gèn艮
艮
technical
name
Meaning of 艮
艮 means one of the Eight Trigrams (Bagua), representing mountain; surname Gen. Pronounced gèn.
- one of the Eight Trigrams (Bagua), representing mountain
- surname Gen
Character Info
Radical艮
Strokes6
Components
匕
目
Stroke Order
艮
Definitions & Examples
Gèn艮
wéi为
shān山
，
zài在
bā八
guà卦
zhōng中
dài代
biǎo表
zhǐ止
。
Gen represents the mountain, and in the Eight Trigrams it symbolizes stopping or stillness.
Gèn艮
guà卦
de的
guà卦
xiàng象
shì是
☶☶
，
shàng上
miàn面
yī一
yáng阳
yáo爻
，
xià下
miàn面
liǎng两
yīn阴
yáo爻
。
The hexagram image of Gen is ☶, with one yang line above and two yin lines below.
《
Zhōu周
Yì易
》
zhōng中
shuō说
：
Gèn艮
qí其
zhǐ止
，
zhǐ止
qí其
suǒ所
yě也
。
The Zhouyi states: 'Gen stops, stopping at its proper place.'