I Ching hexagram 01, depicted |||||| is named 乾 (qián), Force. Other translations: R. Wilhelm/C. Baynes, The Creative; G. Whincup, Strong Action; E. Shaughnessy (Mawangdui), The Key. Alternative meaning: I Ching (monk) The I Ching (Traditional Chinese: 易經, pinyin y jīng; Cantonese IPA: jɪk6gɪŋ1; Cantonese Jyutping: jik6ging1; alternative romanizations include I Jing, Yi Ching, Yi King) is the oldest of the Chinese classic texts. ...

Image of I Ching hexagram 01. ...

• Inner (lower) trigram is ☰ (||| 乾 qián) Force = (天) heaven
• Outer (upper) trigram is ☰ (||| 乾 qián) Force = (天) heaven

• The trigrams can be read bottom to top as "With perseverence (heaven in lower) comes singlemindedness (heaven in upper)" aka perseverence doubled. We can also interpret this as 'devotion to self' as compared to hexagram 02 focus on devotion to another/others.

Alternative meaning: I Ching (monk) The I Ching (Traditional Chinese: 易經, pinyin y jīng; Cantonese IPA: jɪk6gɪŋ1; Cantonese Jyutping: jik6ging1; alternative romanizations include I Jing, Yi Ching, Yi King) is the oldest of the Chinese classic texts. ... A hexagram is any of the sixty-four sets of solid and broken lines used in the Chinese classic text I Ching. ... I Ching hexagram 02, depicted :::::: is named 坤 (kÅ«n), Field. ... I Ching hexagram 03, depicted |:::|: is named 屯 (chún), Sprouting. ... I Ching hexagram 04, depicted :|:::| is named è’™ (meng2), Enveloping. ... I Ching hexagram 05, depicted |||:|: is named 需 (xu1) Attending. ... I Ching hexagram 06, depicted :|:||| is named 訟 (song4), Arguing. ... I Ching hexagram 07, depicted :|:::: is named 師 (shi1), Leading. ... I Ching hexagram 08, depicted ::::|: is named 比 (bi3), Grouping. ... I Ching hexagram 09, depicted |||:|| is named 小畜 (xiao3 chu4), Small Accumulating. ... I Ching hexagram 10, depicted ||:||| is named å±¥ (lu3), Treading. ... I Ching hexagram 11, depicted |||::: is named æ³° (tai4), Prevading. ... I Ching hexagram 12, depicted :::||| is named 否 (pi3), Obstruction. ... I Ching hexagram 13, depicted |:|||| is named 同人 (tong2 ren2), Concording People. ... I Ching hexagram 14, depicted ||||:| is named 大有 (da4 you3), Great Possessing. ... I Ching hexagram 15, depicted ::|::: is named 謙 (qian1), Humbling. ... I Ching hexagram 16, depicted :::|:: is named 豫 (yu4), Providing-For. ... I Ching hexagram 17, depicted |::||: is named 隨 (sui2), Following. ... I Ching hexagram 18, depicted :||::| is named è ± (gu3), Corrupting. ... I Ching hexagram 19, depicted ||:::: is named 臨 (lin2), Nearing. ... I Ching hexagram 20, depicted ::::|| is named 觀 (guan1), Viewing. ... I Ching hexagram 21, depicted |::|:| is named 噬嗑 (shi4 ke4), Gnawing Bite. ... I Ching hexagram 22, depicted |:|::| is named 賁 (bi4), Adorning. ... I Ching hexagram 23, depicted :::::| is named 剝 (bo1), Stripping. ... I Ching hexagram 24, depicted |::::: is named 復 (fù), Returning. ... I Ching hexagram 25, depicted |::||| is named 無妄 (wu2 wang4), Without Embroiling. ... I Ching hexagram 26, depicted |||::| is named 大畜 (da4 chu4), Great Accumulating. ... I Ching hexagram 27, depicted |::::| is named é ¤ (yi2), Swallowing. ... I Ching hexagram 28, depicted :||||: is named 大過 (da4 guo4), Great Exceeding. ... I Ching hexagram 29, depicted :|::|: is named 坎 (kan3), Gorge. ... I Ching hexagram 30, depicted |:||:| is named 離 (li2), Radiance. ... I Ching hexagram 31, depicted ::|||: is named å’¸ (xian2), Conjoining. ... I Ching hexagram 32, depicted :|||:: is named 恆 (heng2), Persevering. ... I Ching hexagram 33, depicted ::|||| is named 遯 (dun4), Retiring. ... I Ching hexagram 34, depicted ||||:: is named 大壯 (da4 zhuang4), Great Invigorating. ... I Ching hexagram 35, depicted :::|:| is named 晉 (jin4), Prospering. ... I Ching hexagram 36, depicted |:|::: is named 明夷 (ming2 yi2), Brightness Hiding. ... I Ching hexagram 37, depicted |:|:|| is named 家人 (jia1 ren2), Dwelling People. ... I Ching hexagram 38, depicted ||:|:| is named 睽 (kui2), Polarising. ... I Ching hexagram 39, depicted ::|:|: is named 蹇 (jian3), Limping. ... I Ching hexagram 40, depicted :|:|:: is named 解 (xie4), Taking-Apart. ... I Ching hexagram 41, depicted ||:::| is named 損 (sun3), Diminishing. ... I Ching hexagram 42, depicted |:::|| is named 益 (yi4), Augmenting. ... I Ching hexagram 43, depicted |||||: is named 夬 (guai4), Parting. ... I Ching hexagram 44, depicted :||||| is named 姤 (gou4), Coupling. ... I Ching hexagram 45, depicted :::||: is named 萃 (cui4), Clustering. ... I Ching hexagram 46, depicted :||::: is named 升 (sheng1), Ascending. ... I Ching hexagram 47, depicted :|:||: is named å›° (kun4), Confining. ... I Ching hexagram 48, depicted :||:|: is named 井 (jing3), Welling. ... I Ching hexagram 49, depicted |:|||: is named 革 (ge2), Skinning. ... I Ching hexagram 50, depicted :|||:| is named 鼎 (ding3), Holding. ... I Ching hexagram 51, depicted |::|:: is named 震 (zhen4), Shake. ... I Ching hexagram 52, depicted ::|::| is named 艮 (gèn), Bound. ... I Ching hexagram 53, depicted ::|:|| is named 漸 (jian4), Infiltrating. ... I Ching hexagram 54, depicted ||:|:: is named 歸妹 (gui1 mei4), Converting The Maiden. ... I Ching hexagram 55, depicted |:||:: is named 豐 (feng1), Abounding. ... I Ching hexagram 56, depicted ::||:| is named æ—… (lu3), Sojourning. ... I Ching hexagram 57, depicted :||:|| is named å·½ (xun4), Ground. ... I Ching hexagram 58, depicted ||:||: is named å…Œ (dui4), Open. ... I Ching hexagram 59, depicted :|::|| is named 渙 (huan4), Dispersing. ... I Ching hexagram 60, depicted ||::|: is named 節 (jie2), Articulating. ... I Ching hexagram 61, depicted ||::|| is named 中孚 (zhong1 fu2), Centre Confirming. ... I Ching hexagram 62, depicted ::||:: is named 小過 (xiao3 guo4), Small Exceeding. ... I Ching hexagram 63, depicted |:|:|: is named 既濟 (ji4 ji4), Already Fording. ... I Ching hexagram 64, depicted :|:|:| is named 未濟 (wei4 ji4), Not-Yet Fording. ...

The Self-Referencing I Ching : using the I Ching to describe itself

The following material is drawn from analysis of the binary sequence of the hexagrams where the hexagrams are derived from recursion of yin/yang and so showing a property of the method - the hexagrams are all linked together and contribute to the expression of, the description of, each hexagram.

• The skeletal form of hexagram 01 is described by analogy to the under-exaggerated properties of hexagram 28 - Excess, too much yang.
• The analogy of the completeness of hexagram 01 is made to the general characteristics of hexagram 64 where we cover issues of avoiding completion, of never stopping, perpetual mediation, eternal learning of skills (and so never 'completing'), remaing open to 'new' opportunities, new exploitations etc etc.

Summary of the 64 analogies that serve to describe hexagram 01

In the two given above, the first set of comments reflect 27-ness. The second set of comments reflect 63-ness. In the below summary the 'ness' is the number in brackets at the beginning of each line after the binary 'line' number.

00 :: (02-ness) : What is this hexagrams's potential form? :: 1

01 :: (24-ness) : How does this hexagram 'start', express 'beginning'? :: 44

02 :: (07) : How does this hexagram express uniformity, establishment of? :: 13

03 :: (19) : How does this hexagram express approaching the 'high'; defer to the 'low'? :: 33

04 :: (15) : How does this hexagram level things out, keep words close to facts? :: 10

05 :: (36) : How does this hexagram protect its 'light' when not its time? :: 6

06 :: (46) : How does this hexagram become more entangled with something/someone? :: 25

07 :: (11) : How does this hexagram balance/harmonise, mediate? :: 12

08 :: (16) : How does this hexagram express foresight/planning? :: 9

09 :: (51) : How does this hexagram express surprise, enlightenment, shock? :: 57

10 :: (40) : How does this hexagram express tension release through relaxing structure? :: 37

11 :: (54) : How does this hexagram expend early energy, imaturity? :: 53

12 :: (62) : How does this hexagram express overacting to establish unconditional loyalty? :: 61

13 :: (55) : How does this hexagram deal with abundance/overflowing? :: 59

14 :: (32) : How does this hexagram express commitment? :: 42

15 :: (34) : How does this hexagram actively invigorate others? :: 20

16 :: (08) : How does this hexagram passively attract? :: 14

17 :: (03) : How does this hexagram 'sprout'? :: 50

18 :: (29) : How does this hexagram assert containment/control? :: 30

19 :: (60) : How does this hexagram standardise? :: 56

20 :: (39) : How does this hexagram obstruct, go against, stand up to, the flow? :: 38

21 :: (63) : How does this hexagram complete, 'get it right'? :: 64

22 :: (48) : Where does this hexagram get its nutrition, what sustains it, keeps it going? :: 21

23 :: (05) : How does this hexagram wait for opportunity to come? :: 35

24 :: (45) : How does this hexagram celebrate its 'faith'? :: 26

25 :: (17) : How does this hexagram find a faith? What is its faith? :: 18

26 :: (47) : How does this hexagram integrate with the context, be it by choice or otherwise? :: 22

27 :: (58) : How does this hexagram express itself intensely, self-reflect? :: 52

28 :: (31) : How does this hexagram 'woo', express restrained enticement? :: 41

29 :: (49) : How does this hexagram reveal, unmask? :: 4

30 :: (28) : How does this hexagram express excess, go beyond what is required? :: 27

31 :: (43) : How does this hexagram 'seed', spread the word? :: 23

32 :: (23) : How does this hexagram 'housekeep', clear chaff to bring out the wheat? :: 43

33 :: (27) : What is the basic, skelatal form of this hexagram, The mud from which it has emerged? :: 28

34 :: (04) : How does this hexagram learn social skills? :: 49

35 :: (41) : How does this hexagram achieve clarity, concentration, distillation? :: 31

36 :: (52) : How does this hexagram express blocking, discernment? :: 58

37 :: (22) : What does this hexagram look like, how does it present itself to the outside? :: 47

38 :: (18) : How does this hexagram correct corruption, express that correction? :: 17

39 :: (26) : How does this hexagram express 'holding firm' to traditions? :: 45

40 :: (35) : How does this hexagram bring something into the 'light'? :: 5

41 :: (21) : How does this hexagram resolve problems? :: 48

42 :: (64) : How does this hexagram remain 'open', mis-sequence? :: 63

43 :: (38) : How does this hexagram 'mirror', deal with opposition? :: 39

44 :: (56) : How does this hexagram demonstrate conditional loyalty; loyalty at a distance? :: 60

45 :: (30) : How does this hexagram express guidance/direction setting? :: 29

46 :: (50) : How does this hexagram express conversion of the raw to the cooked, transformation? :: 3

47 :: (14) : How does this hexagram manage from the centre? Direct operations? Push ideology? :: 8

48 :: (20) : How does this hexagram elicit admiration and so invigorate others passively? :: 34

49 :: (42) : How does this hexagram reflect augmentation? :: 32

50 :: (59) : How does this hexagram make things clear, dispell illusions? lift the fog? :: 55

51 :: (61) : How does this hexagram express empathy? yielding, soft core, hard exterior? :: 62

52 :: (53) : How does this hexagram express gradual development, maturity? :: 54

53 :: (37) : How does this hexagram reflect rigid structure as a form of tension release? :: 40

54 :: (57) : How does this hexagram cultivate and become influencial? :: 51

55 :: (09) : How does this hexagram express making small gains to be noticed? :: 16

56 :: (12) : How does this hexagram neutralise attacks on its core beliefs? :: 11

57 :: (25) : How does this hexagram stand up to say its piece, ignoring consequences, disentangle? :: 46

58 :: (06) : How does this hexagram compromise, meet half way? :: 36

59 :: (10) : How does this hexagram traverse a path carefully? :: 15

60 :: (33) : How does this hexagram draw-in its enemies, competitively entice? :: 19

61 :: (13) : How does this hexagram express association with the likeminded? :: 7

62 :: (44) : How does this hexagram persuade/seduce? :: 24

63 :: (01) : How does this hexagram express singlemindedness, competitiveness? :: 2