# Plum Blossom Yi Numerology Hexagram Generator (Mei Hua Yi Shu)

> Plum Blossom Yi Numerology Hexagram Generator (Mei Hua Yi Shu) is a paid API for AI agents from api.cn402.com, paid per call via x402, $0.08/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Casts an I Ching hexagram using the Plum Blossom Numerology (梅花易数) method developed by Shao Yong, deriving the hexagram from user-provided numbers such as date, time, or arbitrary values.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.cn402.com/iching/meihua
- Price: $0.08/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-cn402-com-7c13c48e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_AYr7pg8C-RSXZTibCLKfD

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability api-cn402-com-7c13c48e
```

Example prompt: Cast a Plum Blossom Yi hexagram for me using today's date and time — it's 2025-05-14 at 3:47 PM — and give me the full Mei Hua Yi Shu reading with the upper and lower trigrams and the changing line.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to perform traditional Chinese Plum Blossom divination (梅花易数 / Mei Hua Yi Shu) based on numbers, date, or time, as opposed to standard I Ching coin-toss or yarrow-stalk methods. Ideal for applications serving Chinese cultural, metaphysical, or fortune-telling use cases that specifically follow the Shao Yong numerological tradition.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or invalid numeric input returns an error
- Numbers out of acceptable range may cause unexpected results
- Malformed request body returns 400-level error
- Payment not included or insufficient causes 402 Payment Required

## How this service works

Plum Blossom Yi Numerology, 梅花易数, Mei Hua Yi Shu, Shao Yong divination method, number-based I Ching, 邵雍, Plum Blossom oracle, numerology hexagram generation. Cast a hexagram using the Plum Blossom Numerology method from given numbers (time, date, or arbitrary). Accepts payment on Base or Solana — either network works.

## Output

Returns the resulting hexagram derived from the input numbers using the Mei Hua Yi Shu method, including upper trigram, lower trigram, the moving/changing line, and the hexagram identity; may include interpretive information about the oracle reading.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "n1": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "N1 (required)"
  },
  "n2": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "N2 (optional)"
  },
  "n3": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "N3 (optional)"
  }
 }
}
```

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