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Meaning of 爻
Pinyin
yáo
Radical
爻
Strokes
4
Definition
lines on a trigram
Usage
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爻 [yáo]
1. The long and short lines that form each hexagram in the Eight Trigrams.
2. The symbols that make up the hexagrams in the Book of Changes (I Ching). A line is “—” for Yang (阳爻) and “--” for Yin (阴爻). Every three lines form one hexagram, resulting in eight trigrams; when two hexagrams (six lines) overlay each other, you obtain sixty-four hexagrams, known as distinct hexagrams. The term "爻" conveys meanings of interweaving and change.
3. Abbreviation for "爻辞" (explanations of diagrams for divination).
引：
1. From the Shuowen: "爻" symbolizes intertwining.
2. From the I Ching: "Because the Way has changes, it is called '爻'."
例：
1. 爻分 (intertwined and separated);
2. 爻错 (crisscrossed and mixed).
名：
1. In the Book of Changes, the symbols that form hexagrams. The symbols convey meanings of interweaving and change.
引：
1. "With profound understanding of the six lines, one masters the eight trigrams."
2. "爻 expresses transformation."
例：
1. 爻律 (changing musical rules);
2. 爻象 (the image represented by the intersecting lines in the Book of Changes).
2. Abbreviation for "爻辞" (explanations of diagrams for divination).
引：
1. "Though I hold 'Faith' in the lines, I still find it hard to produce exquisite poetry."
例：
1. 爻画 (referring to the trigrams in the Book of Changes);
2. 爻辞 (texts explaining the images represented by each line in the sixty-four hexagrams);
3. 爻变 (changing hexagrams).
* (From traditional dictionary explanations)
*(一) reading pronunciation.
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Input Method for 爻
Pinyin
yao2
Wubi
qqu|rru
Cangjie
kk
Zhengma
osos
Four Corner
40400
Unicode
U+723b
Stroke Number Category
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