# Hexagram Library

Canonical page: https://thefreeiching.com/library
Last updated: 2026-10-07

Browse the sixty-four figures outside the ritual of a cast. Each page gives the structure, a contemporary interpretation, and the six line texts.

| No. | Hexagram | Trigrams (upper over lower) | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [The Creative 乾](https://thefreeiching.com/library/1) | Heaven over Heaven | The creative principle is at its strongest. |
| 2 | [The Receptive 坤](https://thefreeiching.com/library/2) | Earth over Earth | The receptive principle is at its strongest. |
| 3 | [Difficulty at the Beginning 屯](https://thefreeiching.com/library/3) | Water over Thunder | A difficult beginning. |
| 4 | [Youthful Folly 蒙](https://thefreeiching.com/library/4) | Mountain over Water | Youthful folly: inexperience meeting a situation it does not yet understand. |
| 5 | [Waiting 需](https://thefreeiching.com/library/5) | Water over Heaven | Waiting. |
| 6 | [Conflict 訟](https://thefreeiching.com/library/6) | Heaven over Water | Conflict is present. |
| 7 | [The Army 師](https://thefreeiching.com/library/7) | Earth over Water | The army: organized force in the service of a just cause. |
| 8 | [Holding Together 比](https://thefreeiching.com/library/8) | Water over Earth | Holding together. |
| 9 | [Small Taming 小畜](https://thefreeiching.com/library/9) | Wind over Heaven | Small taming: a moment of restraint by a gentle but real force. |
| 10 | [Treading 履](https://thefreeiching.com/library/10) | Heaven over Lake | Treading: walking carefully in a place where missteps are costly. |
| 11 | [Peace 泰](https://thefreeiching.com/library/11) | Earth over Heaven | Peace. |
| 12 | [Standstill 否](https://thefreeiching.com/library/12) | Heaven over Earth | Standstill. |
| 13 | [Fellowship 同人](https://thefreeiching.com/library/13) | Heaven over Fire | Fellowship with others. |
| 14 | [Great Possession 大有](https://thefreeiching.com/library/14) | Fire over Heaven | Great possession. |
| 15 | [Modesty 謙](https://thefreeiching.com/library/15) | Earth over Mountain | Modesty. |
| 16 | [Enthusiasm 豫](https://thefreeiching.com/library/16) | Thunder over Earth | Enthusiasm. |
| 17 | [Following 隨](https://thefreeiching.com/library/17) | Lake over Thunder | Following. |
| 18 | [Work on the Decayed 蠱](https://thefreeiching.com/library/18) | Mountain over Wind | Work on what has been spoiled. |
| 19 | [Approach 臨](https://thefreeiching.com/library/19) | Earth over Lake | Approach. |
| 20 | [Contemplation 觀](https://thefreeiching.com/library/20) | Wind over Earth | Contemplation. |
| 21 | [Biting Through 噬嗑](https://thefreeiching.com/library/21) | Fire over Thunder | Biting through. |
| 22 | [Grace 賁](https://thefreeiching.com/library/22) | Mountain over Fire | Grace. |
| 23 | [Splitting Apart 剝](https://thefreeiching.com/library/23) | Mountain over Earth | Splitting apart. |
| 24 | [Return 復](https://thefreeiching.com/library/24) | Earth over Thunder | Return. |
| 25 | [Innocence 無妄](https://thefreeiching.com/library/25) | Heaven over Thunder | Innocence: acting without calculation. |
| 26 | [Great Taming 大畜](https://thefreeiching.com/library/26) | Mountain over Heaven | Great taming. |
| 27 | [Nourishment 頤](https://thefreeiching.com/library/27) | Mountain over Thunder | Nourishment. |
| 28 | [Great Preponderance 大過](https://thefreeiching.com/library/28) | Lake over Wind | Great preponderance. |
| 29 | [The Abysmal 坎](https://thefreeiching.com/library/29) | Water over Water | Danger. |
| 30 | [The Clinging 離](https://thefreeiching.com/library/30) | Fire over Fire | The clinging. |
| 31 | [Influence 咸](https://thefreeiching.com/library/31) | Lake over Mountain | Influence: a stirring of connection. |
| 32 | [Duration 恆](https://thefreeiching.com/library/32) | Thunder over Wind | Duration. |
| 33 | [Retreat 遯](https://thefreeiching.com/library/33) | Heaven over Mountain | Retreat. |
| 34 | [Great Power 大壯](https://thefreeiching.com/library/34) | Thunder over Heaven | Great power. |
| 35 | [Progress 晉](https://thefreeiching.com/library/35) | Fire over Earth | Progress. |
| 36 | [Darkening of the Light 明夷](https://thefreeiching.com/library/36) | Earth over Fire | Darkening of the light. |
| 37 | [The Family 家人](https://thefreeiching.com/library/37) | Wind over Fire | The family: or any close-knit group. |
| 38 | [Opposition 睽](https://thefreeiching.com/library/38) | Fire over Lake | Opposition. |
| 39 | [Obstruction 蹇](https://thefreeiching.com/library/39) | Water over Mountain | Obstruction. |
| 40 | [Deliverance 解](https://thefreeiching.com/library/40) | Thunder over Water | Deliverance. |
| 41 | [Decrease 損](https://thefreeiching.com/library/41) | Mountain over Lake | Decrease. |
| 42 | [Increase 益](https://thefreeiching.com/library/42) | Wind over Thunder | Increase. |
| 43 | [Breakthrough 夬](https://thefreeiching.com/library/43) | Lake over Heaven | Breakthrough. |
| 44 | [Coming to Meet 姤](https://thefreeiching.com/library/44) | Heaven over Wind | Coming to meet. |
| 45 | [Gathering Together 萃](https://thefreeiching.com/library/45) | Lake over Earth | Gathering together. |
| 46 | [Pushing Upward 升](https://thefreeiching.com/library/46) | Earth over Wind | Pushing upward. |
| 47 | [Oppression 困](https://thefreeiching.com/library/47) | Lake over Water | Oppression. |
| 48 | [The Well 井](https://thefreeiching.com/library/48) | Water over Wind | The well. |
| 49 | [Revolution 革](https://thefreeiching.com/library/49) | Lake over Fire | Revolution: a necessary change, a molting. |
| 50 | [The Cauldron 鼎](https://thefreeiching.com/library/50) | Fire over Wind | The cauldron. |
| 51 | [The Arousing 震](https://thefreeiching.com/library/51) | Thunder over Thunder | Shock. |
| 52 | [Keeping Still 艮](https://thefreeiching.com/library/52) | Mountain over Mountain | Keeping still. |
| 53 | [Development 漸](https://thefreeiching.com/library/53) | Wind over Mountain | Gradual development. |
| 54 | [The Marrying Maiden 歸妹](https://thefreeiching.com/library/54) | Thunder over Lake | The marrying maiden. |
| 55 | [Abundance 豐](https://thefreeiching.com/library/55) | Thunder over Fire | Abundance. |
| 56 | [The Wanderer 旅](https://thefreeiching.com/library/56) | Fire over Mountain | The wanderer. |
| 57 | [The Gentle 巽](https://thefreeiching.com/library/57) | Wind over Wind | The gentle, the penetrating. |
| 58 | [The Joyous 兌](https://thefreeiching.com/library/58) | Lake over Lake | Joy: genuine and shared. |
| 59 | [Dispersion 渙](https://thefreeiching.com/library/59) | Wind over Water | Dispersion. |
| 60 | [Limitation 節](https://thefreeiching.com/library/60) | Water over Lake | Limitation. |
| 61 | [Inner Truth 中孚](https://thefreeiching.com/library/61) | Wind over Lake | Inner truth. |
| 62 | [Small Preponderance 小過](https://thefreeiching.com/library/62) | Thunder over Mountain | Small preponderance. |
| 63 | [After Completion 既濟](https://thefreeiching.com/library/63) | Water over Fire | After completion. |
| 64 | [Before Completion 未濟](https://thefreeiching.com/library/64) | Fire over Water | Before completion. |

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