King Wen sequence

English

Etymology

Traditionally, it is said that 周文王 Zhōu Wén Wáng (King Wen) arranged the hexagrams in this sequence while imprisoned by 商紂王 Shāng Zhòu Wáng in the 12th century BC. However, the true age and authorship are unknown.

Proper noun

the King Wen sequence

1. The oldest surviving arrangement of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching.