Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "卦", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "卦", and master the standard way of writing the character "卦".
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卦 [guà]
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1. Ancient symbols used for divination.
- 古代用来占卜的符号。
2. A set of symbols with symbolic significance in "I Ching." These consist of Yang (—) and Yin (--) lines, arranged in groups of three to form the eight trigrams, which symbolize the eight basic elements of the universe and their respective Yin and Yang characteristics. These trigrams combine to create sixty-four hexagrams, representing the complex relations between different phenomena. In ancient times, one would interpret these hexagrams to predict fortune or misfortune.
- 《周易》中一套有象征意义的符号。以阳爻(—)、阴爻(--)相配合,每卦三爻,组成八卦(即经卦),象征天地间八种基本事物及其阴阳刚柔诸性。八卦相互组合重叠,组成六十四卦(即别卦),象征事物间的矛盾联系。古代视占卜所得之卦判断吉凶。
3. Metaphor for foresight or prediction.
- 比喻预见 ([En.] augury)
4. A square on a chessboard.
- ([En.] 棋盘上的)方格 ([En.] check)
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To divine (英: divine). For example: divination methods related to hexagrams; female practitioners of divination; the patterns drawn during divination, also referring to this type of divination practice.
- 占卜 (【英】:divine)。如:卦筮(占卦卜筮);卦姑(以占卜、算命等为业的妇女);卦影(卜卦时画的图形。亦指此种卜术)