I Ching foundation

Eight trigrams. Sixty-four structures. Many method choices.

An I Ching reading combines a line pattern, a selected text tradition and a procedure for moving from question to response. BaziRoute starts by separating those layers.

Direct answer

Bagua are three-line trigrams. A hexagram combines six lines, read from the bottom upward. The common received sequence contains 64 named hexagrams, but sequence, line construction, moving-line rules, divination method and translation each require an explicit source. No single “official I Ching algorithm” exists across all traditions.

Eight trigrams

The bagua as a finite structural set

☰

乾 · Qian

Heaven

Lines bottom→top:: 111
Family image:: Father
Later Heaven:: Northwest

☱

兑 · Dui

Lake

Lines bottom→top:: 110
Family image:: Youngest daughter
Later Heaven:: West

☲

离 · Li

Fire

Lines bottom→top:: 101
Family image:: Middle daughter
Later Heaven:: South

☳

震 · Zhen

Thunder

Lines bottom→top:: 100
Family image:: Eldest son
Later Heaven:: East

☴

巽 · Xun

Wind

Lines bottom→top:: 011
Family image:: Eldest daughter
Later Heaven:: Southeast

☵

坎 · Kan

Water

Lines bottom→top:: 010
Family image:: Middle son
Later Heaven:: North

☶

艮 · Gen

Mountain

Lines bottom→top:: 001
Family image:: Youngest son
Later Heaven:: Northeast

☷

坤 · Kun

Earth

Lines bottom→top:: 000
Family image:: Mother
Later Heaven:: Southwest

The direction shown is the commonly cited Later Heaven arrangement. The Earlier Heaven arrangement differs, so a platform must name which arrangement it uses.

Line structure

Read the first line at the bottom

A six-line hexagram is conventionally described from the bottom upward. Changing that order changes the trigram pair, the hexagram identity and any derived moving-line interpretation. BaziRoute stores the ordered lines rather than relying on an image alone.

top line
fifth line
fourth line
third line
second line
first line · bottom

Sequence and translation

A name index is not a full commentary

The 64 labels below are study labels for navigation. A full product also needs an edition of the Chinese text, a licensed English translation or original commentary, moving-line rules and an editorial review. A Unicode symbol or AI paraphrase cannot replace those sources.

Received sequence

All 64 King Wen hexagram labels

The number and symbol identify structure and sequence. The English study label is a navigation aid, not a complete translation or an interpretation of a changing line.

䷀1

乾 · Qian

Creative Force

䷁2

坤 · Kun

Receptive Ground

䷂3

屯 · Zhun

Initial Difficulty

䷃4

蒙 · Meng

Unformed Understanding

䷄5

需 · Xu

Waiting

䷅6

讼 · Song

Dispute

䷆7

师 · Shi

Organized Force

䷇8

比 · Bi

Union

䷈9

小畜 · Xiao Chu

Small Accumulation

䷉10

履 · Lü

Conduct

䷊11

泰 · Tai

Flow

䷋12

否 · Pi

Stagnation

䷌13

同人 · Tong Ren

Fellowship

䷍14

大有 · Da You

Great Possession

䷎15

谦 · Qian

Humility

䷏16

豫 · Yu

Readiness

䷐17

随 · Sui

Following

䷑18

蛊 · Gu

Repair

䷒19

临 · Lin

Approach

䷓20

观 · Guan

Observation

䷔21

噬嗑 · Shi He

Decisive Action

䷕22

贲 · Bi

Adornment

䷖23

剥 · Bo

Deterioration

䷗24

复 · Fu

Return

䷘25

无妄 · Wu Wang

Without Falsehood

䷙26

大畜 · Da Chu

Great Accumulation

䷚27

颐 · Yi

Nourishment

䷛28

大过 · Da Guo

Great Exceeding

䷜29

坎 · Kan

Repeated Water

䷝30

离 · Li

Clinging Fire

䷞31

咸 · Xian

Mutual Influence

䷟32

恒 · Heng

Continuity

䷠33

遁 · Dun

Withdrawal

䷡34

大壮 · Da Zhuang

Great Strength

䷢35

晋 · Jin

Advance

䷣36

明夷 · Ming Yi

Hidden Light

䷤37

家人 · Jia Ren

Household

䷥38

睽 · Kui

Divergence

䷦39

蹇 · Jian

Obstruction

䷧40

解 · Xie

Release

䷨41

损 · Sun

Decrease

䷩42

益 · Yi

Increase

䷪43

夬 · Guai

Resolution

䷫44

姤 · Gou

Encounter

䷬45

萃 · Cui

Gathering

䷭46

升 · Sheng

Rising

䷮47

困 · Kun

Constraint

䷯48

井 · Jing

The Well

䷰49

革 · Ge

Change

䷱50

鼎 · Ding

Vessel

䷲51

震 · Zhen

Thunder

䷳52

艮 · Gen

Stillness

䷴53

渐 · Jian

Gradual Development

䷵54

归妹 · Gui Mei

Joining

䷶55

丰 · Feng

Abundance

䷷56

旅 · Lü

Traveler

䷸57

巽 · Xun

Wind

䷹58

兑 · Dui

Joy

䷺59

涣 · Huan

Dispersion

䷻60

节 · Jie

Measure

䷼61

中孚 · Zhong Fu

Inner Trust

䷽62

小过 · Xiao Guo

Small Exceeding

䷾63

既济 · Ji Ji

Completion

䷿64

未济 · Wei Ji

Before Completion

Method boundaries

Different procedures answer different structural questions

Method	Structured starting point	Critical rule choice
Yarrow stalks	A counted procedure produces line values.	Probabilities and moving-line treatment.
Three coins	Coin values map to yin, yang and changing lines.	Value mapping and number of tosses.
Plum Blossom	Time or number relationships construct trigrams.	Calendar, counting and changing-line derivation.
Six Lines	Line assignments and branch relationships are layered on the hexagram.	Na Jia, palace, useful spirit and school-specific weights.

What BaziRoute will not claim

· A random online generator is not automatically an authoritative divination method.
· A Unicode symbol is structure, not a complete translation or interpretation.
· The King Wen sequence is not the only way to arrange or study the hexagrams.
· AI will not be allowed to invent line values, moving lines or source quotations.
· Medical, legal, financial or safety decisions require qualified real-world advice.

Read the editorial policy

Structural reference: public-domain Chinese names, Unicode hexagram symbols and the commonly received King Wen numbering. Editorial review is required before adding a full translation, changing-line commentary or divination tool. Reviewed 27 October 2026.