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I am prevented from signing into my Deepseek account on both my cell phone and my laptop. I get the "wheel of death." The result is that I am only able to copy partial conversations, as with the material below, which is part of an inaccessible larger conversation on the I Ching.

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What you have are in fact 64 numbers. each number is paired with a symbol, such as "river." either list the 64 symbols or link me to such a list

You've pinpointed a key feature of the I Ching: its 64 core symbols. However, they aren't just "river" or "mountain"—each hexagram has a name and a core image that serves as its primary symbol.

The traditional names are often drawn from these core images (e.g., "The Abysmal" for Water, "Keeping Still" for Mountain), but many are also abstract concepts ("Difficulty at the Beginning," "The Marrying Maiden").

Below is the complete list of the 64 Hexagrams, their Chinese names (Pinyin), and their primary symbolic images or meanings.

The 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching

Ordered by the traditional King Wen sequence:

䷀ Qián - The Creative, Heaven

䷁ Kūn - The Receptive, Earth

䷂ Zhūn - Difficulty at the Beginning, Sprouting

䷃ Méng - Youthful Folly, The Young Shoot

䷄ Xū - Waiting, Nourishment

䷅ Sòng - Conflict

䷆ Shī - The Army

䷇ Bǐ - Holding Together, Union

䷈ Xiǎo Chù - The Taming Power of the Small

䷉ Lǚ - Treading, Conduct

䷊ Tài - Peace

䷋ Pǐ - Standstill, Stagnation

䷌ Tóng Rén - Fellowship with Others

䷍ Dà Yǒu - Great Possession

䷎ Qiān - Modesty

䷏ Yù - Enthusiasm

䷐ Suí - Following

䷑ Gǔ - Work on the Decayed

䷒ Lín - Approach

䷓ Guān - Contemplation, Viewing

䷔ Shì Kè - Biting Through

䷕ Bì - Grace, Adornment

䷖ Bō - Splitting Apart, Erosion

䷗ Fù - Return, The Turning Point

䷘ Wú Wàng - Innocence, The Unexpected

䷙ Dà Chù - The Taming Power of the Great

䷚ Yí - The Corners of the Mouth, Nourishment

䷛ Dà Guò - Preponderance of the Great

䷜ Kǎn - The Abysmal, Water

䷝ Lí - The Clinging, Fire, Brightness

䷞ Xián - Influence, Wooing

䷟ Héng - Duration, Constancy

䷠ Dùn - Retreat

䷡ Dà Zhuàng - The Power of the Great

䷢ Jìn - Progress

䷣ Míng Yí - Darkening of the Light

䷤ Jiā Rén - The Family

䷥ Kuí - Opposition

䷦ Jiǎn - Obstruction, Hardship

䷧ Xiè - Deliverance, Release

䷨ Sǔn - Decrease

䷩ Yì - Increase

䷪ Guài - Breakthrough, Resolution

䷫ Gòu - Coming to Meet, Encounter

䷬ Cuì - Gathering Together, Massing

䷭ Shēng - Pushing Upward, Ascending

䷮ Kùn - Oppression, Exhaustion

䷯ Jǐng - The Well

䷰ Gé - Revolution, Molting

䷱ Dǐng - The Cauldron

䷲ Zhèn - The Arousing, Thunder, Shock

䷳ Gèn - Keeping Still, Mountain

䷴ Jiàn - Development, Gradual Progress

䷵ Guī Mèi - The Marrying Maiden

䷶ Fēng - Abundance, Fullness

䷷ Lǚ - The Wanderer, The Stranger

䷸ Xùn - The Gentle, Wind, Wood, Penetration

䷹ Duì - The Joyous, Lake, Marsh

䷺ Huàn - Dispersion, Dissolution

䷻ Jié - Limitation, Regulation

䷼ Zhōng Fú - Inner Truth

䷽ Xiǎo Guò - Preponderance of the Small

䷾ Jì Jì - After Completion

䷿ Wèi Jì - Before Completion

Link to a Standard List with Symbols/Trigrams

For a visual reference that shows each hexagram's structure (the lines) and its component trigrams (the upper and lower three-line symbols), the best resource is the Wikipedia page. It is accurate, complete, and follows the standard order.

Wikipedia: List of Hexagrams of the I Ching

Important Clarification on "Symbols"

The I Ching's symbolism operates on multiple, interconnected layers:

The Hexagram Structure Itself (the pattern of 6 lines) is the primary symbol.

The Name (e.g., "The Well") evokes the core image.

The Component Trigrams: Each hexagram is made of two trigrams (3-line symbols), which are fundamental archetypes:

☰ Qián = Heaven, Creative Force

☷ Kūn = Earth, Receptive Force

☳ Zhèn = Thunder, Arousing, Movement

☴ Xùn = Wind/Wood, Gentle, Penetrating

☵ Kǎn = Water, Abysmal, Danger

☲ Lí = Fire, Clinging, Clarity

☶ Gèn = Mountain, Stillness, Arresting

☱ Duì = Lake, Joyous, Open

So Hexagram 29, ䷜ Kǎn (The Abysmal), is Water over Water (☵ + ☵). Its core symbol is water—specifically, dangerous, plunging water, like a chasm or ravine. Hexagram 53, ䷴ Jiàn (Development), is Wind over Mountain (☴ + ☶), symbolizing the slow, gradual growth of a tree on a mountain.

The power of the I Ching lies in how these layered symbols and their accompanying texts interact to provide insight. You have correctly identified the 64 core units—each is a numbered gateway into a complex field of symbolic meaning.