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trigram

The eight trigrams are the basis of the I Ching. They are composed of three solid (Yang) or broken (Yin) lines. Two trigrams form a hexagram, one image of I Ching.
The colored trigrams link to the respective chapters in the I Ching Course where they are explained in detail.

Chinese
Name
Traditional
Image
Traditional
Characteristic
Modern
Interpretation
Phase Element
Organ

Kun

 

Earth

Mother

receptive, dark, nurturing,
soft, flexible, adaptive, fertile
stability; compassion,
commitment; peace

Dysfunction:
brooding

Earth
Spleen (SP)

Dui

Lake

youngest daughter

heiter, zufrieden,
erfüllt, offen
humility; connection,
inspiration

Dysfunction:
melancholia

Metal
Lung (LU)

Li

Fire

middle
daughter

hot, bright, luminous,
adherent, intelligent
discernment

Dysfunction: chaos

Fire
Small Intestine (SI)

Sun

Wind
Tree

eldest
daughter

gentle, penetrating,
well-rooted, flexible
thinking, planning,
acting

Dysfunction:
resignation

Wood
Liver (LIV)

Qian

Heaven

Father

creative, clarity,
conscious, extending
expression, passion;
warmth, love

Dysfunction:
egocentricity

Fire
Heart (HE)

Zhen

Thunder

eldest
son

erregend, stark, schnell,
in Bewegung, umwälzend
decision-making,
flexibility

Dysfunction: fury

Wood
Gallbladder (GB)

Kan

Water

middle
son

abysmal, dangerous,
exposed to uncontrollable
forces
basic trust; intuition
basic trust; intuition

Dysfunction: anxiety

Water
Kidney (KI)

Gen

Mountain

youngest
son

to hold still, to persevere;
a meditative state
disengagement;
transformation

Dysfunction: Trauer

Metal
Large Intestine (LI)