卦 (guà) — trigram (of the I Ching); divination symbol
Definition
A trigram or hexagram from the I Ching (《易经》), used in divination. Refers to the 64 symbols (六十四卦) that fortune-tellers consult to predict the future.
noun
trigram (of the I Ching)divination symbol
Examples
- 《》卦。Tā huì yòng 《yì jīng》 de guà lái zhān bǔ wèi lái.He uses the trigrams of the I Ching to divine the future.
- 卦,。Tā qǐng le yí wèi dà shī wèi tā dǎ guà, yù cè shì yè.She hired a master to cast trigrams for her, predicting her career.
- 卦。Zhè běn shū xiáng xì jiè shào le liù shí sì guà de hán yì.This book explains in detail the meanings of the sixty-four hexagrams.
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