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彖

tuàn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 a judgment on a hexagram in the Book of Changes; to interpret an omen (classical)

Examples

彖辞解释每一卦的意思。
Tuàncí jiěshì měi yí guà de yìsi.
The 'Tuan' commentary explains the meaning of each hexagram.

Tips

culture
彖 names the judgment text attached to each hexagram of the 易经 (Book of Changes). It is not used independently in modern Chinese, but it is the phonetic in 缘 (fate / affinity), 椽 (rafter), and 篆 (seal script).

Components

semantic
彑 jì
snout / boar's head
The top is a 'snout' element, the head of the running boar drawn in 彖.
semantic
豕 shǐ
pig; boar body
The 'pig' body completes the picture of a fleeing boar; the original 'running pig' image was borrowed for the divination sense of 彖.

Stroke Order

彖 tuàn