Foundations & classics / KNOWLEDGE DIRECTORY

I Ching

易经与卦象

Explore the text, hexagrams and interpretive traditions of the Zhouyi. Keep philosophical reading, symbolic study and divination practice distinct.

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History & reading context

Read the hexagram text and later commentaries as different textual layers. Structural, philosophical and divinatory approaches coexist.

Sources for this tradition

Scope of this directory

Eight trigrams八卦Published 64 hexagrams六十四卦Published Hexagram and line texts卦辞与爻辞Published Ten Wings十翼Published Earlier and Later Heaven先天与后天八卦Published Changing hexagrams变卦Published Images numbers and meaning象数与义理Published Introduction to the I Ching易经入门Published

Suggested learning sequence

Begin with vocabulary and its meaning within this tradition.
Distinguish textual context, calculation rules and school-specific interpretation.
When reading examples, check sources, methods and assumptions.

This directory provides bilingual introductions with concepts, structures, examples and sources. Entries are AI-assisted and editorially checked; deeper research and examples will be added over time.

Common questions

Is this the same as other systems?

Not necessarily. Shared vocabulary can have different meanings across traditions and should be read in its textual and school-specific context.

Are calculators or prediction tools available?

Introductory articles are available; there is no calculator or prediction service for this tradition yet. Available reflection experiences are listed in Tools.