English Explanatory Dictionary

hexagram

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles.
Any of the 64 sets of solid and broken lines, formed by pairs of trigrams, used for divination in the I Ching.
A large silver coin minted during the Byzantine Empire.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛksəɡɹæm/

Word forms

hexagram hexagrams hexagramme

Etymology

From hexa- + -gram.

Synonyms

Related words

pentagram (5-pointed) heptagram (7-pointed) octogram (8-pointed) nonagram (9-pointed) decagram (10-pointed) monogram bigram digram trigram tetragram ䷀ ䷁ ䷂ ䷃ ䷄ ䷅ ䷆ ䷇ ䷈ ䷉ ䷊ ䷋ ䷌ ䷍ ䷎ ䷏ ䷐ ䷑ ䷒ ䷓ ䷔ ䷕ ䷖ ䷗ ䷘ ䷙ ䷚ ䷛ ䷜ ䷝ ䷞ ䷟ ䷠ ䷡ ䷢ ䷣ ䷤ ䷥ ䷦ ䷧ ䷨ ䷩ ䷪ ䷫ ䷬ ䷭ ䷮ ䷯ ䷰ ䷱

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