The Sixty-FourKING WEN ORDER

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The sixty-four hexagrams form an ancient atlas of situations, stacked from broken and unbroken lines. Arranged in King Wen order — tap any one to read what it points to.

Hexagram 1
QiánThe Creative
乾为天
Hexagram 2
KūnThe Receptive
坤为地
Hexagram 3
ZhūnInitial Difficulty
水雷屯
Hexagram 4
MéngYouthful Folly
山水蒙
Hexagram 5
Waiting
水天需
Hexagram 6
SòngConflict
天水讼
Hexagram 7
ShīThe Army
地水师
Hexagram 8
Holding Together
水地比
Hexagram 9
小畜
Xiǎo XùSmall Restraint
风天小畜
Hexagram 10
Treading
天泽履
Hexagram 11
TàiPeace
地天泰
Hexagram 12
Standstill
天地否
Hexagram 13
同人
Tóng RénFellowship
天火同人
Hexagram 14
大有
Dà YǒuGreat Possession
火天大有
Hexagram 15
QiānModesty
地山谦
Hexagram 16
Enthusiasm
雷地豫
Hexagram 17
SuíFollowing
泽雷随
Hexagram 18
Work on the Decayed
山风蛊
Hexagram 19
LínApproach
地泽临
Hexagram 20
GuānContemplation
风地观
Hexagram 21
噬嗑
Shì KèBiting Through
火雷噬嗑
Hexagram 22
Grace
山火贲
Hexagram 23
Splitting Apart
山地剥
Hexagram 24
Return
地雷复
Hexagram 25
无妄
Wú WàngInnocence
天雷无妄
Hexagram 26
大畜
Dà XùGreat Restraint
山天大畜
Hexagram 27
Nourishment
山雷颐
Hexagram 28
大过
Dà GuòGreat Excess
泽风大过
Hexagram 29
KǎnThe Abysmal (Water)
坎为水
Hexagram 30
The Clinging (Fire)
离为火
Hexagram 31
XiánMutual Influence
泽山咸
Hexagram 32
HéngDuration
雷风恒
Hexagram 33
DùnRetreat
天山遁
Hexagram 34
大壮
Dà ZhuàngGreat Strength
雷天大壮
Hexagram 35
JìnProgress
火地晋
Hexagram 36
明夷
Míng YíDarkening of the Light
地火明夷
Hexagram 37
家人
Jiā RénThe Family
风火家人
Hexagram 38
KuíOpposition
火泽睽
Hexagram 39
JiǎnObstruction
水山蹇
Hexagram 40
XièDeliverance
雷水解
Hexagram 41
SǔnDecrease
山泽损
Hexagram 42
Increase
风雷益
Hexagram 43
GuàiBreakthrough
泽天夬
Hexagram 44
GòuEncounter
天风姤
Hexagram 45
CuìGathering Together
泽地萃
Hexagram 46
ShēngPushing Upward
地风升
Hexagram 47
KùnOppression
泽水困
Hexagram 48
JǐngThe Well
水风井
Hexagram 49
Revolution
泽火革
Hexagram 50
DǐngThe Cauldron
火风鼎
Hexagram 51
ZhènThe Arousing (Thunder)
震为雷
Hexagram 52
GènKeeping Still (Mountain)
艮为山
Hexagram 53
JiànGradual Progress
风山渐
Hexagram 54
归妹
Guī MèiThe Marrying Maiden
雷泽归妹
Hexagram 55
FēngAbundance
雷火丰
Hexagram 56
The Wanderer
火山旅
Hexagram 57
XùnThe Gentle (Wind)
巽为风
Hexagram 58
DuìThe Joyous (Lake)
兑为泽
Hexagram 59
HuànDispersion
风水涣
Hexagram 60
JiéLimitation
水泽节
Hexagram 61
中孚
Zhōng FúInner Truth
风泽中孚
Hexagram 62
小过
Xiǎo GuòSmall Excess
雷山小过
Hexagram 63
既济
Jì JìAfter Completion
水火既济
Hexagram 64
未济
Wèi JìBefore Completion
火水未济