1. six-pointed star shapes formed by two overlapping triangles
2. symbols used in the I Ching consisting of six horizontal lines
Usage: Chinese philosophy

Examples

• The ancient temple was decorated with carved hexagrams.
• She drew several hexagrams on the paper for her geometry homework.
• The I Ching contains 64 different hexagrams for divination.
• Hexagrams appear frequently in Jewish and Islamic art.
• The fortune teller consulted the hexagrams to interpret the reading.
• Students learned to construct hexagrams using a compass and ruler.