hexagram
/ˈheksəgræm/noun
1- a figure formed of six straight lines, in particular六线形, 尤指:
1.1
- a star-shaped figure formed by two intersecting equilateral triangles六角星形。
1.2
- any of a set of sixty-four figures made up of six parallel whole or broken lines, occurring in the ancient Chinese I Ching(中国《易经》的)卦象
词源
mid 19th cent.: from HEXA- 'six' + Greek gramma 'line'.