Dictionary

hexagram en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛksəɡɹæm/

Etymology

From hexa- + -gram.

Meanings

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 pairs of trigrams, used for divination in the I Ching.
3. A large silvern coin minted during the Byzantine Empire.

Forms

Relateds

tetragram (divination) · ䷀ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷸ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷴ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷷ (I Ching hexagrams) · nonagram (9-pointed) (star shape) · ䷬ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷋ (I Ching hexagrams) · decagram (10-pointed) (star shape) · ䷉ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷞ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷻ (I Ching hexagrams) · monogram (divination) · ䷃ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷽ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷠ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷯ (I Ching hexagrams) · heptagram (7-pointed) (star shape) · ䷌ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷆ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷒ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷊ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷦ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷑ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷰ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷭ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷝ (I Ching hexagrams) · octogram (8-pointed) (star shape) · ䷛ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷡ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷓ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷣ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷢ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷁ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷗ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷕ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷶ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷫ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷏ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷙ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷚ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷐ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷇ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷤ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷍ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷧ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷖ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷎ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷄ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷮ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷘ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷔ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷜ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷱ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷅ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷺ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷳ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷹ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷿ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷵ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷨ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷲ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷾ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷥ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷈ (I Ching hexagrams) · bigram (divination) · digram (divination) · pentagram (5-pointed) (star shape) · ䷪ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷂ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷼ (I Ching hexagrams) · trigram (divination) · ䷟ (I Ching hexagrams) · ䷩ (I Ching hexagrams)

Synonyms

kagome · Shield of David · Star of David · rhombus star · Star of Life · Magen David

Translations (18)

pl heksagram (star shape) · kk гексаграмма (star shape) · es hexagrama (star shape) · cmn 六角星 (star shape) · ja 六角星 (star shape) · de Hexagramm (star shape) · ru гексагра́мма (star shape) · kk жұлдызды алтыбұрыш (star shape) · ja 六芒星 (star shape) · sh хекаграм (star shape) · sh hekagram (star shape) · nl hexagram (star shape) · hi षट्रेखा (star shape) · mk хексаграм (star shape) · fr hexagramme (star shape) · fi heksagrammi (star shape) · fi kuusikanta (star shape) · hu csillaghatszög (star shape)