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Qian means modesty. In Chinese culture, being modest is a virtue and a strategic tactic when dealing with others. What is this about?...

Da You means excellent reward. What is this about? Before he was King Wen, he led several great battles under the Shang flag. For each...

Tong Ren means the union of people. It denotes the assembling of people and alliances. What is this about? This Gua describes how King...

Fou means adversity, obstruction, misfortune and great difficulty. What is this about? Fou suggests impending hardship. Adversity and...

Tai means stature. Eminence and abundance are also indicative of Tai. What is this about? Hexagram Tai and Fou are opposites. While Tai...

Lu means treading. What is this about? This Gua describes how appropriate actions were taken to resist the cruel King Shang. Data 10.0...

Xiao Chu means small saving. What is this about? This Gua describes Zhou's inability to expand while under the rule of the Shang Empire....

Bi means alliance. Teamwork, collaboration and partnership are also indicative of Bi. What is this about? This Gua describes how tribes...

Ever heard about IChing Shi? It's an intriguing concept meaning 'Mobilising Troops'. Sounds impressive, right!🎖️It signifies a...

Song means litigation. Song also symbolises conflict, dispute, seeking justice, and lodging a complaint. What is this? This Gua describes...

占 zhan has a few meanings divine, account and so on. The meaning that I used in this context is observe. 卦 refers to the 64 hexagrams...

Xu means waiting, especially with anticipation. What is this? This Gua describes how the Zhou leaders moved their tribe several times to...

Meng means ignorance. It connotes immaturity, youthful unawareness, undeveloped potential and foolishness. What is this about? This Gua...

Chun means accumulating. The image connotes a sprouting seed, which must draw nourishment from the earth and energy from the sun to...

Kun means consenting, complying, surrendering and accepting, qualities associated with yin and mother earth. What is this about?...

Chien means power that can be used either constructively or destructively. Chien's impressive and dynamic force represents the sky or...

The IChing (易经), often called the embodiment of the Chinese philosophy of change, is a profound narrative layered with centuries of...

Hexagrams (and trigrams) are described from the bottom line to the top line (e.g., line 1 is the lowest line). Qian 乾 (The Creative) ䷀...