巽 (xùn) - Xun — the eighth of the Eight Trigrams & also means to abdicate or yield.

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巽 · xùn

Xun — the eighth of the Eight Trigrams (Bagua) in the I Ching, representing wind, wood, penetration, gentleness, and compliance;

also means to abdicate or yield.

Xun — the eighth of the Eight Trigramsalso means to abdicate or yield.

Usage highlights

Xun trigramXun windXun positionGentle XunXun complianceXun wood

Synonyms

  • 顺— comply, obey, follow
  • 让— yield, concede

Antonyms

  • 乾— Qian trigram - heaven, strong, creative
  • 刚— firm, hard, unyielding

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The Xun trigram represents wind (巽卦).
  • He abdicated the throne (巽位).
  • This principle follows the Xun trigram's meaning of gentle penetration (巽入).
  • The Xun trigram symbolizes wood in the Five Elements (五行属木).

Collocations

  • Xun trigram(巽卦)
  • Xun wind(巽风)
  • Xun position(巽位)
  • Gentle Xun(柔巽)
  • Xun compliance(巽顺)
  • Xun wood(巽木)

Idioms

  • Gentle as the wind, compliant as wood(温婉如风，柔顺如木)
  • The Xun trigram's virtue of penetration(巽以行权)
  • Following the Xun way of yielding(顺从巽道)

Cultural background

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  • One of the Eight Trigrams in the I Ching, representing wind, wood, gentleness, and penetration.
  • In Feng Shui, associated with the southeast direction and the wood element.
  • Historically used in contexts of abdication or yielding authority.

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