Yijing studies
Eight trigrams
Choose a trigram to explore its traditional imagery and reflective prompts.
Trigram arrangements
Earlier Heaven
North at topYin–yang pairs
Explore the paired relationships of the trigrams, with Qian and Kun setting the axis and yin and yang facing one another.
South · Earlier Heaven number 1
☰ Qian 乾 · Heaven
Phase：Metal 金 · Traditional quality：Strength。Strength, self-development and initiative.
Use strength responsibly, without overpowering others.
☰ · Heaven · Phase：Metal 金 · Traditional quality：Strength
Qian 乾
Classical quotations remain in their original Chinese. Surrounding study prompts are not translations of those quotations.
Judgment (original text)：元亨利贞。
Great Image (original text)：天行健，君子以自强不息。
Strength, self-development and initiative.
Use strength responsibly, without overpowering others.