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Core Hexagrams
editThe Core Hexagrams (Core Gua) are constructed from the middle 4 lines of a non-core Gua, by taking lines {2, 3, 4} as the lower trigram of the Core Gua, and lines {3 ,4, 5} as the upper trigram of the Core Gua. Lines 1 and 6 of a non-core Gua are ignored. The Core Gua is also called the Mutual Gua. In Chinese, the term "Gua" is written as 卦. A Core Gua provides another level of understanding about a person's current situation.
The Core of the Core Hexagrams are constructed from the Core Hexagrams, using the middle 4 lines of the Core Hexagrams. All the 64 Hexagrams can be converted into 12 Core Hexagrams which in turn, using the same process, can then be converted into 4 Core of the Core Hexagrams.
| Core of the Core Gua | Core Gua | Non-core Gua |
|---|---|---|
| 01 ䷀ (乾 qián) | ||
| 28 ䷛ (大過 dà guò) | ||
| 30 ䷝ (離 lí) | ||
| 55 ䷶ (豐 fēng) | ||
| 56 ䷷ (旅 lǚ) | ||
| 62 ䷽ (小過 xiǎo guò) | ||
| 43 ䷪ (夬 guài) | ||
| 14 ䷍ (大有 dà yǒu) | ||
| 32 ䷟ (恆 héng) | ||
| 34 ䷡ (大壯 dà zhuàng) | ||
| 50 ䷱ (鼎 dǐng) | ||
| 44 ䷫ (姤 gòu) | ||
| 13 ䷌ (同人 tóng rén) | ||
| 31 ䷞ (咸 xián) | ||
| 33 ䷠ (遯 dùn) | ||
| 49 ䷰ (革 gé) | ||
| 02 ䷁ (坤 kūn) | ||
| 23 ䷖ (剝 bō) | ||
| 03 ䷂ (屯 zhūn) | ||
| 08 ䷇ (比 bǐ) | ||
| 20 ䷓ (觀 guān) | ||
| 42 ䷩ (益 yì) | ||
| 24 ䷗ (復 fù) | ||
| 04 ䷃ (蒙 méng) | ||
| 07 ䷆ (師 shī) | ||
| 19 ䷒ (臨 lín) | ||
| 41 ䷨ (損 sǔn) | ||
| 27 ䷚ (頤 yí) | ||
| 29 ䷜ (坎 kǎn) | ||
| 59 ䷺ (渙 huàn) | ||
| 60 ䷻ (節 jié) | ||
| 61 ䷼ (中孚 zhōng fú) | ||
| 63 ䷾ (既濟 jì jì) | ||
| 38 ䷥ (睽 kuí) | ||
| 05 ䷄ (需 xū) | ||
| 09 ䷈ (小畜 xiǎo chù) | ||
| 48 ䷯ (井 jǐng) | ||
| 57 ䷸ (巽 xùn) | ||
| 40 ䷧ (解 xiè) | ||
| 15 ䷎ (謙 qiān) | ||
| 22 ䷕ (賁 bì) | ||
| 36 ䷣ (明夷 míng yí) | ||
| 52 ䷳ (艮 gèn) | ||
| 54 ䷵ (歸妹 guī mèi) | ||
| 11 ䷊ (泰 tài) | ||
| 18 ䷑ (蠱 gǔ) | ||
| 26 ䷙ (大畜 dà chù) | ||
| 46 ䷭ (升 shēng) | ||
| 64 ䷿ (未濟 wèi jì) | ||
| 37 ䷤ (家人 jiā rén) | ||
| 06 ䷅ (訟 sòng) | ||
| 10 ䷉ (履 lǚ) | ||
| 47 ䷮ (困 kùn) | ||
| 58 ䷹ (兌 duì) | ||
| 39 ䷦ (蹇 jiǎn) | ||
| 16 ䷏ (豫 yù) | ||
| 21 ䷔ (噬嗑 shì kè) | ||
| 35 ䷢ (晉 jìn) | ||
| 51 ䷲ (震 zhèn) | ||
| 53 ䷴ (漸 jiàn) | ||
| 12 ䷋ (否 pǐ) | ||
| 17 ䷐ (隨 suí) | ||
| 25 ䷘ (無妄 wú wàng) | ||
| 45 ䷬ (萃 cuì) |
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