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)