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I Ching Hexagram Meanings

Search all 64 King Wen hexagrams by official Unicode identity and inspect their lower and upper trigrams without generating a divination reading.

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How to use

  1. 1.Enter a King Wen number, hexagram character, Unicode code point, official name, or trigram term in the search field.
  2. 2.Optionally choose lower and upper trigram filters, then select a matching entry to inspect its exact Unicode identity and structure.
  3. 3.Use Reset catalogue to restore all 64 entries and Hexagram 1; no search or selection is stored or transmitted.

About I Ching Hexagram Meanings

I Ching Hexagram Meanings is a browser-based reference catalogue for the 64 hexagram symbols in the received King Wen sequence. It is designed for lookup rather than casting. Search can match a number, the visible hexagram character, a Unicode code point, an official Unicode English name, or a trigram name. Separate filters narrow the results by the lower trigram on Lines 1 through 3 and the upper trigram on Lines 4 through 6.

Each catalogue entry pairs one King Wen number from 1 through 64 with one encoded character from U+4DC0 through U+4DFF. The first entry is ䷀ at U+4DC0, named HEXAGRAM FOR THE CREATIVE HEAVEN by Unicode, and the last is ䷿ at U+4DFF, named HEXAGRAM FOR BEFORE COMPLETION. The full sequence is stored as a literal external oracle in the test fixture so production code cannot manufacture its own expected names.

A hexagram contains six lines read from the bottom upward. The lower trigram is formed by the bottom three lines, and the upper trigram is formed by the top three. The eight displayed trigrams are Qian or Heaven, Dui or Lake, Li or Fire, Zhen or Thunder, Xun or Wind, Kan or Water, Gen or Mountain, and Kun or Earth. The catalogue shows both names and symbols beside every selected hexagram so the structural decomposition can be checked directly.

The 8-by-8 King Wen lookup matrix is not inferred from the English title. It is independently locked against the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy appendix, which publishes bottom-to-top yin and yang line codes for all eight trigrams and all 64 hexagrams. Splitting each six-line code after the third line gives the lower and upper trigrams. Unicode NamesList supplies the separate encoding authority for the character, code point, and exact English name.

This page deliberately stops at reference facts. It does not toss coins, choose a random entry, calculate changing lines, reproduce a modern commercial translation, attach an unsourced fortune, or claim that a hexagram predicts an event. The short display name helps identify an entry, while the official Unicode name remains visible as the exact encoding label. Users seeking a mechanical three-coin cast can use the separate I Ching Reading tool.

Search and filtering are local operations over a fixed 64-row table. The component makes no fetch request, uploads no query, uses no account, and writes neither localStorage nor sessionStorage. Reset clears the search and both trigram filters, restores all 64 entries, and selects Hexagram 1. Closing or refreshing the page also removes the transient filter state.

The list and detail panel reflow into one column on narrow screens. Native search and select controls provide keyboard access and at least a 44-pixel target, while long Unicode labels wrap instead of widening the page. A visible result count announces filtering changes, and an empty state explains how to recover when filters have no intersection.

Verification covers all 64 literal number, character, code-point, and Unicode-name identities; all 64 Stanford line codes; the complete 8-by-8 matrix; eight unique trigrams; representative lower and upper combinations; search; both filters; reset; privacy boundaries; and the absence of predictive claims. Correctness means reproducing the cited catalogue structure, not validating any divinatory interpretation.

Methodology & sources

Store a literal 64-row Unicode identity oracle for U+4DC0 through U+4DFF and map King Wen numbers to bottom-first six-line codes independently transcribed from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy appendix. Split each code after Line 3, match each half to one of eight sourced trigram codes, and expose local search plus lower and upper filters. Do not cast, interpret, predict, persist, or transmit.

Frequently asked questions

Does this catalogue contain all 64 I Ching hexagrams?
Yes. It covers King Wen numbers 1 through 64 and Unicode characters U+4DC0 through U+4DFF, with a unique official Unicode name and code point for every entry.
Which trigram is lower and which is upper?
Lines are read from bottom to top. Lines 1 through 3 form the lower trigram, and Lines 4 through 6 form the upper trigram.
Does this tool cast a reading or predict an outcome?
No. It is a structural Unicode and King Wen catalogue. It does not generate random casts, changing-line interpretations, predictions, or consequential advice.

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