---
type: Index
title: "The Minor Arcana (小阿爾克那)"
description: "The 56 Minor Arcana cards — four suits of fourteen, read as suit theme × rank."
resource: https://localpapa.com/tools/tarot.html
tags: [tarot, minor-arcana]
timestamp: 2026-06-21T00:00:00Z
---

# The Minor Arcana · 小阿爾克那

The 56 Minor Arcana are four suits of fourteen cards (Ace–Ten plus Page, Knight, Queen, King). Each card is read as its **suit theme × rank** — this base composes them that way. The everyday, practical side of a reading.

## Suits

- [權杖 (Wands)](./wands.md) — 火 / action, passion, creativity and drive
- [聖杯 (Cups)](./cups.md) — 水 / emotion, relationships, intuition and the heart
- [寶劍 (Swords)](./swords.md) — 風 / intellect, communication, conflict and truth
- [錢幣 (Pentacles)](./pentacles.md) — 土 / the material, money, work and the practical

## Ranks 階級

- **Ace (首牌)** — a new beginning and pure potential
- **Two (二)** — choice, balance and early partnership
- **Three (三)** — first results, growth and collaboration
- **Four (四)** — stability, rest and consolidation
- **Five (五)** — conflict, loss and struggle
- **Six (六)** — progress, harmony and reward
- **Seven (七)** — assessment, perseverance and challenge
- **Eight (八)** — movement, momentum and swiftness
- **Nine (九)** — near completion, resilience and results
- **Ten (十)** — completion or burden, the end of a cycle
- **Page (侍者)** — learning, a message and curiosity
- **Knight (騎士)** — action, pursuit and drive
- **Queen (王后)** — maturity, nurturing and inner mastery
- **King (國王)** — authority, mastery and outward achievement

---
*[Major Arcana](../major/index.md) · [Tarot knowledge base](../index.md)*