Eight Trigrams · Three-line Symbols
Three lines, two states each: 2³ = 8 arrangements. These are the trigrams — the I Ching's elementary units of structure. Stacked in pairs, they form all 64 hexagrams.
8Trigrams
2^3States
64Pairs
Fuxi Sequence · Shuogua Correspondences
SOURCE LAYERS
Each trigram page keeps virtue, natural imagery, family role, directions, and the Shuogua source text in separate layers. No fortune scoring.
NO.NamePinyinSymbolVirtue · Image · FamilyBits
01
Qian
qián
☰
Heaven · father
Pure yang: sustained, self-driven strength
111
02
Dui
duì
☱
Lake · youngest daughter
An opening above: joy, speech, exchange
110
03
Li
lí
☲
Fire · middle daughter
Bright outside, hollow within: light that must cling
101
04
Zhen
zhèn
☳
Thunder · eldest son
One yang stirring below: arousal, the first move
100
05
Xun
xùn
☴
Wind · eldest daughter
One yin lying low: gentle, everywhere, entering
011
06
Kan
kǎn
☵
Water · middle son
Firm core in a soft shell: moving through danger
010
07
Gen
gèn
☶
Mountain · youngest son
One yang resting on top: stillness, the art of stopping
001
08
Kun
kūn
☷
Earth · mother
Pure yin: capacity, support, completion
000
From Trigrams to Hexagrams
The lower three lines form the inner trigram; the upper three form the outer. Eight stacked on eight gives 8 × 8 = 64 — the complete hexagram space.