Reading hallI Ching
ConfucianismA WORLD WITHIN THE PAGESHOLYMAP · SACRED TEXTS

Confucianism · Five Classics

I Ching

The Book of Changes: sixty-four hexagrams, each with a judgment and statements on its six lines.

64Chapters2Editions450Verses
Begin reading →THE READING HALL

YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS HERE

Within these pages.

  1. 01I Ching 1第1卦 乾↗
  2. 02I Ching 2第2卦 坤↗
  3. 03I Ching 3第3卦 屯↗
  4. 04I Ching 4第4卦 蒙↗

The Yî King, tr. James Legge
James Legge, 1882

I
A quiet space. An open mind.2 editions · 64 chapters

I Ching

Find your chapter.

64 chapters

Make yourself comfortable.

PAGE COLOUR

TEXT SIZE

100%

Your preferences stay with you on this device.

ORIGINALS & TRANSLATIONS

Choose your edition.

Select one edition for quiet reading, or several to compare the words.

Chinese text from Chinese Wikisource (zh.wikisource.org), transcribed by Wikisource volunteers. Public domain. · Source ↗

James Legge's translation (1882). English is given for hexagrams 1–31 only; hexagrams 32–64 are shown in Chinese. Words in parentheses are Legge's additions.

Translated by James Legge, The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, Part II: The Yî King, Sacred Books of the East vol. 16 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1882). Public domain. Transcribed and proofread from the scan by English Wikisource volunteers. · Source ↗

↑
Explore the atlas
↑ ↓ to explore   ·   Enter to open   ·   Esc to close