Glossary

Common Yijing terms with cross-language references and brief explanations.

Commentary on the virtues of Qian and Kun hexagrams

繁體中文	简体中文	English	Explanation
陽爻	阳爻	Yang line	A solid line, representing firm, active, bright
陰爻	阴爻	Yin line	A broken line, representing yielding, still, dark
八卦	八卦	Trigram	Eight combinations of three yin/yang lines
六十四卦	六十四卦	Hexagram	Six-line figure formed by two stacked trigrams
卦辭	卦辞	Judgment text	Text describing the overall situation of a hexagram
爻辭	爻辞	Line text	Text describing a specific line position
彖傳	彖传	Tuan Zhuan	Commentary on hexagram names and judgments
象傳	象传	Xiang Zhuan	Great Image explains the hexagram; Small Image explains each line
繫辭傳	系辞传	Xi Ci Zhuan	Discussion of yin-yang, change, and the Way of the Sage
文言傳	文言传	Wen Yan Zhuan
說卦傳	说卦传	Shuo Gua Zhuan	Explains trigram symbolism and correspondences
序卦傳	序卦传	Xu Gua Zhuan	Explains the ordering sequence of the 64 hexagrams
雜卦傳	杂卦传	Za Gua Zhuan	Compares hexagram meanings through paired contrasts
內卦	内卦	Lower trigram	Bottom three lines of a hexagram
外卦	外卦	Upper trigram	Top three lines of a hexagram
當位	当位	Correct position	Yang line in odd position, yin line in even position
中	中	Center	Lines 2 and 5 at the center of lower and upper trigrams
應	应	Correspondence	Mutual relationship between lines 1-4, 2-5, 3-6
比	比	Proximity	Relationship between adjacent lines
承乘	承乘	Support / Ride	Lower line supports upper; upper line rides lower
變卦	变卦	Changed hexagram	New hexagram formed when a moving line changes
動爻	动爻	Moving line	A line whose yin/yang nature changes
占筮	占筮	Divination	Traditional practice of consulting hexagrams for guidance

Glossary under continuous revision. Fixed term_ids will be assigned upon publication.