The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching
Updated October 2026 · By Golden Lai
TL;DR
The 64 hexagrams are every pairing of the eight trigrams. This table follows the King Wen order, from The Creative to Before Completion, with the full Chinese name, pinyin, English name and upper and lower trigrams. Filter by either trigram.
How to read the table
The full name is usually the upper image, the lower image and a short name. Water over Thunder is Zhun. Lines are read from the bottom. This page does not interpret each hexagram. Interpretation belongs to a reading of your question.
| No. | Glyph | Name | Pinyin | English | Upper | Lower |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 乾 | Qián | The Creative | 乾天 | 乾天 | |
| 2 | 坤 | Kūn | The Receptive | 坤地 | 坤地 | |
| 3 | 屯 | Zhūn | Difficulty at the Beginning | 坎水 | 震雷 | |
| 4 | 蒙 | Méng | Youthful Folly | 艮山 | 坎水 | |
| 5 | 需 | Xū | Waiting | 坎水 | 乾天 | |
| 6 | 讼 | Sòng | Conflict | 乾天 | 坎水 | |
| 7 | 师 | Shī | The Army | 坤地 | 坎水 | |
| 8 | 比 | Bǐ | Holding Together | 坎水 | 坤地 | |
| 9 | 小畜 | Xiǎo Chù | Small Taming | 巽风 | 乾天 | |
| 10 | 履 | Lǚ | Treading | 乾天 | 兑泽 | |
| 11 | 泰 | Tài | Peace | 坤地 | 乾天 | |
| 12 | 否 | Pǐ | Standstill | 乾天 | 坤地 | |
| 13 | 同人 | Tóng Rén | Fellowship | 乾天 | 离火 | |
| 14 | 大有 | Dà Yǒu | Great Possession | 离火 | 乾天 | |
| 15 | 谦 | Qiān | Modesty | 坤地 | 艮山 | |
| 16 | 豫 | Yù | Enthusiasm | 震雷 | 坤地 | |
| 17 | 随 | Suí | Following | 兑泽 | 震雷 | |
| 18 | 蛊 | Gǔ | Work on What Has Spoilt | 艮山 | 巽风 | |
| 19 | 临 | Lín | Approach | 坤地 | 兑泽 | |
| 20 | 观 | Guān | Contemplation | 巽风 | 坤地 | |
| 21 | 噬嗑 | Shì Kè | Biting Through | 离火 | 震雷 | |
| 22 | 贲 | Bì | Grace | 艮山 | 离火 | |
| 23 | 剥 | Bō | Splitting Apart | 艮山 | 坤地 | |
| 24 | 复 | Fù | Return | 坤地 | 震雷 | |
| 25 | 无妄 | Wú Wàng | Innocence | 乾天 | 震雷 | |
| 26 | 大畜 | Dà Chù | Great Taming | 艮山 | 乾天 | |
| 27 | 颐 | Yí | Nourishment | 艮山 | 震雷 | |
| 28 | 大过 | Dà Guò | Great Exceeding | 兑泽 | 巽风 | |
| 29 | 坎 | Kǎn | The Abysmal (Water) | 坎水 | 坎水 | |
| 30 | 离 | Lí | The Clinging (Fire) | 离火 | 离火 | |
| 31 | 咸 | Xián | Influence | 兑泽 | 艮山 | |
| 32 | 恒 | Héng | Duration | 震雷 | 巽风 | |
| 33 | 遁 | Dùn | Retreat | 乾天 | 艮山 | |
| 34 | 大壮 | Dà Zhuàng | Great Power | 震雷 | 乾天 | |
| 35 | 晋 | Jìn | Progress | 离火 | 坤地 | |
| 36 | 明夷 | Míng Yí | Darkening of the Light | 坤地 | 离火 | |
| 37 | 家人 | Jiā Rén | The Family | 巽风 | 离火 | |
| 38 | 睽 | Kuí | Opposition | 离火 | 兑泽 | |
| 39 | 蹇 | Jiǎn | Obstruction | 坎水 | 艮山 | |
| 40 | 解 | Xiè | Deliverance | 震雷 | 坎水 | |
| 41 | 损 | Sǔn | Decrease | 艮山 | 兑泽 | |
| 42 | 益 | Yì | Increase | 巽风 | 震雷 | |
| 43 | 夬 | Guài | Breakthrough | 兑泽 | 乾天 | |
| 44 | 姤 | Gòu | Coming to Meet | 乾天 | 巽风 | |
| 45 | 萃 | Cuì | Gathering Together | 兑泽 | 坤地 | |
| 46 | 升 | Shēng | Pushing Upward | 坤地 | 巽风 | |
| 47 | 困 | Kùn | Oppression | 兑泽 | 坎水 | |
| 48 | 井 | Jǐng | The Well | 坎水 | 巽风 | |
| 49 | 革 | Gé | Revolution | 兑泽 | 离火 | |
| 50 | 鼎 | Dǐng | The Cauldron | 离火 | 巽风 | |
| 51 | 震 | Zhèn | The Arousing (Thunder) | 震雷 | 震雷 | |
| 52 | 艮 | Gèn | Keeping Still (Mountain) | 艮山 | 艮山 | |
| 53 | 渐 | Jiàn | Development | 巽风 | 艮山 | |
| 54 | 归妹 | Guī Mèi | The Marrying Maiden | 震雷 | 兑泽 | |
| 55 | 丰 | Fēng | Abundance | 震雷 | 离火 | |
| 56 | 旅 | Lǚ | The Wanderer | 离火 | 艮山 | |
| 57 | 巽 | Xùn | The Gentle (Wind) | 巽风 | 巽风 | |
| 58 | 兑 | Duì | The Joyous (Lake) | 兑泽 | 兑泽 | |
| 59 | 涣 | Huàn | Dispersion | 巽风 | 坎水 | |
| 60 | 节 | Jié | Limitation | 坎水 | 兑泽 | |
| 61 | 中孚 | Zhōng Fú | Inner Truth | 巽风 | 兑泽 | |
| 62 | 小过 | Xiǎo Guò | Small Exceeding | 震雷 | 艮山 | |
| 63 | 既济 | Jì Jì | After Completion | 坎水 | 离火 | |
| 64 | 未济 | Wèi Jì | Before Completion | 离火 | 坎水 |
Why this order
The King Wen sequence pairs many hexagrams as inversions or opposites. The binary Fu Xi order is a different arrangement. This table uses the received King Wen order.
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Questions
Where do the 64 hexagrams come from?
Every pairing of the eight three line trigrams, one above the other: 8 times 8 is 64.
Are lines read top down or bottom up?
Bottom up. The bottom line is the first line.
What if I draw a difficult hexagram?
A hexagram describes a situation, not a verdict. The point is to see the risk and the timing, then decide what to do.