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Meaning of 卦

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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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (divination) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
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    • [ guī ] jade tablet
    • [ bo ] divination, fortune-telling; prophecy
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Example Words
八卦 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 guà to divine using the trigrams; fortune telling
打卦 guà to tell sb's fortune using divinatory trigrams
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Example Sentences
1
You know what the fortune said.
2
The abundance of human life is discussed in Shuogua.
3
The attribute of the hexagram is devotion; its image is the earth.
4
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
Heaven has placed itself beneath the earth, and so their powers unite in deep harmony.