Meanings
nounhexagram (plural hexagrams)
plural hexagrams · alternative hexagramme
- A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles.First known use 1826
Synonyms: kagome, Magen David, rhombus star, Shield of David, Star of David, Star of Life
- Any of the 64 sets of solid and broken lines, formed by pairs of trigrams, used for divination in the I Ching.First known use 1804
- A large silvern coin minted during the Byzantine Empire.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles.
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Chinese Mandarin 六角星
- 六角星 (liùjiǎoxīng)star shape
Dutch hexagram
- hexagramstar shape
Finnish kuusikanta, heksagrammi
- kuusikantastar shape
- heksagrammistar shape
French hexagramme
- hexagrammestar shape
German Hexagramm
- Hexagrammstar shape
Hindi षट्रेखा
- षट्रेखा (ṣaṭrekhā)star shape
Hungarian csillaghatszög
- csillaghatszögstar shape
Japanese 六角星, 六芒星
- 六角星 (rokkakusei)star shape
- 六芒星star shape
Polish heksagram
- heksagramstar shape
Russian гексагра́мма
- гексагра́мма (geksagrámma)star shape
Spanish hexagrama
- hexagramastar shape
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APA
hexagram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexagram
MLA
“hexagram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexagram. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexagram,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexagram.
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