
	Yang		Parent	Dog
	Yin		Sibling - SIG	Monkey
	Yang		Sibling	Monkey
	Yin		Officer	Horse
	Yin		Parent - COR	Dragon
Jian means difficulty or hardship.
Thunder Over Water, Liberation (LEI SHUI JIE) 40	Yin		Spouse	Dog
	Yin		Officer - COR	Monkey
	Yang		Descendant	Horse
	Yin		Descendant	Horse
	Yang		Spouse - SIG	Dragon
	Yin		Sibling	Tiger
Jie represents release or dispersion.
Mountain Over Lake, Decrease (SHAN ZE SUN) 41	Yang		Officer - COR	Tiger
	Yin		Spouse	Rat
	Yin		Sibling	Dog
	Yin		Sibling - SIG	Ox
	Yang		Officer	Rabbit
	Yang		Parent	Snake
Sun represents decrease or loss.
Wind Over Thunder, Increase (FENG LEI YI) 42	Yang		Sibling - COR	Rabbit
	Yang		Descendant	Snake
	Yin		Spouse	Goat
	Yin		Spouse - SIG	Dragon
	Yin		Sibling	Tiger
	Yang		Parent	Rat
Yi represents increase or addition.
Lake Over Heaven, Resolution (ZE TIAN GUI) 43	Yin		Sibling	Goat
	Yang		Descendant - SIG	Rooster
	Yang		Spouse	Pig
	Yang		Sibling	Dragon
	Yang		Officer - COR	Tiger
	Yang		Spouse	Rat
Gui represents breaking through or resolution.
Heaven and Wind Divide (TIAN FENG GOU) 44	Yang		Parent	Dog
	Yang		Sibling	Monkey
	Yang		Officer - COR	Horse
	Yang		Sibling	Rooster
	Yang		Descendant	Pig
	Yin		Parent - SIG	Ox
Gou represents separation or division.
Lake Over Earth, Gathering Together (DU I DI TUI) 45	Yin		Parent	Goat
	Yang		Sibling - COR	Rooster
	Yang		Descendant	Pig
	Yin		Spouse	Rabbit
	Yin		Officer - SIG	Snake
	Yin		Parent	Goat
Tui represents gathering together or assembly.
Earth Over Wind, Ascending (DI FENG SHENG) 46	Yin		Officer	Rooster
	Yin		Parent	Pig
	Yin		Spouse - SIG	Ox
	Yang		Officer	Rooster
	Yin		Parent	Pig
	Yin		Spouse - COR	Ox
Sheng represents ascending or rising.
Lake Over Water, Oppression (DU I SHUI KUN) 47	Yin		Parent	Goat
	Yang		Sibling	Rooster
	Yang		Descendant - COR	Pig
	Yin		Officer	Horse
	Yang		Parent	Dragon
	Yin		Spouse - SIG	Tiger
Kun means hardship or distress.
Water Over Wind, The Well (SHUI FENG JING) 48	Yin		Parent	Rat
	Yang		Spouse - SIG	Dog
	Yin		Officer	Monkey
	Yang		Officer	Rooster
	Yang		Parent - COR	Pig
	Yin		Spouse	Ox
Jing represents the well, clarity, or correctness.
Lake Over Fire, Reform (ZE HUO GE) 49	Yin		Officer	Goat
	Yang		Parent	Rooster
	Yang		Sibling - SIG	Pig
	Yang		Sibling	Pig
	Yin		Officer	Ox
	Yang		Descendant - COR	Rabbit
Ge represents reform or change.
Fire Over Wind, Cauldron (HUO FENG DING) 50	Yang		Sibling	Snake
	Yin		Descendant - COR	Goat
	Yang		Spouse	Rooster
	Yang		Spouse	Rooster
	Yang		Officer - SIG	Pig
	Yin		Descendant	Ox
Ding represents a cauldron, symbolizing power.
Thunder, Shock (ZHEN WEI LEI) 51	Yin		Spouse - SIG	Dog
	Yin		Officer	Monkey
	Yang		Descendant	Horse
	Yin		Spouse - COR	Dragon
	Yin		Sibling	Tiger
	Yang		Parent	Rat
Zhen represents thunder, shock, or fear.
Mountain Over Mountain (GEN WEI SHAN) 52	Yang		Officer - SIG	Tiger
	Yin		Spouse	Rat
	Yin		Sibling	Dog
	Yang		Descendant - COR	Monkey
	Yin		Parent	Horse
	Yin		Sibling	Dragon
Gen represents the mountain.
Wind Over Mountain, Gradual Progress (FENG SHAN JIAN) 53	Yang		Officer - COR	Rabbit
	Yang		Parent	Snake
	Yin		Sibling	Goat
	Yang		Descendant - SIG	Monkey
	Yin		Parent	Horse
	Yin		Sibling	Dragon
Jian represents gradual progress.
Thunder Over Lake, The Marrying Maiden (LEI DUI GUI MEI) 54	Yin		Parent - COR	Dog
	Yin		Sibling	Monkey
	Yang		Officer	Horse
	Yin		Parent - SIG	Ox
	Yang		Spouse	Rabbit
	Yang		Officer	Snake
Gui Mei represents a young woman joining her husband’s home.
Thunder Over Fire, Prosperity (LEI HUO FENG) 55	Yin		Officer	Dog
	Yin		Parent - SIG	Monkey
	Yang		Spouse	Horse
	Yang		Sibling	Pig
	Yin		Officer - COR	Ox
	Yang		Descendant	Rabbit
Feng represents abundance or prosperity.
Fire Over Mountain, Wanderer (HUO SHAN LU) 56	Yang		Sibling	Snake
	Yin		Descendant	Goat
	Yang		Spouse - COR	Rooster
	Yang		Spouse	Monkey
	Yin		Sibling	Horse
	Yin		Descendant - SIG	Dragon
Lu represents a wanderer or traveler.
Wind Over Wind, Penetration (XUN WEI FENG) 57	Yang		Sibling - SIG	Rabbit
	Yang		Descendant	Snake
	Yin		Spouse	Goat
	Yang		Officer - COR	Rooster
	Yang		Parent	Pig
	Yin		Spouse	Ox
Xun represents wind.
Lake Over Lake, Joy (DUI WEI ZHENG) 58	Yin		Parent - SIG	Goat
	Yang		Sibling	Rooster
	Yang		Descendant	Pig
	Yin		Parent - COR	Ox
	Yang		Spouse	Rabbit
	Yang		Officer	Snake
Zheng represents a lake or joyful gathering.
Wind Over Water, Dispersion (FENG SHUI HUAN) 59	Yang		Parent	Rabbit
	Yang		Sibling - SIG	Snake
	Yin		Descendant	Goat
	Yin		Sibling	Horse
	Yang		Descendant - COR	Dragon
	Yin		Parent	Tiger
Huan means dispersion or dissolution.
Water Over Lake, Restraint (SHUI ZE JIE) 60	Yin		Sibling	Rat
	Yang		Officer	Dog
	Yin		Parent - COR	Monkey
	Yang		Officer	Ox
	Yang		Descendant	Rabbit
	Yin		Spouse - SIG	Snake
Jie represents closure, restraint, or moderation.
Wind Over Lake, Inner Truth (FENG ZE ZHONG FU) 61	Yang		Officer	Rabbit
	Yang		Parent	Snake
	Yin		Sibling - SIG	Goat
	Yin		Sibling	Ox
	Yang		Officer	Rabbit
	Yang		Parent - COR	Snake
Zhong Fu represents inner sincerity or truth.
Thunder Over Mountain, Small Excess (LEI SHAN XIAO GUO) 62	Yin		Parent	Dog
	Yin		Sibling	Monkey
	Yang		Officer - SIG	Horse
	Yang		Sibling	Monkey
	Yin		Officer	Horse
	Yin		Parent - COR	Dragon
Xiao Guo represents minor faults or small excess.
Water Over Fire, Completion (SHUI HUO JI JI) 63	Yin		Sibling - COR	Rat
	Yang		Officer	Dog
	Yin		Parent	Monkey
	Yang		Sibling - SIG	Pig
	Yin		Officer	Ox
	Yang		Descendant	Rabbit
Ji Ji represents completion or fulfillment.
Fire Over Water, Before Completion (HUO SHUI WEI JI) 64	Yang		Sibling - COR	Snake
	Yin		Descendant	Goat
	Yang		Spouse	Rooster
	Yin		Sibling - SIG	Horse
	Yang		Descendant	Dragon
	Yin		Parent	Tiger
Wei Ji means not yet complete.

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64 I Ching Hexagram by Kabastro

1. Creative

2. Receptive

3. Difficulty

4. Youthful Folly

5. Waiting

6. Conflict

7. Army

8 - Holding Together

9. Taming Power

10. Conduct

11. Peace

12. Standstill

13. Fellowship

14. Possession

15. Modesty

16. Enthusiasm

17. Following

18. Decay

19. Approach

20 - Contemplation

21. Biting Through

22. Grace

23. Splitting Apart

24. Return

25. Innocence

26. Great Taming

27. Nourishment

28. Excess

29. Abyss

30. Radiance

31. Influence

32. Duration

33. Retreat

34. Power of the Great

35. Progress

36. Darkening

37. Family

38. Opposition

39. Obstruction

40. Deliverance

41. Decrease

42. Increase

43. Breakthrough

44. Coming to Meet

45. Gathering

46. Pushing Upward

47. Oppression

48. Well

49. Revolution

50. Cauldron

51. Arousing

52. Keeping Still

53. Development

54. Marrying Maiden

55-PHONG

56. Wanderer

57 - Gentle

58. Joyous

59. Dispersion

60. Limitation

61. Inner Truth

62. Small Preponderance

63. After Completion

64. Before Completion

List of the 8 Trigrams:

Qian Trigram

Qian (乾), representing Heaven (天). Five elements: Metal, northwest direction. In the family, it represents the Father, symbolizing creativity, firmness, strength, and health.

Dui Trigram

Dui (兌), representing Lake (澤). Five elements: Metal, west direction. In the family, it represents the Youngest Daughter, symbolizing peace and gentleness.

Li Trigram

Li (離), representing Fire (火). Five elements: Fire, south direction. In the family, it represents the Second Daughter, symbolizing attachment, clarity, adaptability, and illumination.

Zhen Trigram

Zhen (震), representing Thunder (雷). Five elements: Wood, east direction. In the family, it represents the Eldest Son, symbolizing initiation and impactful movement.

Xun Trigram

Xun (巽), representing Wind (風). Five elements: Wood, southeast direction. In the family, it represents the Eldest Daughter, symbolizing gentle penetration and thorough understanding.

Kan Trigram

Kan (坎), representing Water (水). Five elements: Water, north direction. In the family, it represents the Middle Son, symbolizing motion and potential danger.

Gen Trigram

Gen (艮), representing Mountain (山). Five elements: Earth, northeast direction. In the family, it represents the Youngest Son, symbolizing completion, relaxation, and stability.

Kun Trigram

Kun (坤), representing Earth (地). Five elements: Earth, southwest direction. In the family, it represents the Mother, symbolizing receptivity, devotion, and gentleness.

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