The Yijing, as it is received, consists of two parts, the classic Zhouli and a series of comments. The classic (the actual Yijing) was originally a divination book with a divination method by which 64 signs or symbols (gua 卦) are generated and interpreted. The 64 so-called hexagrams are each composed of two trigrams.
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The Eight Trigrams (Bagua 八卦)
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| Qian 乾 (the Creative; Heaven) | |
| Kun 坤 (the Receptive; Earth) | |
| Kan 坎 (the Perilous Pit; Water) | |
| Li 離 (the Clinging; Fire) | |
| Zhen 震 (Exciting Power; Thunder) | |
| Gen 艮 (Arresting Movement; Mountain) | |
| Xun 巽 (Gentle Penetration; Wind) | |
| Dui 兌 (Joy and Pleasure; Swamp) | |
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The combined trigrams
Numbers indicate the resulting hexagrams |
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Upper Trigram
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| Lower Trigram | qian | kun | kan | li | zhen | gen | xun | dui |
| qian | 1 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 26 | 9 | 43 |
| kun | 12 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 45 |
| kan | 6 | 7 | 29 | 64 | 40 | 4 | 59 | 47 |
| li | 13 | 36 | 63 | 30 | 55 | 22 | 37 | 49 |
| zhen | 25 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 51 | 27 | 42 | 17 |
| gen | 33 | 15 | 39 | 56 | 62 | 52 | 53 | 31 |
| xun | 44 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 32 | 18 | 57 | 28 |
| dui | 10 | 19 | 60 | 38 | 54 | 41 | 61 | 58 |
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The 64 Hexagrams
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| First series 上經 | ||
| 1 | 乾 Qian The Creative | |
| 2 | 坤 Kun The Receptive,Resting in Firmness | |
| 3 | 屯 Tun Initial Difficulty | |
| 4 | 蒙 Meng Youthful Folly, Obscurity | |
| 5 | 需 Xu Waiting, Nourishment | |
| 6 | 訟 Song Conflict | |
| 7 | 師 Shi The Army, Group Action | |
| 8 | 比 Bi Holding Together, Union | |
| 9 | 小畜 Xiaoxu The Taming Force, Small Restraint | |
| 10 | 履 Lü Treading Carefully | |
| 11 | 泰 Tai Peace | |
| 12 | 否 Pi Stagnation | |
| 13 | 同人 Tongren Union of Men | |
| 14 | 大有 Dayou Great Possession, Abundance | |
| 15 | 謙 Qian Modesty | |
| 16 | 豫 Yu Harmony, Joy, Enthusiasm | |
| 17 | 隨 Sui Following | |
| 18 | 蠱 Gu Arresting Decay | |
| 19 | 臨 Lin Approach, Advance | |
| 20 | 觀 Guan Contemplation | |
| 21 | 噬嗑 Shihe Biting Through | |
| 22 | 賁 Bi Adornment | |
| 23 | 剝 Bo Falling Apart | |
| 24 | 複 Fu Returning | |
| 25 | 無妄 Wuwang Correctness, Innocence | |
| 26 | 大畜 Daxu The Great Taming Force | |
| 27 | 頤 Yi Correctness, Innocence | |
| 28 | 大過 Daguo Excess | |
| 29 | 坎 Kan The Perilous Pit | |
| 30 | 離 Li The Clinging; Brightness | |
| Second series 下經 | ||
| 31 | 咸 Xian Influence | |
| 32 | 恆 Heng Preseverance, Duration | |
| 33 | 遯 Dun Retreat | |
| 34 | 大壯 Dazhuang The Power of the Great | |
| 35 | 晉 Jin Progress | |
| 36 | 明夷 Mingyi Darkening of the Light; Intelligence Wounded | |
| 37 | 家人 Jiaren The Family | |
| 38 | 睽 Kui Disunion, Mutual Alienation | |
| 39 | 蹇 Jian Arresting Movement | |
| 40 | 解 Jie Removing Obstacles | |
| 41 | 損 Sun Decrease | |
| 42 | 益 Yi Increase | |
| 43 | 夬 Guai Removing Obstruction, Breaking Through | |
| 44 | 姤 Gou Encountring | |
| 45 | 萃 Cui Gathering Together | |
| 46 | 升 Sheng Ascending | |
| 47 | 困 Kun Oppression | |
| 48 | 井 Jing A Well | |
| 49 | 革 Ge Revolution | |
| 50 | 鼎 Ding The Cauldron | |
| 51 | 震 Zhen Thunder, Exciting Power | |
| 52 | 艮 Gen Mountain, Arresting Movement | |
| 53 | 漸 Jian Gradual Progress, Growth | |
| 54 | 歸妹 Guimei The Marrying Maiden; Propriety | |
| 55 | 豐 Feng Abundance, Prosperity | |
| 56 | 旅 Lü Traveling Stranger | |
| 57 | 巽 Xun Gentle Penetration | |
| 58 | 兌 Dui Joy, Pleasure | |
| 59 | 渙 Huan Dispersion | |
| 60 | 節 Jie Regulation, Restraining | |
| 61 | 中孚 Zhongfu Inmost Sincerity | |
| 62 | 小過 Xiaoguo Small Excesses | |
| 63 | 既濟 Jiji Completion | |
| 64 | 未濟 Weiji Before Completion | |
