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Meaning of 卦

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卦
Pinyin: guà
English Definition: divinatory diagram; one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经
Chinese Definition:
①古代用来占卜的符号:八卦。占卦。变卦(借指已定的事情又改动)。卦辞。卦义。
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 卜
Pictophonetic:圭 indicates the sound; 卜 (divination) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 圭 [ guī ] jade tablet
    • 卜 [ bo ] divination, fortune-telling; prophecy
Similar Characters: 刲
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Example Words
八卦 bā guà the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经 ; gossip; gossipy
变卦 biàn guà to change one's mind; to go back on one's word
算卦 suàn guà fortune telling
卜卦 bǔ guà to divine using the trigrams; fortune telling
打卦 dǎ guà to tell sb's fortune using divinatory trigrams
More:卦* | *卦 | *卦*
Example Sentences
1
你知道卦上是怎么说的
。
You know what the fortune said.
2
《
说卦
》
主要阐述了儒家人生观的丰富性
。
The abundance of human life is discussed in Shuogua.
3
这个卦的属性是
“
奉献
”
,
它的表现形式是
“
地球
”
。
The attribute of the hexagram is devotion; its image is the earth.
4
他从来不把自己的想法露出来
。
你的计划在我的想法之内
。
我有几点不成熟的想法
。
这卦信表达了他所有的想法
。
He never show what he thinks. Your plan is inline with my ideas. I have some tentative suggestions. This letter embodied all his ideas.
5
因为天本来是在地上的
,
所以这个卦象征着和谐统一
。
Heaven has placed itself beneath the earth, and so their powers unite in deep harmony.