gèn
艮
trigram (mountain); surname
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
one of the Eight Trigrams (Bagua), representing mountain
technicalIn the I Ching (Book of Changes), the Gen trigram (☶) symbolizes mountain, stillness, and stopping. It consists of one yang line at the top over two yin lines.
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.
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《
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.'
noun
surname Gen
nameA rare Chinese surname.
Gèn艮
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
yī一
wèi位
yán研
jiū究
《
Zhōu易
Yì经
》
de的
xué学
zhě者
。
Mr. Gen is a scholar who studies the I Ching.
Xìng姓
Gèn艮
de的
rén人
zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
fēi非
cháng常
shǎo少
jiàn见
。
People with the surname Gen are very rare in China.