Talk:I Ching

The Mandarin pronunciation for 噬嗑 should be shì hé and the pronunciation for 解 should be jiě. Ukiriz (talk) 02:48, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

The image used for #26 is the same as the one for #5, when it should be a flipped version of #25. The image file Iching-hexagram-26.svg is wrong, and needs to be fixed, as it is on multiple pages. Nekura (talk) 19:17, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

Please can an appropriate authority add a link to this clear, usable online edition of the Richard Wilhelm translation:

https://bookwise.io/richard-wilhelm/i-ching

Richard Wilhelm translation read online at Bookwise

The lede states that "Six numbers between 6 and 9 are turned into a hexagram, which can then be looked up in the text..." The problem is that there are only two numbers between 6 and 9 (7 and 8). Even if we include 6 and 9, that's only four numbers (6,7,8,9,). What the heck is supposed to be meant here? Six numbers are turned into a hexagram? Six to nine numbers are turned into a hexagram? If anyone has knowledge, please help! Tribe of Tiger ^{Let's Purrfect!} 08:59, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

I've tweaked the wording, hoping to clarify this point. Kanguole 09:25, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Kanguole thanks for the quick response, very kind! The new text reads "Six numbers, each between 6 and 9, are turned into a hexagram..." so, we still have the problem that numbers "each between 6 and 9" are 7 and 8. Perhaps the intended meaning is "Six numbers, encompassing the digits 6 through nine..". Not sure if "digit" is the appropriate term, here. What about "Six numbers, encompassing the values 6 through 9..." I don't wish to be a picky person, but I find that the revised text is still confusing to me, an interested reader, who wishes to learn/understand. I'm hoping that you have an overall better understanding of the concept... Thanks so much.Tribe of Tiger ^{Let's Purrfect!} 23:32, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

You might be overthinking this. How about "... sets of six numbers ranging from 6 to 9 ..."  White Whirlwind  23:39, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

@White whirlwind: I used to understand this, but had forgotten, and was genuinely confused....not intending to be a pain in the arse. After reading your cmt, I remembered that I had an I Ching book, somewhere. Had to use a flashlight to find it in a dark corner, & then renewed my understanding. Later, I saw your most excellent edits. Should've checked the article first! Your edit: "...yarrow stalks are manipulated to produce sets of six apparently random numbers ranging from 6 to 9. Each of the 64 possible sets corresponds to a hexagram, which can be looked up in the text." is an excellent explanation and a very fine addition to the lede! Thanks so much, you have improved the lede very well, & this would have answered my question immediately. Still, I'm happy I located my 1992 book, "The I Ching or Book of Changes" by Brian Browne Walker. Good fortune to you, in all your endeavors. Respectfully, Tribe of Tiger ^{Let's Purrfect!} 03:34, 28 May 2022 (UTC)