Before learning 64 hexagrams, we need to understand some basic terms for interpreting hexagrams, which can achieve twice the result with half the effort in learning " Yijing ". In this article today, I have compiled some basic terms to understand about the hexagram interpretation , so that we can make the learning structure of the 64 hexagrams in the "Book of Changes" clearer.
. The basic terms about hexagrams
. What is hexagram
" Zhouyi Zhengyi " says: "The hexagram is to hang objects and signs to show people."
This tells us the meaning of the hexagram.
hexagram means hanging. Just like when we take photos, we use photo frames to hang them on the wall, the meaning of the hexagram is the same as this process. Why do you want to hang
? Because people's eyes grow outward, it is easy for us to look at others, but we can never see clearly . This is called "the bystanders are clear, and the authorities are confused."
Therefore, We hang up our own, take a good look, just like looking at others when we look at them outside, and we will have a clearer and clearer understanding of ourselves.
, Bagua
(☰) Qian, (☷) Kun, (☳) Zhen, (☶) Gen, (☲) Li, (☵) Kan, (☱) Dui, (☴) Xun, these eight symbols, Bagua is also called the three-drawn hexagram, single hexagram, and classic hexagram .
, sixty-four hexagrams
Eight trigrams evolved in pairs, and the two Eight trigrams (three-drawn hexagrams) combined to generate a six-drawn hexagram. There are 8 three-painted hexagrams, 8 upper hexagrams, 8 lower hexagrams, and one combination of the upper and lower hexagrams, which evolved in total 64 hexagrams, so they are called sixty-four hexagrams, , also known as sixty-four hexagrams, . Below is a summary of some sorting charts for the sixty-four hexagrams:
(1), and the arrangement method of the sixty-four hexagrams - Confucius' " Sutra Gua Zhuan ".
(2), the sixty-four hexagrams - the eight palace arrangement method
(3), the sixty-four hexagram square and round diagram
, hexagram name
The hexagram name is the name of the hexagram "The Book of Changes". It is a code name we give to each hexagram and the precise naming of the hexagram talisman.
Eight Trigrams: Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, Dui.
The names of the sixty-four hexagrams: Qian, Kun, Tun, Meng, Xu, Xu, Jie, Shi, Bi, Xiaozu, Lu, Tai, Bu...
, hexagram
, hexagram
, the text that describes the overall meaning of the hexagram is the overall judgment of the hexagram in the Book of Changes.
Like the hexagram of Qian hexagram: Yuan, Heng, Li, Zhen.
2. Basic terms about yao
When it comes to the basic terms of hexagrams, we will also popularize several basic terms of yao to everyone.
. What is the basic symbol of the Yijing hexagram symbol. (— —) Two broken horizontal lines are called Yin Yao . (1) A continuous and complete horizontal line is called Yang Yao .
, line position
refers to the position where the hexagrams and lines occupies. Each hexagram has six lines, so there are six lines, . From the bottom to the top, it is called first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and upper.
Note: The hexagram is drawn from the bottom to the top, and the line position is also counted from the bottom to the top.
, six
In each of the sixty-four hexagrams, we call (——) all the sixty-four hexagrams six , that is to say, all the yin hexagrams are called 6 .
, Jiu
In each of the sixty-four hexagrams, we call (—) all the words "Ji ", that is to say, in the sixty-four hexagrams, all the words "Yang" are called "Ji ".
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Yang Yao "—" has 6 types of questions, namely the first nine, nine two, nine three, nine four, nine five, and the first nine.
Yin Line "--" also has 6 types of questions, namely the sixth day of the first line, sixth day of the first line, sixth day of the first line, sixth day of the first line, sixth day of the first line.
as shown in the figure below: I use three hexagrams to let you see clearly how to write the line title of each hexagram.
Qian hexagram full yang line, the line title from bottom to top is: first nine, nine two, nine three, nine four, nine five, top nine;
Kun hexagram full yin line, the line title from bottom to top is: first six, six two, six three, six four, six five, top six;
No hexagram has yin and yang, the line title from bottom to top is: first six, six two, six three, nine four, nine five, top nine.
, Yao Ci
Explain the text of each line in a hexagram of the Book of Changes. Each hexagram has 6 lines, and a total of 6 line words.
From the above, we can see that the structure of a hexagram in the "Book of Changes" will make us clear. Take the Tun hexagram as an example: the name of the hexagram, the hexagram word, the position of the hexagram, the title of the hexagram, and the name of the hexagram word can be seen at a glance. As follows:
The Book of Changes is a science of change. The relationship between hexagrams and hexagrams and lines is complicated. One line changes, and one hexagram changes, which will move the whole body with one wave! Learning the hexagrams of the "Book of Changes" cannot be studied only from the perspective of this hexagram, but also from the perspective of wrong hexagrams, comprehensive hexagrams, and changing hexagrams.
It’s like looking at something. We cannot only consider things from the things themselves, but also consider relationships from different positions, angles, and levels, and think from all aspects.
So if you want to learn the sixty-four hexagrams of the "Book of Changes", in addition to understanding some basic terms of hexagrams and lines, you also need to understand the relationship between the hexagrams and lines, and lines.
. The relationship between hexagrams
, the upper hexagram
A six-drawn hexagram. The hexagram composed of three lines on is called the upper hexagram, also called the outer hexagram .
, lower hexagram
A six-drawn hexagram, and the hexagram composed of the lower three lines of is called the lower hexagram, also called the inner hexagram.
as shown in the figure below:
, Pure hexagram
The inner hexagram and the outer hexagram are the six-drawn hexagram formed by the same classical hexagram.
There are 8 pure hexagrams in the sixty-four hexagrams: the following figure.
, interactive hexagram
A six-drawn hexagram, take out the second, third and fourth lines, forming a three-drawn hexagram, called the mutual hexagram; then take out the third, fourth and fifth lines, forming a three-drawn hexagram, called the jiao hexagram. Then combine the juxtaposition and juxtaposition, the juxtaposition is at the bottom and juxtaposition is at the top to form a new juxtaposition. This new hexagram is called the interactive hexagram.
The interactive hexagram of Fire and Thunder Shi Ke hexagram is the Water and Mountain Jian hexagram. The following figure is displayed:
, Error hexagram
refers to the two hexagrams with the opposite yin and yang lines among the two hexagrams of , which are called Error hexagrams.
such as: Qian Gua and Kun Gua. The six lines of Qian hexagram are all yang, and the six lines of Kun hexagram are all yin.
As shown below, a list of 64 hexagrams is correct for everyone to check.
, Zongheumatic hexagram
, look at one hexagram in reverse, and it becomes another hexagram. The new hexagram that is transformed is called Zongheumatic hexagram .
The following figure is the Tun hexagram. The comprehensive hexagram of the desired hexagram is the litigation hexagram.
There are many general hexagrams in the "Book of Changes". Below is a comprehensive list of 64 hexagrams. As shown in the figure below:
, a new hexagram is formed by changing the hexagram
.
We use Qian Gua as a representative. When each line changes from yin to yang or from yang to yin, it immediately becomes several other hexagrams:
The first nine to the first six, Qian hexagram will immediately become the Gu hexagram;
If nine two becomes six two, Qian hexagram will immediately become the Fan hexagram;
If six three becomes nine three, it will immediately become Lu hexagram ;
Six Four changes to Nine Four, Qian hexagram becomes small storage hexagram;
5 changes to six five, Qian hexagram becomes big and big hexagram;
upper nine changes to top six, hm l1 Qian hexagram changes to the hexagram;
as shown in the figure below:
In each hexagram in the Book of Changes, there is There is a hexagram in the hexagram , you have me, I have you, I have you, it is complicated. The wrong hexagram expresses the two sides of the same thing; the comprehensive hexagram indicates that the position has changed, and the hexagram also changes; a change of hexagram, a line changes, and the whole hexagram changes, and one wave moves the whole body.
The Book of Changes is a dialectic that emphasizes the law of change, and change is the kingly way. When studying the Book of Changes, we must learn its unrestrained and stubborn and unchanging flexible thinking, and think about problems from different positions and angles.
. The relationship between the lines
. Yin position
4 hexagrams, one hexagram is from bottom to top,
, 4, and six lines are the Yin position .
, yang position
Among the sixty-four hexagrams, one hexagram is from bottom to top, , 3 and 5 lines are the yang position .
, median
There are two lines in each hexagram that are the middle lines, namely the second line and the fifth line .
as shown in the figure below:
Qian hexagram: Nine five is the yang position and the middle position, and the yang line on the yang position, so the 95 hexagram is better. The 95 line of Qian hexagram is the supreme position of Nine five. Although the nine-second line is the yin position and the yang line is on the yin position, the nine-second line is in the middle, so the hexagram is also better. But there is no absolute good in the Book of Changes. It does not mean that the two lines are better, so there is no danger. Any good or bad things are transformed into each other.
. In the hexagram,
, Yin line is in the yin position, and yang line is in the yang position, which is called the in . That is, in the positions of the first, third and fifth lines, if it is the Yang line, it belongs to the current position; in the positions of the second, fourth and six lines, if it is the Yin line, it is called the current position.
Among the sixty-four hexagrams, there is only one hexagram in all six lines in the position, called Jiji hexagram . The first nine is in the position, the sixth is in the position, the nineth is in the position, the sixth is in the position, the sixth is in the position, the sixth is in the position, and the sixth is in the position, which means that the matter is completed - Jiji.
. Incorrect position
In one hexagram, Yin line is in the Yang position, and the Yang line is in the Yin position, which is called improper position . That is, in the positions of the first, third and fifth lines, if it is the Yin line, it is inappropriate; in the positions of the second, fourth and six lines, if it is the Yang line, it is called inappropriate.
There is also a hexagram in which all six lines are incorrect, which is the last hexagram in the Book of Changes, called Weiji hexagram . The first line of the Weiji hexagram should be yang, it is yin; the second line should be yin, it is yang; the third line should be yang, it is yin; the fourth line should be yin, it is yang; the fifth line is yin in the yang position; the upper line should be yin, it appears. There is no line in the position, so it is called Wei Ji, and the matter is not completed yet.
, corresponding
In the six lines of a hexagram, the first line echoes the fourth line, the second line echoes the fifth line, and the third line echoes the sixth line. Between the two lines, one line is the yin line and the other line is the yang line, which is called the corresponding line.
. Not corresponding
In the six lines of a hexagram, the first line echoes the fourth line, the second line echoes the fifth line, and the third line echoes the sixth line. If the two lines are both yin lines or both yang lines, it is called non-corresponding.
The specific figure is as follows:
Regarding the interpretation of the hexagram, we all know that we need to understand the meaning of each sentence of hexagram and the yao word. Fuxi created the Eight Trigrams, Zhou Wenwang Father and son re-elaborated the sixty-four hexagrams and made the hexagram and the yao word, but there was no explanation for each sentence of hexagram and the yao word.
Therefore, if we want to understand the sixty-four hexagrams, we must also read the " Yi Chuan " written by Confucius to interpret the "Book of Changes" and the hexagrams and the "Book of Changes".
So, what contents in "Yi Zhuan" interpret the hexagram and the yao script, what is the structure of the entire "Yi Zhuan"? What do common hexagram and yao script mean? Let's list them one by one.
: "Yi Zhuan" - Introduction to the overall content
, "Tu Ci"
is the explanation of the hexagram, the main points of explaining the whole hexagram;
, " Xiang Chuan " is divided into elephant and small elephant
Generally, the one that explains the whole hexagram is called " Daxa Zodiac ", and the one that explains the emblem is called "Xiao Xiang Chuan";
, " Literary and Chinese "
discusses the two hexagrams of Qiankun, and explains them carefully;
, " Miscellaneous Hexagrams "
explains the meaning and characteristics of the names of the sixty-four hexagrams, and puts the two hexagrams with relative or related meanings together to explain;
, "Xu Gua Zhuan"
explains the arrangement order of the sixty-four hexagrams.
These contents in "Yi Zhuan" are the parts that we often need to interpret when we learn the sixty-four hexagrams and the yao words. There are also "Xici Zhuan" and " Shuogua Zhuan "
, "Xici Zhuan"
The overall essence of the "Book of Changes", that is, the summary or introduction we are talking about today
, "Shuogua Zhuan"
Explain the meaning represented by the Eight Trigrams, and the origin of the mutual resonance of the Eight Trigrams
If we want to learn Qian Gua, we must understand the Tao Ci that explains the Qian Gua Zhuan, the Great Elephant Generation of the Qian Gua Zhuan, the Small Elephant Generation of the Yao Ci, the Qian Gua Zhuan, the Qian Gua Zhuan, the Classical Chinese of the Qian Gua Zhuan, etc.
For details, please refer to an article I have written before: The original complete version of the 64 hexagrams, hexagrams, yaoci, yuci, and xiangci (spraying blood, recommended collection!)
. Common hexagram words are interpreted:
, Yuan
, Yuan
anything has a beginning, so it is called Yuanshi . For example: The oldest god in China is called Yuanshi Tianzun .
, hilarious
means prosperity.
, but it cannot be understood as a thing that will be successful as soon as it starts. Instead, it is prepared very well, has thoughtful concerns, and is very appropriate in all aspects. It is done well, and is solid and cultivated. Only in this case can it be "Yuanheng" .
. Benefit
. You will gain something if you work hard. After you have a prosperous life, you will definitely gain considerable benefits. There are only two types of benefits: Yin and Yang, one is legitimate benefits, and the other is either huge profits, evil benefits, or illegal benefits. Only by obtaining legitimate benefits is beneficial.
Furthermore, profit is not profit, nor profit, nor benefit, but to obtain legitimate benefits, share fairly, and everyone is harmonious, so it is beneficial.
, Zhen
Zhenxiaqiyuan means. Only by obtaining legitimate benefits can one gain virtuousness, and one will one gain virtuousness and do things bigger and better.
The Book of Changes has 64 hexagrams, each hexagram consists of 6 lines. If you want to learn the sixty-four hexagrams, there is another common example: "It is difficult to know at the beginning, it is easy to know at the top, it is more praise, five more merit, three more evil, and four more fear."
Next, let’s talk about how to understand this general example?
. It is difficult to know at the beginning and the first line of the lower hexagram
. The so-called difficult to know at the beginning is that things are just beginning to develop and they cannot see clearly what changes will happen in the future. Therefore, it is said that "it is difficult to know at the beginning" . It’s like when a person starts, no one will know what he will be like in the future. This is called a first-time difficult to know.
, the last line of the hexagram above is easy to know
. Yizhi on refers to a thing. When it reaches the last stage, all the forms are already very obvious. If everyone sees clearly, it is easy to understand, so it is said that "Yizhi". For example: When a person reaches his age of seventy and eighty, he already knows what achievements he has in his life.
, Erduoyu
The middle line of the lower hexagram, , in terms of the middle line, the second line has a good chance. The second line of each hexagram in the sixty-four hexagrams is mostly used to express praise, so it is said that "two Duo Yu" . For example, the second line of Qian hexagram is: "Seeing the dragon in the field, it is beneficial to see the great man."
But the two-duo reputation is not all good. For example, if a person receives too much praise, he will become complacent. Therefore, even if a person is in this rank, he will receive a lot of praise, but he should not believe it.
, Wu Duo Gong
The fifth line of the upper hexagram, the middle line of the upper hexagram, Wu Duo Gong, refers to the stage of success. We often say "Nine Five Supreme", and at this stage many people will give you credit, so they say "Five Multiple Practices".
, Sanduo evil
The third line reaches the peak of the lower hexagram, which is very dangerous at this time. This is a level where things will turn out to the extreme, so it is said that three are more evil.
, Four fears
After experiencing the danger of the third line of the lower hexagram, even if you reach the fourth line and enter the upper hexagram, you will often feel full of fear in your heart, so Four fears