What Is a Recorded Coin Cast?
A recorded coin cast lets you enter the result of a real three-coin toss into the app so it builds the hexagram and reading exactly as it would for an in-app cast. This suits anyone who prefers tossing physical coins, or a practitioner casting on behalf of someone else who needs to save that exact toss.
On the KinhDich.AkiNet.me homepage, the cast button is a split button with three modes; the third is "Record". Choose it instead of letting the app toss for you.
What You Need Before Recording a Cast
Only what you already used to toss the coins:
- Three identical coins and a flat surface to drop them on
- One clear question you asked when you tossed, following the Liu Yao (six lines) rule: one matter, one question
- The result of all 6 tosses, written down or remembered, as the number of coins showing the yang side each time
First time tossing real coins? The app opens a "How to toss the 3 coins" guide automatically before you record the first line.
How Are the Yang Side and Yin Side Counted?
Convention: the yang side is the side showing the coin's value, the amount on a modern coin, the characters on an old Chinese coin, worth 3 points. The other side is the yin side, worth 2 points.
| Coins showing yang | Sum | Line symbol | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6 | × (moving yin) | Old Yin |
| 1 | 7 | — (static yang) | Young Yang |
| 2 | 8 | - - (static yin) | Young Yin |
| 3 | 9 | O (moving yang) | Old Yang |
The app only asks how many coins showed the yang side on each toss; you never add up the points yourself, the system converts your answer to the matching line.
How Do You Record Each Line?
For each line the app asks: "Line {n}: after the toss, how many coins show the yang side?", with 4 pictured outcomes (0 to 3 coins) and the resulting line shown for each. Tap the outcome that matches your real toss.
The six lines are listed bottom up, matching how a Liu Yao hexagram is built: your first toss is line 1 at the bottom, your sixth toss is line 6 at the top. Tap a recorded line to reopen it and change the outcome if you miscounted.
Tapped the wrong outcome: tap that line in the list to fix it, no need to toss again.
All 6 lines recorded but you dislike the hexagram: accept it, do not recast just because you dislike the result; recasting breaks the one question, one cast rule.
Not confident with the shake-and-drop routine yet? The guide has a "Play calming music" button for the toss; it is optional and never affects the outcome.
Is Shaking 7 Times for Men and 9 Times for Women Required?
No. "Nam thất nữ cửu" (men shake 7 times, women shake 9 times before dropping the coins) is a folk custom around coin tossing, not a rule of Liu Yao theory. The number of shakes does not change the probability of a coin landing yang or yin side up; each toss is still independent and equally random. Following or skipping this custom never changes how the app reads the yang-side count you enter.
How Is the Cast Time Set When Recording Later or Abroad?
"Cast time" defaults to the current moment, correct when you toss and record right away. Tap "Change" to open a date, time and time zone picker for a toss made earlier or somewhere else, for example recorded hours after the actual toss, or tossed while abroad.
The day and hour stem-branch (can chi) follow the local time where the coins were tossed, while the month stem-branch follows the solar term (tiết khí), not the lunar month. The app shows a live preview of the Day/Month/Hour stem-branch as soon as a time is chosen, and warns when the toss time sits near a solar-term boundary or near midnight, since that is when the stem-branch can shift to the next unit. Future times, and times before 2020-01-05, are blocked. How the day and month branch shape a reading is covered in day and month branch in Liu Yao.
For a full walkthrough of picking the right time zone when casting abroad, see how to set the cast time abroad.
What Happens After All 6 Lines Are Recorded?
The review screen shows the primary hexagram, the derived hexagram (if any moving line exists), and the list of moving lines, with the reminder "ask one question about one matter per day". Confirm all 6 lines, then tap "Cast Hexagram".
If casting fails from a network error or a temporary glitch, the 6 recorded lines stay on screen; tap "Cast Hexagram" again instead of recording from line 1.
The result is the same analysis and AI reading as an in-app cast: full hexagram breakdown, nuclear hexagram, derived hexagram, moving line texts, and a reading tailored to your question. A recorded cast counts toward the same cast quota as an in-app cast, and shows a "Recorded from real coins" badge plus a "Cast at … · recorded at …" line in history when the recording happened later than the toss.
Common Mistakes When Recording a Coin Cast
- Mixing up the yang and yin side: the yang side shows the coin's value or characters, not the emblem or pattern side.
- Recording lines top to bottom: line 1 is always your first toss and sits at the bottom of the hexagram.
- Skipping the cast time when recording hours later: without the correct toss time, the day, month and hour stem-branch used for the reading can be wrong, especially near a solar-term boundary or near midnight.
- Recasting because you dislike the hexagram: breaks the one question per day rule and makes the next cast harder to read than the first.
Ready to try it? Record your own coin cast at the KinhDich.AkiNet.me caster, or revisit the full three-coin casting guide for a refresher from the start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is recording a coin cast different from casting in the app?
Only the randomness source differs: a recorded cast uses the result of 3 real coins you tossed, an in-app cast uses the system random generator. Once all 6 lines are entered, the hexagram build, line texts and AI reading are exactly the same.
Which side of the coin counts as yang?
The yang side is the one showing the coin's value: the amount on a modern coin, the characters on an old Chinese coin. The other side, showing an emblem or pattern, is yin. Yang counts 3 points, yin counts 2 points when the three coins are summed.
Do I have to shake the coins 7 times as a man and 9 times as a woman?
No. "Nam thất nữ cửu" is a folk custom around coin tossing, not a rule of Liu Yao theory, and it does not change the probability of a coin landing yang or yin side up. The app only needs the correct yang-side count you enter for each line.
I tapped the wrong outcome for a line, how do I fix it?
Tap that line in the recorded list to reopen it and pick the correct yang-side count, no need to toss again. Only redo the actual toss if a coin rolled off, landed on edge, or stacked on another coin.
Do I need to set the cast time if I am recording a toss from hours ago?
Yes. Tap "Change" to set the date, time and time zone of the actual toss, not the moment you are recording it. Day and hour stem-branch use local time where you tossed; month follows the solar term, not the lunar month, so a wrong time can shift the stem-branch used for the reading.
If casting the hexagram fails, are my 6 recorded lines lost?
No. If a network error or temporary glitch blocks casting, the 6 lines stay on screen; just tap "Cast Hexagram" again. A recorded cast counts toward the same cast quota as an in-app cast.
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