---
title: 天火同人 — Fellowship (Hexagram 13)
lang: en
canonical: https://ekidan.ai/library/13
alternates:
  - ja: https://ekidan.ai/ja/library/13
  - zh-Hant: https://ekidan.ai/zh/library/13
  - zh-TW: https://ekidan.ai/zh/library/13
  - zh-HK: https://ekidan.ai/zh/library/13
source: 高島易断 (Takashima Ekidan), public-domain 1893 English and 1901 Chinese editions
provider: ekidan.ai — AI-assisted I Ching reading grounded in 88 source-verified historical Takashima cases
license: Classical source text is public domain. This structured edition and its modern commentary are © ICHING LLC, ekidan.ai. Attribution requested when quoted.
---

# 天火同人 · Fellowship — Hexagram 13

Hexagram 13 of the I Ching is 天火同人 (Fellowship). Fellowship — gathering with kindred spirits in the open field. Open and upright, great success. Do not form cliques; seek broad fellowship.

## Work / Relationships / Health

- **Work**: Good for collaboration and public ventures.
- **Relationships**: Bonds founded on shared values.
- **Health**: Heart and eyes.

## Structure

- Number: 13
- Name: 天火同人
- English: Fellowship
- Romaji: ten-ka-dōjin
- Pinyin: tóng rén
- Upper: 天 (Heaven)
- Lower: 火 (Fire)
- Lines (top to bottom):

```text
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
▬▬▬   ▬▬▬
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
```

## Questions about this hexagram

### What does hexagram 13 (天火同人) mean?

Fellowship — gathering with kindred spirits in the open field. Open and upright, great success.

### What does 天火同人 counsel?

Do not form cliques; seek broad fellowship.

### What does 天火同人 say about work?

Good for collaboration and public ventures.

### What does 天火同人 say about relationships?

Bonds founded on shared values.

### What does 天火同人 say about health?

Heart and eyes.

### Which trigrams make up hexagram 13?

Upper trigram 天 (Heaven) over lower trigram 火 (Fire).


Source: [Takashima Ekidan AI — ekidan.ai](https://ekidan.ai/library/13)