Unicode: Yinyang, Trigrams ☯ ☷

Taiji Yinyang Symbol

Taiji, yinyang ☯

Monogram

3^1=3 possibilities.

⚊ ⚋ 𝌀

Digram

3^2=9 possibilities.

⚌ ⚍ ⚎ ⚏ 𝌁 𝌂 𝌃 𝌄 𝌅

Trigram (aka bagua)

Trigram and hexagram came from 易經 YiJing (Book of Changes, year 1000BC). Each symbol has a name and meaning (mouse hover to see). It's used for divination, and is part of Daoism.

Trigram (bagua). 2^3=8 possibilities.

☰ ☱ ☲ ☳ ☴ ☵ ☶ ☷

Tetragram

Tetragram. 3^4=81 possibilities.

Tetragram came from 太玄經 Tai Xuan Jing (Canon of Supreme Mystery), year 2BC. Inspired by YiJing. It's used for divination, and is part of Daoism.

𝌆 𝌇 𝌈 𝌉 𝌊 𝌋 𝌌 𝌍 𝌎 𝌏 𝌐 𝌑 𝌒 𝌓 𝌔 𝌕 𝌖 𝌗 𝌘 𝌙 𝌚 𝌛 𝌜 𝌝 𝌞 𝌟 𝌠 𝌡 𝌢 𝌣 𝌤 𝌥 𝌦 𝌧 𝌨 𝌩 𝌪 𝌫 𝌬 𝌭 𝌮 𝌯 𝌰 𝌱 𝌲 𝌳 𝌴 𝌵 𝌶 𝌷 𝌸 𝌹 𝌺 𝌻 𝌼 𝌽 𝌾 𝌿 𝍀 𝍁 𝍂 𝍃 𝍄 𝍅 𝍆 𝍇 𝍈 𝍉 𝍊 𝍋 𝍌 𝍍 𝍎 𝍏 𝍐 𝍑 𝍒 𝍓 𝍔 𝍕

Hexagram

Hexagram. 2^6=64 possibilities.

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

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