hexagram

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The group's logo comprises a symbol, hexagram 46, used in the text that represents the word "army."

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2022

“The doors are originals. We are told the hexagram paver floors are originals, so we kept them too.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2021

The Star of David, known in Hebrew as the Shield of David, is shaped like a hexagram and is a widely recognized symbol of modern Jewish identity and Judaism.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2020

She left her copy of the I Ching open to a hexagram that was interpreted to mean “time to move on”—most likely number 18, an ideogram of three maggots and an urn, which represents decay.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2016

I stared out over my new digs: Six one-story buildings, each with sixteen dorm rooms, were arranged in a hexagram around a large circle of grass.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green