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| − | A '''hexagram''' in this context is a figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines ([[wikt:爻|爻]] yáo), where each line is either [[Yin and yang|Yang]] (an unbroken, or solid line), or [[Yin and yang|Yin]] (broken, an open line with a gap in the center). The hexagram lines are traditionally counted from the bottom up, so the lowest line is considered line one while the top line is line six. Hexagrams are formed by combining the original [[Bagua|eight trigrams]] in different combinations. Each hexagram is accompanied with a description, often cryptic, akin to parables. Each line in every hexagram is also given a similar description. | + | A '''hexagram''' in this context is a figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines ([[wikt:爻|爻]] yáo), where each line is either [[Yin and yang|Yang]] (an unbroken, or solid line), or [[Yin and yang|Yin]] (broken, an open line with a gap in the center). The hexagram lines are traditionally counted from the bottom up, so the lowest line is considered line one while the top line is line six. Hexagrams are formed by combining the original [[I Ching/Bagua|eight trigrams]] in different combinations. Each hexagram is accompanied with a description, often cryptic, akin to parables. Each line in every hexagram is also given a similar description. |
Latest revision as of 14:25, 23 June 2021
A hexagram in this context is a figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines (爻 yáo), where each line is either Yang (an unbroken, or solid line), or Yin (broken, an open line with a gap in the center). The hexagram lines are traditionally counted from the bottom up, so the lowest line is considered line one while the top line is line six. Hexagrams are formed by combining the original eight trigrams in different combinations. Each hexagram is accompanied with a description, often cryptic, akin to parables. Each line in every hexagram is also given a similar description.
