The following 16 characters are the 16 Character Secrets of Baguazhang as revealed by Wu Yue (呉岳), disciple of Guo Gumin (郭古民). These characters represent basic principles used in Baguazhang for fighting. The characters themselves, corresponding trigrams (when known), pronunciations, and standard English meanings are given below.

字	Pīnyīn	音読み	卦	English Meaning
穿	chuān	せん		Penetrate, pierce, drill
搬	bān	はん	艮	Transfer, move, remove, shift
截	jié	せつ		Cut off, stop, obstruct, intersect
攔	lán	らん		Obstruct, impede, bar, hinder
擰	níng	にょう		Wring, twist, pinch
翻	fān	ほん		Flip over, upset, capsize
走	zǒu	そう		Walk, run
轉	zhuǎn	てん		Shift, move, turn
推	tuī	すい		Push (forward), expel
托	tuō	たく		To hold up with palm, to support, rely on
帶	dài	たい		Carry, take, bring
領	lǐng	りょう		Lead, guide
纏	chán	てん		Wrap, wind around, tie, bind
扣	kòu	こう		Rein in, rope, detain, arrest
刁	diāo	ちょう	震	Tricky, sly, crafty, cunning
鑽	zuàn	さん	兌	Drill, bore