English

Hexagram as a 6-pointed star

The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching

Hexagram as a Byzantine coin

Alternative forms

• hexagramme (rare)

Noun

hexagram ‎(plural hexagrams)

1. A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles.
2. Any of the 64 sets of solid and broken lines formed by combinations of 2 trigrams used for divination in the I Ching.
3. A large silver coin minted during the Byzantine Empire.

Synonyms

• (6-pointed star): Star of David (Jewish contexts)

Related terms

• (star shape): pentagram (5-pointed), heptagram (7-pointed)
• (divination): trigram

Translations

Synonyms

• (six-pointed star): Magen David, Star of David

See also

• (I Ching hexagrams): ䷀, ䷁, ䷂, ䷃, ䷄, ䷅, ䷆, ䷇, ䷈, ䷉, ䷊, ䷋, ䷌, ䷍, ䷎, ䷏, ䷐, ䷑, ䷒, ䷓, ䷔, ䷕, ䷖, ䷗, ䷘, ䷙, ䷚, ䷛, ䷜, ䷝, ䷞, ䷟, ䷠, ䷡, ䷢, ䷣, ䷤, ䷥, ䷦, ䷧, ䷨, ䷩, ䷪, ䷫, ䷬, ䷭, ䷮, ䷯, ䷰, ䷱, ䷲, ䷳, ䷴, ䷵, ䷶, ䷷, ䷸, ䷹, ䷺, ䷻, ䷼, ䷽, ䷾, ䷿