Definition of Hexagrams. Meaning of Hexagrams. Synonyms of Hexagrams

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Definition of Hexagrams

Hexagram
Hexagram Hex"a*gram, n. [Hexa- + -gram.] A figure of six lines; specif.: (a) A figure composed of two equal triangles intersecting so that each side of one triangle is parallel to a side of the other, and the six points coincide with those of a hexagon. (b) In Chinese literature, one of the sixty-four figures formed of six parallel lines (continuous or broken), forming the basis of the Yih King, or ``Book of Changes.'

Meaning of Hexagrams from wikipedia

- Each of the 64 possible sets corresponds to a hexagram, which can be looked up in the I Ching. The hexagrams are arranged in an order known as the King Wen...
- a hexagram (six-pointed star). The same follows when combining the symbols of air and earth. Both hexagrams combined are called a double-hexagram. Thus...
- of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, or Book of Changes, and their Unicode character codes. This list is in King Wen order. (Cf. other hexagram sequences...
- Liùshísì Guà (六十四卦) Sixty-Four Hexagrams Eight trigrams stacked atop another eight trigrams give sixty-four variations of hexagrams, with the dominant quality...
- The unicursal hexagram is a hexagram or six-pointed star that can be traced or drawn unicursally, in one continuous line rather than by two overlaid triangles...
- The I Ching book consists of 64 hexagrams. A hexagram in this context is a figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines (爻 yáo), where each line is...
- A hexagram is a star made of two superimposed equilateral triangles. Hexagram may also refer to: Hexagram (currency), a large silver coin of the Byzantine...
- to the use of the Star of David. Medieval Kabbalistic grimoires show hexagrams among the tables of segulot, but without identifying them as "Shield of...
- arrangement of the hexagrams. Its true age and authorship are unknown. Traditionally, it is said that King Wen of Zhou arranged the hexagrams in this sequence...
- Wen Wang Gua means "King Wen's fortune telling hexagrams" (or trigrams, since gua can mean either hexagram or trigram). King Wen of Zhou and his son are...