GUA 01

111 111

 

乾

qian2

dry, clean, exhausted, lasting, heaven, male, father, sovereign

ideogram: sun + tree + jungle + elevation

GUA 02

000 000

坤

kun1

inferior, subordinate, earth as contrasted with heaven, female, feminine, south-west

ideogram: earth + stretch

GUA 03

100 010

屯

tun2

camp, village, store up, collect, assemble, difficult, hard and stingy, to sprout

ideogram: sprouting plant + surface

GUA 04

010 001

蒙

meng2

cover, conceal, dull, stupid, untaught child, receive from superior, meet, leave, cheat

ideogram: grass + cover + boar

GUA 05

111 010

需

xu1

require; need essential, stopped by rain, doubt, hesistate, procrastinate, pliant, supple, weak, slippery

ideogram: rain + beard

GUA 06

010 111

訟

song4

litigation, dispute, demand justice

ideogram: word + impartial

GUA 07

010 000

師

shi1

teacher, instructor, imitate, people, multitude, all, army, capital city, division in the chinese army

ideogram: wall + circle

GUA 08

000 010

比

bi3  

compare, associate with, follow, near, neighbour, intimate, arrive, recently, when, for, on behalf of, each, every,

ideogram: person + person

GUA 09

111 011

小

xiao3

small, insignificant, petty, mean,concubine

ideogram: partition + small object

畜

chu4

accumulate, store up, restrain, rear; feed, cattle, cultivate

ideogram: profound + field

GUA 10

110 111

履

lu3  

shoe,walk; thus: - actions conducts ceremonies

ideogram: body + footprint + foot pointing downward + shoe

GUA 11

111 000

泰

tai4

exalted, honourable, extensive, liberal, prosperous, extreme, arrogant, extravagant

ideogram: person with outstretched arms + two hands + water

GUA 12

000 111

否

pi3 

wicked, evil, clogged, stopped, not, if not, whether or not, on the contrary, deny

ideogram: negative + mouth

GUA 13

101 111

同

tong2

together the same as; alike; identical all to share in and; with

ideogram: cover + opening

人

ren2

man; mankind, others when used in contrast, radical 9

ideogram: person

GUA 14

111 101

大

da4

great; big; tall; vast; extensive noble; high in rank, very much, full-grown, to make great 

ideogram: person with outstretched arms

有

you3

have, exist; to be, there is; there are; there were, and, also, in addition

ideogram: right hand + moon or meat

GUA 15

001 000

謙

qian1

retiring; humble; modest humility

ideogram: words + two arrows + hand

GUA 16

000 100

豫

yu4 

beforehand, prepare, make ready, to be at ease, pleased; satisfied; comfortable, indulgent, excursion, travel

ideogram: two hands meeting + elephant

GUA 17

100 110

隨

sui2 

follow; accord with; together; accompany, forthwith; instantly; subsequently, in the course of time

ideogram: hill + go + (left hand + right hand = work) + meat

GUA 18

011 001

蠱

gu3  

internal worms insanity poison

ideogram: (worm + worm + worm = bugs) + cup

GUA 19

110 000

臨

lin2  

descend; come to, near to, on the point of, copy, imitate

ideogram: big eye + person + objects

GUA 20

000 011

觀 

guan1

behold; gaze on; travel for pleasure, aspect, view, taoist monastery

ideogram: (grass + crying + short-tailed bird = heron)+ big eye + person

GUA 21

100 101

噬

shi4

bite; gnaw

ideogram: mouth + (bamboo twig + bamboo twig = bamboo) + (person + person + work = shaman)

嗑

he2

loquacious sound of voices

ideogram: mouth + cup with removable lid + cup

GUA 22

101 001

賁

bi4  

energetic, strenuous, large, bright, ornamental,honour, defeat

ideogram: (sprout + sprout + sprout = plants) + cowry

GUA 23

000 001

剝

bo1

flay, peel,strip as clothes or badges of office

ideogram: record + knife

GUA 24

100 000

復

fu4  

return; repeat; reply, again, repeatedly, alternative, to make good

ideogram:  footprint + foot pointing downward

GUA 25

100 111

旡

wu2

without, negative, not, radical 71

ideogram: dancer with fancy sleeves

妄

wang4

false; absurd foolish; wild; incoherent reckless; disorderly

ideogram: (enter + corner = flee) + woman

GUA 26

111 001

大

da4

great; big; tall; vast; extensive noble; high in rank, very much, full-grown, to make great 

ideogram: person with outstretched arms

畜

chu4 

accumulate, store up, restrain, rear; feed, cattle, cultivate

ideogram: profound + field

GUA 27

100 001

頤

yi2  

chin, jaws, nourish, rear

ideogram: chin + (person + head)

GUA 28

011 110

大

da4

great; big; tall; vast; extensive noble; high in rank very; much full-grown ,to make great

ideogram: person with outstretched arms

過

guo4  

pass, pass through or by; cross over, sign of past or perfect tense, beyond the ordinary or proper limit, transgression, error, fault, blame

ideogram: (footprints + left footprint = go) + skeleton + mouth

GUA 29

010 010

坎

kan3

pit, hole,,snare, danger, crisis, mortar, wine-vessel

ideogram: earth + person yawning

GUA 30

101 101

離

li2  

leave, retire, separate, distant, apart, paired, set out, divide, decide, oiriole, brightness, unbroken, continuous

ideogram: bird + net + bird with short tail

GUA 31

001 110

咸

xian2

together,all, completely, unite

ideogram: (wound + lance = destroy) + mouth

GUA 32

011 100

恆 

heng2

constant; regular; continually; persevering, waxing moon

ideogram: heart + spiral

GUA 33

001 111

遯

dun4

hide; go into obscurity; conceal oneself, deceive; impose upon,

ideogram: (footprint + foot = go) + (meat + pig = young pig)

GUA 34

111 100

大

da4

great; big; tall; vast; extensive noble; high in rank, very much, full-grown, to make great

ideogram: person with outstretched arms

壯

zhuang4

stout, strong, able-bodied, healthy, fertile, flourishing

ideogram: piece of wood + officer

GUA 35

000 101

晉

jin4 

increase, flourish,attach to, drum, advance

ideogram: (arrow pointing downward + arrow pointing downward = hunchback) + sun

GUA 36

101 000

明

ming2

bright, clear, intelligent, light, brilliant, understand, illustrate, cleanse

ideogram: sun + moon

夷

yi2

barbar, foreigner, squat, peaceful, pleased, at ease, level, even, just, common, usual, ordinary, kill, exterminate, injured, grade, class, flying animals,

ideogram: person with outstretched arms + bow

GUA 37

101 011

家

jia1

house; family; home, relatives

ideogram: roof + pig

人

ren2

man; mankind, others when used in contrast

ideogram: person

GUA 38

110 101

睽

kui2  

in opposition; distant from; separated

ideogram: eye + (two feet in opposite direction = stretch out the legs) + upward pointing arrow

GUA 39

001 010

蹇

jian3 

lame, feeble, difficulties, trouble, dangerous, lofty, proud, pull up, pick up

ideogram : roof + well + foot

GUA 40

010 100

解

jie3 

loosen; untie; release, get rid of, explain, expound, forward, send, hand over to

ideogram: horn + knife + ox

GUA 41

110 001

損

sun3 

injure; destroy; spoil, injury; disadvantage

ideogram: hand + circle + cowry

GUA 42

100 011

益

yi4  

advantage; profit; benefit, increase; progress, benefit

ideogram: water + cup

GUA 43

111 110

夬

guai4

parted, fork, certain, secret signs made with fingers

ideogram: two hands holding u-formed jade ring

GUA 44

011 111

姤

gou4

pair, copulate

ideogram: woman + woman giving birth

GUA 45

000 110

萃

cui4 

thick; close-set; dense,collection,collect together

ideogram: grass + soldiers uniform

GUA 46

011 000

升 

sheng1

ascend; arise; advance in office; promote, pint

ideogram: measuring cup

GUA 47

010 110

困

kun4

distress; difficulty; anxiety; poverty, surrounded by, weary, tired

ideogram: tree + surround

GUA 48

011 010

井

jing3

well, pit, shaft of a mine

ideogram: eight fields surrounding common well

GUA 49

101 110

革

ge2 

hides deprived of the hair, human skin, moult, remove, end of reins, urgent, anxious

ideogram: skin split open, hide seen from the back with feet apart

GUA 50

011 101

鼎 

ding3

tripod of bronze with two ears; a caldron; a sacrificial vessel regarded as a type of imperial power, empire

ideogram: cooking vessel

GUA 51

100 100

震

zhen4

shake; excite, terrify

ideogram: raindrops falling from sky + hoe

GUA 52

001 001

艮

gen4

limit, hard, perverse, obstinate

ideogram: person + big eye

GUA 53

001 011

漸

jian4

gradually, by degrees, flow, soak, reach

ideogram: water + chariot + axe

GUA 54

001 011

歸

gui1

marriage of a woman, return ; revert ; go back, belong , restore, send back, send present of food

ideogram: mound + left footprint + hand + broom

妹

mei4

younger sister

ideogram: woman + tall tree

GUA 55

101 100

豐

feng1

abundant, fruitful, luxuriant

ideogram: blossom + blossom + mountain + sacrificial vessel

GUA 56

001 101

旅

lu3  

guest, stranger, travel, lodge, multitude, all, brigade, troops, order, sequence, arrange, children, sacrifice to the mountains, self-sown,  backbone, strength

ideogram: flying flag +(person + person = people)

GUA 57

011 011

巽

sun4

south-east, mild, bland, insinuating

ideogram: seal + seal + two hands + table

GUA 58

110 110

兌

dui4 

exchange, barter, weigh, open up, as roads, straight. permeate

ideogram: something + mouth + person

GUA 59

010 011

渙

huan4

expand, wide, scattered

ideogram: water + person + cover + person with outstretched arms

GUA 60

110 010

節

jie2 

verse, chapter, section, joint, knot, detail, moderation, economy, economize, chastity, purity, regulate, restrain, division of time, term, festival, holiday, birthday, tally, token, credential, lofty, capitals, pillars

ideogram: bamboo + pot of food + person kneeling

GUA 61

110 011

中

zhong1

middle, among, within, in, between, china, chinese, hit the centre, attain, affected by, fancy, fall into a trap

ideogram: square with line through middle

孚

fu2

brood over eggs, trust in,have confidence in, sincere, captive

birds hatching from eggs, to sit on eggs, insects and fish etc being produced from eggs or spawn

ideogram: hand reaching down + baby

GUA 62

001 100

小

xiao3

small, insignificant, petty, mean, concubine

ideogram: partition + small object

過

guo4

pass, pass through or by; cross over, sign of past or perfect tense, beyond the ordinary or proper limit, transgression, error, fault, blame

ideogram: (footprints + left footprint = go) + skeleton + mouth

GUA 63

101 010

既

ji4

since, when, already, finish

ideogram: pot of food + person facing away from food

濟

ji4

aid, relieve, complete, be up to standard, numerous, fine appearance

ideogram: water + three ears + cornfield

GUA 64

010 101

未

wei4

not yet;not; not being

ideogram: tall tree

濟

ji4  

aid, relieve, complete, be up to standard, numerous, fine appearance

ideogram: water + three ears + cornfield

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