GUA 01

111 111

 

qian2

dry, clean, exhausted, lasting, heaven, male, father, sovereign

ideogram: sun + tree + jungle + elevation

GUA 02

000 000

kun1

inferior, subordinate, earth as contrasted with heaven, female, feminine, south-west

ideogram: earth + stretch

GUA 03

100 010

tun2

camp, village, store up, collect, assemble, difficult, hard and stingy, to sprout

ideogram: sprouting plant + surface

GUA 04

010 001

meng2

cover, conceal, dull, stupid, untaught child, receive from superior, meet, leave, cheat

ideogram: grass + cover + boar

GUA 05

111 010

xu1

require; need essential, stopped by rain, doubt, hesistate, procrastinate, pliant, supple, weak, slippery

ideogram: rain + beard

GUA 06

010 111

song4

litigation, dispute, demand justice

ideogram: word + impartial

GUA 07

010 000

shi1

teacher, instructor, imitate, people, multitude, all, army, capital city, division in the chinese army

ideogram: wall + circle

GUA 08

000 010

bi3  

compare, associate with, follow, near, neighbour, intimate, arrive, recently, when, for, on behalf of, each, every,

ideogram: person + person

GUA 09

111 011

xiao3

small, insignificant, petty, mean,concubine

ideogram: partition + small object

chu4

accumulate, store up, restrain, rear; feed, cattle, cultivate

ideogram: profound + field

GUA 10

110 111

lu3  

shoe,walk; thus: - actions conducts ceremonies

ideogram: body + footprint + foot pointing downward + shoe

GUA 11

111 000

tai4

exalted, honourable, extensive, liberal, prosperous, extreme, arrogant, extravagant

ideogram: person with outstretched arms + two hands + water

GUA 12

000 111

pi3 

wicked, evil, clogged, stopped, not, if not, whether or not, on the contrary, deny

ideogram: negative + mouth

GUA 13

101 111

tong2

together the same as; alike; identical all to share in and; with

ideogram: cover + opening

ren2

man; mankind, others when used in contrast, radical 9

ideogram: person

GUA 14

111 101

da4

great; big; tall; vast; extensive noble; high in rank, very much, full-grown, to make great 

ideogram: person with outstretched arms

you3

have, exist; to be, there is; there are; there were, and, also, in addition

ideogram: right hand + moon or meat

GUA 15

001 000

qian1

retiring; humble; modest humility

ideogram: words + two arrows + hand

GUA 16

000 100

yu4 

beforehand, prepare, make ready, to be at ease, pleased; satisfied; comfortable, indulgent, excursion, travel

ideogram: two hands meeting + elephant

GUA 17

100 110

sui2 

follow; accord with; together; accompany, forthwith; instantly; subsequently, in the course of time

ideogram: hill + go + (left hand + right hand = work) + meat

GUA 18

011 001

gu3  

internal worms insanity poison

ideogram: (worm + worm + worm = bugs) + cup

GUA 19

110 000

lin2  

descend; come to, near to, on the point of, copy, imitate

ideogram: big eye + person + objects

GUA 20

000 011

 

guan1

behold; gaze on; travel for pleasure, aspect, view, taoist monastery

ideogram: (grass + crying + short-tailed bird = heron)+ big eye + person

GUA 21

100 101

shi4

bite; gnaw

ideogram: mouth + (bamboo twig + bamboo twig = bamboo) + (person + person + work = shaman)

he2

loquacious sound of voices

ideogram: mouth + cup with removable lid + cup

GUA 22

101 001

bi4  

energetic, strenuous, large, bright, ornamental,honour, defeat

ideogram: (sprout + sprout + sprout = plants) + cowry

GUA 23

000 001

bo1

flay, peel,strip as clothes or badges of office

ideogram: record + knife

GUA 24

100 000

fu4  

return; repeat; reply, again, repeatedly, alternative, to make good

ideogram:  footprint + foot pointing downward

GUA 25

100 111

wu2

without, negative, not, radical 71

ideogram: dancer with fancy sleeves

wang4

false; absurd foolish; wild; incoherent reckless; disorderly

ideogram: (enter + corner = flee) + woman

GUA 26

111 001

da4

great; big; tall; vast; extensive noble; high in rank, very much, full-grown, to make great 

ideogram: person with outstretched arms

chu4 

accumulate, store up, restrain, rear; feed, cattle, cultivate

ideogram: profound + field

GUA 27

100 001

yi2  

chin, jaws, nourish, rear

ideogram: chin + (person + head)

GUA 28

011 110

da4

great; big; tall; vast; extensive noble; high in rank very; much full-grown ,to make great

ideogram: person with outstretched arms

guo4  

pass, pass through or by; cross over, sign of past or perfect tense, beyond the ordinary or proper limit, transgression, error, fault, blame

ideogram: (footprints + left footprint = go) + skeleton + mouth

GUA 29

010 010

kan3

pit, hole,,snare, danger, crisis, mortar, wine-vessel

ideogram: earth + person yawning

GUA 30

101 101

li2  

leave, retire, separate, distant, apart, paired, set out, divide, decide, oiriole, brightness, unbroken, continuous

ideogram: bird + net + bird with short tail

GUA 31

001 110

xian2

together,all, completely, unite

ideogram: (wound + lance = destroy) + mouth

GUA 32

011 100

 

heng2

constant; regular; continually; persevering, waxing moon

ideogram: heart + spiral

GUA 33

001 111

dun4

hide; go into obscurity; conceal oneself, deceive; impose upon,

ideogram: (footprint + foot = go) + (meat + pig = young pig)

GUA 34

111 100

da4

great; big; tall; vast; extensive noble; high in rank, very much, full-grown, to make great

ideogram: person with outstretched arms

zhuang4

stout, strong, able-bodied, healthy, fertile, flourishing

ideogram: piece of wood + officer

GUA 35

000 101

jin4 

increase, flourish,attach to, drum, advance

ideogram: (arrow pointing downward + arrow pointing downward = hunchback) + sun

GUA 36

101 000

ming2

bright, clear, intelligent, light, brilliant, understand, illustrate, cleanse

ideogram: sun + moon

yi2

barbar, foreigner, squat, peaceful, pleased, at ease, level, even, just, common, usual, ordinary, kill, exterminate, injured, grade, class, flying animals,

ideogram: person with outstretched arms + bow

GUA 37

101 011

jia1

house; family; home, relatives

ideogram: roof + pig

ren2

man; mankind, others when used in contrast

ideogram: person

GUA 38

110 101

kui2  

in opposition; distant from; separated

ideogram: eye + (two feet in opposite direction = stretch out the legs) + upward pointing arrow

GUA 39

001 010

jian3 

lame, feeble, difficulties, trouble, dangerous, lofty, proud, pull up, pick up

ideogram : roof + well + foot

GUA 40

010 100

jie3 

loosen; untie; release, get rid of, explain, expound, forward, send, hand over to

ideogram: horn + knife + ox

GUA 41

110 001

sun3 

injure; destroy; spoil, injury; disadvantage

ideogram: hand + circle + cowry

GUA 42

100 011

yi4  

advantage; profit; benefit, increase; progress, benefit

ideogram: water + cup

GUA 43

111 110

guai4

parted, fork, certain, secret signs made with fingers

ideogram: two hands holding u-formed jade ring

GUA 44

011 111

gou4

pair, copulate

ideogram: woman + woman giving birth

GUA 45

000 110

cui4 

thick; close-set; dense,collection,collect together

ideogram: grass + soldiers uniform

GUA 46

011 000

 

sheng1

ascend; arise; advance in office; promote, pint

ideogram: measuring cup

GUA 47

010 110

kun4

distress; difficulty; anxiety; poverty, surrounded by, weary, tired

ideogram: tree + surround

GUA 48

011 010

jing3

well, pit, shaft of a mine

ideogram: eight fields surrounding common well

GUA 49

101 110

ge2 

hides deprived of the hair, human skin, moult, remove, end of reins, urgent, anxious

ideogram: skin split open, hide seen from the back with feet apart

GUA 50

011 101

 

ding3

tripod of bronze with two ears; a caldron; a sacrificial vessel regarded as a type of imperial power, empire

ideogram: cooking vessel

GUA 51

100 100

zhen4

shake; excite, terrify

ideogram: raindrops falling from sky + hoe

GUA 52

001 001

gen4

limit, hard, perverse, obstinate

ideogram: person + big eye

GUA 53

001 011

jian4

gradually, by degrees, flow, soak, reach

ideogram: water + chariot + axe

GUA 54

001 011

gui1

marriage of a woman, return ; revert ; go back, belong , restore, send back, send present of food

ideogram: mound + left footprint + hand + broom

mei4

younger sister

ideogram: woman + tall tree

GUA 55

101 100

feng1

abundant, fruitful, luxuriant

ideogram: blossom + blossom + mountain + sacrificial vessel

GUA 56

001 101

lu3  

guest, stranger, travel, lodge, multitude, all, brigade, troops, order, sequence, arrange, children, sacrifice to the mountains, self-sown,  backbone, strength

ideogram: flying flag +(person + person = people)

GUA 57

011 011

sun4

south-east, mild, bland, insinuating

ideogram: seal + seal + two hands + table

GUA 58

110 110

dui4 

exchange, barter, weigh, open up, as roads, straight. permeate

ideogram: something + mouth + person

GUA 59

010 011

huan4

expand, wide, scattered

ideogram: water + person + cover + person with outstretched arms

GUA 60

110 010

jie2 

verse, chapter, section, joint, knot, detail, moderation, economy, economize, chastity, purity, regulate, restrain, division of time, term, festival, holiday, birthday, tally, token, credential, lofty, capitals, pillars

ideogram: bamboo + pot of food + person kneeling

GUA 61

110 011

zhong1

middle, among, within, in, between, china, chinese, hit the centre, attain, affected by, fancy, fall into a trap

ideogram: square with line through middle

fu2

brood over eggs, trust in,have confidence in, sincere, captive

birds hatching from eggs, to sit on eggs, insects and fish etc being produced from eggs or spawn

ideogram: hand reaching down + baby

GUA 62

001 100

xiao3

small, insignificant, petty, mean, concubine

ideogram: partition + small object

guo4

pass, pass through or by; cross over, sign of past or perfect tense, beyond the ordinary or proper limit, transgression, error, fault, blame

ideogram: (footprints + left footprint = go) + skeleton + mouth

GUA 63

101 010

ji4

since, when, already, finish

ideogram: pot of food + person facing away from food

ji4

aid, relieve, complete, be up to standard, numerous, fine appearance

ideogram: water + three ears + cornfield

GUA 64

010 101

wei4

not yet;not; not being

ideogram: tall tree

ji4  

aid, relieve, complete, be up to standard, numerous, fine appearance

ideogram: water + three ears + cornfield

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