Definition
卦 refers to the eight trigrams (八卦) of the I Ching (Book of Changes), each composed of three stacked lines (broken or unbroken). These trigrams are the basic symbols used in Chinese divination and philosophical cosmology. Combinations of two trigrams form 64 hexagrams (六十四卦), which are consulted for fortune-telling and guidance. The word is deeply cultural — not just any ‘fortune-telling symbol’ but a specific system rooted in ancient Chinese thought.
n.
trigram (of the I Ching)divination symbol
Examples
- 《》卦。Tā huì yòng "Yìjīng" de guà lái zhānbǔ wèilái.He uses the trigrams of the I Ching to divine the future.
- 卦，。Tā qǐng le yí wèi dàshī wèi tā dǎ guà, yùcè shìyè.She hired a master to cast trigrams for her, predicting her career.
- 卦。Zhè běn shū xiángxì jièshào le liùshísì guà de hányì.This book explains in detail the meanings of the sixty-four hexagrams.
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