yáo
爻
line in trigram; yao
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Meanings
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line in the Eight Trigrams (Bagua); solid (yang) or broken (yin) horizontal line
Technical term from the I Ching (Book of Changes). Each trigram (卦) consists of three stacked lines (爻), and hexagrams (重卦) consist of six. A solid line (—) represents yang (阳爻), while a broken line (-- or - -) represents yin (阴爻). The term is fundamental to Chinese divination and philosophy.
Zhè这
gè个
guà卦
yóu由
liù六
gè个
yáo爻
zǔ组
chéng成
。
This hexagram consists of six lines (yao).
Yáng阳
yáo爻
yòng用
yī一
tiáo条
cháng长
héng横
xiàn线
biǎo表
shì示
。
The yang line is represented by a long solid horizontal line.
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Yì易
jīng经
zhōng中
de的
měi每
yī一
yáo爻
dōu都
yǒu有
tè特
dìng定
de的
hán含
yì义
。
Each line (yao) in the I Ching has a specific meaning.
Chū初
yáo爻
dài代
biǎo表
shì事
qing情
de的
kāi开
shǐ始
jiē阶
duàn段
。
The first line represents the beginning stage of a matter.