卦 (guà) - divinatory trigram or hexagram & to divine

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guà ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 卜

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卦 · guà

divinatory trigram or hexagram;

to divine;

one of the eight trigrams of the I Ching (Book of Changes).

divinatory trigram or hexagramto divineone of the eight trigrams of the I

Usage highlights

Eight trigramsDivinationFortuneHexagramTrigramChange hexagrams

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He consulted the I Ching and got a hexagram (卦).
  • The eight trigrams (八卦) represent fundamental principles of reality.
  • This fortune teller specializes in divination (算卦).
  • The Qian trigram (乾卦) represents heaven.

Collocations

  • Eight trigrams(八卦)
  • Divination(占卦)
  • Fortune-telling(算卦)
  • Hexagram(卦象)
  • Trigram(卦)
  • Change hexagrams(变卦)

Idioms

  • The eight trigrams array(八卦阵)
  • Change one's mind(变卦)
  • Too numerous to mention(不胜枚举)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Central to Chinese cosmology and divination practices, especially in the I Ching (Book of Changes).
  • Each trigram consists of three lines (broken or unbroken) representing yin and yang.
  • The eight trigrams are combined to form 64 hexagrams used for divination and philosophical interpretation.

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