About Qián 乾
Key Point
☰ (Qián / 乾) consists of three unbroken lines. An broken line is called "yang" whose meaning is bright and positive. Therefore, qián is the purest symbol of yang in Bagua, the eight trigrams. It can be regarded as the heaven when applied to nature, and a king when applied to the human realm.
Attribute
Qián is a symbol of the heaven, so its attribute is to keep moving and not to stop. It also means wholesome and sturdy.
Symbolic / Related Word
God, road, pure, positive, long, up, high, fierce
Sense of Qián 乾
Cardinal Direction
Northwest
Weather
Sunny
Season
Late autumn through early winter
Time
7 pm to 11 pm
Person
King, monarch, hero, ruler, dictator, president, prime minister, superior, teacher, gentleman, grandfather, father
Personality
Ambitious, obstinacy, greedy, arrogant, proactive, monopolistic
Human Body
Head, neck, chest, lungs, heart, bones, testicles
Animal
Dragon, horse, tiger, lion
Thing
Gold, silver, jewels, precious metals, treasures, luxury goods, airplanes, locomotives, watches, securities
Place
Imperial Palace, shrines, temples, churches, sacred places, big cities, central areas, high-class residential areas, museums, art galleries, athletic fields, banks, hills, plains, ocean
Status
Divine, noble, perfect, respectable, flawless, round, solid, unreachable, high, old
Number
Bagua / Eight Trigram: one
Wuxing / Five Elements (Metal): Four, nine
Color
White, gold
Price
Soaring, the highest price (immediate drop)
Disease
Head disease, chest/heart disease, bone disease, esophageal disease, tumor/cancer, psychosis, high fever
State of Disease
Fast progression