Fuxi "Earlier Heaven"
卦名 Name |
自然 Nature |
季节 Season |
性情 Personality |
家族 Family |
方位 Direction |
意義 Meaning |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
乾 Qián | 天 Sky (Heaven) | Summer | Creative | 父 Father | 南 South | Expansive energy, the sky. For further information, see tiān. |
巽 Xùn | 風 Wind | Summer | Gentle | 長女 Eldest Daughter | 西南 Southwest | Gentle penetration, flexibility. |
坎 Kǎn | 水 Water | Autumn | Abysmal | 中男 Middle Son | 西 West | Danger, rapid rivers, the abyss, the moon. |
艮 Gèn | 山 Mountain | Autumn | Still | 少男 Youngest Son | 西北 Northwest | Stillness, immovability. |
坤 Kūn | 地 Earth | Winter | Receptive | 母 Mother | 北 North | Receptive energy, that which yields. For further information, see dì. |
震 Zhèn | 雷 Thunder | Winter | Arousing | 長男 Eldest Son | 東北 Northeast | Excitation, revolution, division. |
離 Lí | 火 Fire | Spring | Clinging | 中女 Middle Daughter | 東 East | Rapid movement, radiance, the sun. |
兌 Duì | 澤 Lake | Spring | Joyous | 少女 Youngest Daughter | 東南 Southeast | Joy, satisfaction, stagnation. |
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