Hexagrams
Use the table as a reading mapStart with the hexagram number, read the plain-English theme, then compare it with your question. If changing lines appear, use the relating hexagram as a direction to review, not as a guaranteed outcome.
64 I Ching hexagrams lookup for beginners.
Use this lookup to match any I Ching reading result with a plain-English theme. The table covers all 64 hexagrams, so you can quickly understand the main pattern before reading changing lines or a relating hexagram.
How to use this lookup
Find the hexagram, then read it against your question.
1. Match the numberUse the number from your cast or report.2. Read the themeCheck the plain-English meaning before judging.3. Review movementIf lines changed, compare the relating pattern.
Showing all 64 hexagrams.
| No. | Name | Plain-English reading |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qian / The Creative | Creative force, initiative, leadership, and disciplined action. |
| 2 | Kun / The Receptive | Patience, support, grounded response, and careful listening. |
| 3 | Zhun / Difficulty at the Beginning | Early confusion, start-up pressure, and the need for structure. |
| 4 | Meng / Youthful Folly | Learning, guidance, honest questions, and beginner mistakes. |
| 5 | Xu / Waiting | Timing, preparation, nourishment, and active patience. |
| 6 | Song / Conflict | Disagreement, disputed facts, and the need to avoid escalation. |
| 7 | Shi / The Army | Organization, discipline, roles, and collective effort. |
| 8 | Bi / Holding Together | Alliance, trust, belonging, and choosing reliable companions. |
| 9 | Xiao Chu / Small Taming | Small restraint, gradual influence, and careful correction. |
| 10 | Lu / Treading | Careful conduct, respect, and precise movement around risk. |
| 11 | Tai / Peace | Flow, cooperation, smoother movement, and opening conditions. |
| 12 | Pi / Standstill | Blockage, low responsiveness, and the need to stop pushing. |
| 13 | Tong Ren / Fellowship | Shared purpose, public cooperation, and common ground. |
| 14 | Da You / Great Possession | Abundance, visibility, resources, and responsible use of power. |
| 15 | Qian / Modesty | Humility, balance, quiet strength, and steady credibility. |
| 16 | Yu / Enthusiasm | Motivation, momentum, shared excitement, and the need for rhythm. |
| 17 | Sui / Following | Adaptation, influence, and following what is genuinely alive. |
| 18 | Gu / Repair | Correcting decay, fixing old patterns, and addressing what was neglected. |
| 19 | Lin / Approach | Opportunity drawing near, encouragement, and timely engagement. |
| 20 | Guan / Contemplation | Observation, perspective, meaning, and looking before acting. |
| 21 | Shi He / Biting Through | Decision, enforcement, and removing a concrete obstruction. |
| 22 | Bi / Grace | Presentation, beauty, form, and keeping appearance tied to substance. |
| 23 | Bo / Splitting Apart | Decline, stripping away, weak foundations, and protecting essentials. |
| 24 | Fu / Return | Returning to basics, correcting direction, and restarting cleanly. |
| 25 | Wu Wang / Innocence | Sincerity, natural action, clean motives, and avoiding over-control. |
| 26 | Da Chu / Great Taming | Stored power, restraint, preparation, and mature capacity. |
| 27 | Yi / Nourishment | What feeds attention, speech, energy, and long-term stability. |
| 28 | Da Guo / Great Exceeding | Overload, structural strain, and the need to reduce pressure. |
| 29 | Kan / Water | Repeated risk, emotional uncertainty, and careful movement through danger. |
| 30 | Li / Fire | Clarity, visibility, attachment, and staying connected to truth. |
| 31 | Xian / Influence | Attraction, responsiveness, emotional signal, and mutual movement. |
| 32 | Heng / Duration | Consistency, commitment, sustainable rhythm, and long-term pattern. |
| 33 | Dun / Retreat | Strategic withdrawal, preserving strength, and choosing distance wisely. |
| 34 | Da Zhuang / Great Power | Strength, confidence, self-control, and restrained force. |
| 35 | Jin / Progress | Advancement, recognition, daylight, and visible steady movement. |
| 36 | Ming Yi / Darkening of the Light | Hidden pressure, protected clarity, and caution in unsafe conditions. |
| 37 | Jia Ren / The Family | Roles, boundaries, household order, and practical harmony. |
| 38 | Kui / Opposition | Difference, distance, misalignment, and small shared points. |
| 39 | Jian / Obstruction | Blocked paths, delay, difficulty, and the need to reroute. |
| 40 | Jie / Release | Relief, untying knots, forgiveness, and reducing tension. |
| 41 | Sun / Decrease | Reduction, sacrifice, simplification, and making room. |
| 42 | Yi / Increase | Growth, support, generosity, and multiplying what helps. |
| 43 | Guai / Breakthrough | Declaration, truth, decisive clarity, and removing confusion. |
| 44 | Gou / Coming to Meet | Sudden encounter, temptation, and setting boundaries early. |
| 45 | Cui / Gathering Together | Assembly, shared focus, group momentum, and a clear center. |
| 46 | Sheng / Pushing Upward | Gradual ascent, patient growth, and step-by-step progress. |
| 47 | Kun / Oppression | Constraint, exhaustion, inner pressure, and preserving the center. |
| 48 | Jing / The Well | Shared resources, deep nourishment, and returning to the source. |
| 49 | Ge / Revolution | Renewal, change, legitimate timing, and trust before transformation. |
| 50 | Ding / The Cauldron | Transformation, culture, refinement, and turning raw material useful. |
| 51 | Zhen / Thunder | Shock, awakening, sudden movement, and calm response. |
| 52 | Gen / Mountain | Stillness, boundaries, stopping, and disciplined restraint. |
| 53 | Jian / Gradual Development | Slow growth, proper sequence, and patient maturity. |
| 54 | Gui Mei / Marrying Maiden | Unequal position, limited control, and careful commitment. |
| 55 | Feng / Abundance | Fullness, intensity, peak visibility, and using the moment well. |
| 56 | Lu / The Traveler | Temporary position, movement, caution, and respectful conduct. |
| 57 | Xun / The Gentle | Subtle influence, repeated entry, and steady gentle pressure. |
| 58 | Dui / Joy | Communication, openness, pleasure, and joy connected to truth. |
| 59 | Huan / Dispersion | Dissolving tension, scattering blockage, and reconnecting purpose. |
| 60 | Jie / Limitation | Rules, boundaries, measured use, and limits that create focus. |
| 61 | Zhong Fu / Inner Truth | Sincerity, trust, inner alignment, and consistent honesty. |
| 62 | Xiao Guo / Small Exceeding | Small matters, extra care, detail handling, and modest action. |
| 63 | Ji Ji / After Completion | Completion, maintenance, vigilance, and not relaxing too early. |
| 64 | Wei Ji / Before Completion | Near completion, unfinished details, and careful final movement. |