The Sixty-Four Hexagrams

I Ching · Book of Changes · 易經

The complete hexagram texts of the I Ching in James Legge’s 1882 English translation (public domain), each with a plain modern reading. Top Choice uses these same texts when it casts the yarrow stalks for your question — this library is the reference behind the app.

No. 1
Heaven Over Heaven
Qián · 乾
No. 2
Earth Under Earth
Kūn · 坤
No. 3
Breaking Ground
Zhūn · 屯
No. 4
Mist on the Mountain
Méng · 蒙
No. 5
Clouds That Wait
Xū · 需
No. 6
Words Against Heaven
Sòng · 讼
No. 7
Under Discipline
Shī · 师
No. 8
Union by Choice
Bǐ · 比
No. 9
Small Restraint
Xiǎo Chù · 小畜
No. 10
On the Tiger's Tail
Lǚ · 履
No. 11
Heaven and Earth Join
Tài · 泰
No. 12
Heaven and Earth Part
Pǐ · 否
No. 13
Together in the Open
Tóng Rén · 同人
No. 14
Held in Abundance
Dà Yǒu · 大有
No. 15
Mountain Under Earth
Qiān · 谦
No. 16
Thunder Released
Yù · 豫
No. 17
Yield and Follow
Suí · 随
No. 18
What Has Gone Sour
Gǔ · 蛊
No. 19
Drawing Near
Lín · 临
No. 20
The Watcher's Tower
Guān · 观
No. 21
Between the Teeth
Shì Kè · 噬嗑
No. 22
Fire on the Hill
Bì · 贲
No. 23
Falling Away
Bō · 剥
No. 24
The Returning Light
Fù · 复
No. 25
Nothing False
Wú Wàng · 无妄
No. 26
Great Restraint
Dà Chù · 大畜
No. 27
The Nourishing Mouth
Yí · 颐
No. 28
A Load Too Great
Dà Guò · 大过
No. 29
Water Within Water
Kǎn · 坎
No. 30
Fire Upon Fire
Lí · 离
No. 31
Stirred to Answer
Xián · 咸
No. 32
Steady as the Seasons
Héng · 恒
No. 33
The Timely Withdrawal
Dùn · 遯
No. 34
Great Vigor
Dà Zhuàng · 大壮
No. 35
Rising Like the Sun
Jìn · 晋
No. 36
Light Under Earth
Míng Yí · 明夷
No. 37
The Hearth at Home
Jiā Rén · 家人
No. 38
Looking Apart
Kuí · 睽
No. 39
A Difficult Road
Jiǎn · 蹇
No. 40
Release and Thaw
Xiè · 解
No. 41
What Is Given Up
Sǔn · 损
No. 42
What Is Added
Yì · 益
No. 43
Resolute Decision
Guài · 夬
No. 44
Unlooked-For Meeting
Gòu · 姤
No. 45
All Gathered In
Cuì · 萃
No. 46
Rising by Degrees
Shēng · 升
No. 47
Hemmed In
Kùn · 困
No. 48
The Well That Stays
Jǐng · 井
No. 49
Shedding the Skin
Gé · 革
No. 50
The Sacred Vessel
Dǐng · 鼎
No. 51
Thunder After Thunder
Zhèn · 震
No. 52
Mountain Behind Mountain
Gèn · 艮
No. 53
The Slow Ascent
Jiàn · 渐
No. 54
The Younger Bride
Guī Mèi · 归妹
No. 55
Fullness at Noon
Fēng · 丰
No. 56
Far From Home
Lǚ · 旅
No. 57
Wind Beneath Wind
Xùn · 巽
No. 58
Lake Beside Lake
Duì · 兑
No. 59
The Wind Scatters
Huàn · 涣
No. 60
Measure and Bound
Jié · 节
No. 61
The Heart's Sincerity
Zhōng Fú · 中孚
No. 62
Slightly Too Far
Xiǎo Guò · 小过
No. 63
Everything in Its Place
Jì Jì · 既济
No. 64
Not Yet Finished
Wèi Jì · 未济
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