The Sixty-Four Hexagrams of the I Ching The complete original text of the sixty-four hexagrams from the *Zhouyi* (I Ching), including the hexagram statements and line statements. Source: public domain. ䷀ Qian (The Creative) – Hexagram statement: Supreme success, favorable to be steadfast. … ䷁ Kun (The Receptive) – Hexagram statement: Supreme success, favorable to be steadfast like a mare. The noble one has somewhere to go. At first lost, then finds a master. Favorable. Gain friends in the southwest, lose friends in the northeast. Peace and steadfastness bring good fortune. … ䷂ Zhun (Difficulty at the Beginning) – Hexagram statement: Supreme success, favorable to be steadfast. Do not go anywhere. It is favorable to establish a feudal lord. … ䷃ Meng (Youthful Folly) – Hexagram statement: Success. It is not I who seeks the young and ignorant; the young and ignorant seek me. At the first divination I give an answer. If asked repeatedly, it becomes disrespectful; if disrespectful, I give no answer. Favorable to be steadfast. … ䷄ Xu (Waiting) – Hexagram statement: With sincerity, radiant success. Steadfastness brings good fortune. Favorable to cross the great river. … ䷅ Song (Conflict) – Hexagram statement: With sincerity, be cautious. Midway is good fortune; in the end, misfortune. Favorable to see the great person. Not favorable to cross the great river. … ䷆ Shi (The Army) – Hexagram statement: Steadfastness. The elder is good fortune, no blame. … ䷇ Bi (Union) – Hexagram statement: Good fortune. Examine the divination, supreme and everlasting steadfastness, no blame. Those who are restless come; the one who comes late meets misfortune. … ䷈ Xiaoxu (Small Accumulation) – Hexagram statement: Success. Dense clouds, no rain, from our western outskirts. … ䷉ Lv (Treading) – Hexagram statement: Treading on the tiger's tail, it does not bite. Success. … ䷊ Tai (Peace) – Hexagram statement: The small departs, the great arrives. Good fortune and success. … ䷋ Pi (Standstill) – Hexagram statement: Standstill among those who are not human. Not favorable for the noble one to be steadfast. The great departs, the small arrives. … ䷌ Tongren (Fellowship) – Hexagram statement: Fellowship in the open field. Success. Favorable to cross the great river. Favorable for the noble one to be steadfast. … ䷍ Dayou (Great Possession) – Hexagram statement: Supreme success. … ䷎ Qian2 (Modesty) – Hexagram statement: Success. The noble one has a good outcome. … ䷏ Yu (Enthusiasm) – Hexagram statement: Favorable to establish a feudal lord and mobilize the army. … ䷐ Sui (Following) – Hexagram statement: Supreme success, favorable to be steadfast. No blame. … ䷑ Gu (Corruption) – Hexagram statement: Supreme success. Favorable to cross the great river. Three days before the start, three days after the start. … ䷒ Lin (Approach) – Hexagram statement: Supreme success, favorable to be steadfast. By the eighth month, there will be misfortune. … ䷓ Guan (Contemplation) – Hexagram statement: Wash hands but do not offer sacrifice. With sincerity, look up in reverence. … ䷔ Shihe (Biting Through) – Hexagram statement: Success. Favorable to use legal proceedings. … ䷕ Bi2 (Adornment) – Hexagram statement: Success. Small benefit in going somewhere. … ䷖ Bo (Splitting Apart) – Hexagram statement: Not favorable to go anywhere. … ䷗ Fu (Return) – Hexagram statement: Success. Going out and coming in without illness. Friends come without blame. Returning on the path, after seven days comes the return. Favorable to go somewhere. … ䷘ Wuwang (Innocence) – Hexagram statement: Supreme success, favorable to be steadfast. If not correct, there is calamity. Not favorable to go somewhere. … ䷙ Daxu (Great Accumulation) – Hexagram statement: Favorable to be steadfast. Not eating at home brings good fortune. Favorable to cross the great river. … ䷚ Yi (Nourishment) – Hexagram statement: Steadfastness brings good fortune. Observe nourishment, seek your own food from the mouth. … ䷛ Daguo (Great Exceeding) – Hexagram statement: The ridgepole bends. Favorable to go somewhere. Success. … ䷜ Kan (The Abyss) – Hexagram statement: Repeated abysses. With sincerity, the heart is successful. Action is commendable. … ䷝ Li (The Clinging) – Hexagram statement: Favorable to be steadfast. Success. Raising a cow brings good fortune. … ䷞ Xian (Influence) – Hexagram statement: Success, favorable to be steadfast. Taking a wife brings good fortune. … ䷟ Heng (Duration) – Hexagram statement: Success, no blame, favorable to be steadfast. Favorable to go somewhere. … ䷠ Dun (Retreat) – Hexagram statement: Success. Small benefit in being steadfast. … ䷡ Dazhuang (Great Strength) – Hexagram statement: Favorable to be steadfast. … ䷢ Jin (Progress) – Hexagram statement: The noble lord is rewarded with many horses, received three times in a day. … ䷣ Mingyi (Darkening of the Light) – Hexagram statement: Favorable to be steadfast in difficulty. … ䷤ Jiaren (The Family) – Hexagram statement: Favorable for the woman to be steadfast. … ䷥ Kui (Opposition) – Hexagram statement: Small matters bring good fortune. … ䷦ Jian (Obstruction) – Hexagram statement: Favorable in the southwest, not favorable in the northeast. Favorable to see the great person. Steadfastness brings good fortune. … ䷧ Xie (Deliverance) – Hexagram statement: Favorable in the southwest. If there is nowhere to go, returning brings good fortune. If there is somewhere to go, acting early brings good fortune. … ䷨ Sun (Decrease) – Hexagram statement: With sincerity, supreme good fortune, no blame, can be steadfast, favorable to go somewhere. What to use? Two baskets can be used for offering. … ䷩ Yi2 (Increase) – Hexagram statement: Favorable to go somewhere. Favorable to cross the great river. … ䷪ Guai (Breakthrough) – Hexagram statement: Raised in the king's court. With sincerity, there is danger. Announce from your own city. Not favorable to take up arms. Favorable to go somewhere. … ䷫ Gou (Encounter) – Hexagram statement: The woman is strong. Do not take such a woman. … ䷬ Cui (Gathering) – Hexagram statement: Success. The king arrives at the temple. Favorable to see the great person. Success, favorable to be steadfast. Using a great sacrifice brings good fortune. Favorable to go somewhere. … ䷭ Sheng (Ascending) – Hexagram statement: Supreme success. Use to see the great person. Do not worry. Going south brings good fortune. … ䷮ Kun2 (Oppression) – Hexagram statement: Success, steadfastness. The great person is good fortune, no blame. Words are not believed. … ䷯ Jing (The Well) – Hexagram statement: The town may change but the well does not change. No loss, no gain. Going and coming, the well remains the same. If the rope almost reaches but does not reach the well, or if the jar is broken, misfortune. … ䷰ Ge (Revolution) – Hexagram statement: On your own day, you will be trusted. Supreme success, favorable to be steadfast. Regret disappears. … ䷱ Ding (The Cauldron) – Hexagram statement: Supreme good fortune. Success. … ䷲ Zhen (The Arousing) – Hexagram statement: Success. Thunder comes, frightening and frightening. Laughing and talking, ha ha. It terrifies for a hundred miles, but the spoon and the sacred wine are not lost. … ䷳ Gen (Keeping Still) – Hexagram statement: Keeping still at the back, not getting the body. Walking in the courtyard, not seeing the person. No blame. … ䷴ Jian2 (Gradual Progress) – Hexagram statement: The maiden is given in marriage, good fortune. Favorable to be steadfast. … ䷵ Guimei (The Marrying Maiden) – Hexagram statement: Going forward brings misfortune. Nothing is favorable. … ䷶ Feng (Abundance) – Hexagram statement: Success. The king arrives at it. Do not worry. It is fitting to be at midday. … ䷷ Lv2 (The Wanderer) – Hexagram statement: Small success. The wanderer's steadfastness brings good fortune. … ䷸ Xun (The Gentle) – Hexagram statement: Small success. Favorable to go somewhere. Favorable to see the great person. … ䷹ Dui (The Joyous) – Hexagram statement: Success, favorable to be steadfast. … ䷺ Huan (Dispersion) – Hexagram statement: Success. The king arrives at the temple. Favorable to cross the great river. Favorable to be steadfast. … ䷻ Jie (Limitation) – Hexagram statement: Success. Bitter limitation cannot be steadfast. … ䷼ Zhongfu (Inner Truth) – Hexagram statement: Pigs and fish bring good fortune. Favorable to cross the great river. Favorable to be steadfast. … ䷽ Xiaoguo (Small Exceeding) – Hexagram statement: Success, favorable to be steadfast. Small matters can be done; great matters cannot. A flying bird leaves its call. It is better to go down than up. Great good fortune. … ䷾ Jiji (After Completion) – Hexagram statement: Small success, favorable to be steadfast. At first good fortune, in the end disorder. … ䷿ Weiji (Before Completion) – Hexagram statement: Success. The little fox almost crosses, but wets its tail. Nothing is favorable. …