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 ...

About Duì 兌 Key Point ☱ (Duì) is a symbol of "Lake" because a broken line of yin on the top line expresses the water surface. Duì is similar to ☵ (Kǎn) expressing "Water." The different point is Duì means stagnant though Kǎn means running. Attribute The attribute of Duì is regarded as "pleasure" because the top yin can be enjoyed ...

About Zhèn 震 Key Point ☳ (Zhèn) is a symbol of thunder. Broken lines of "yin" on the middle and top are pushed up and vibrated by an unbroken line of "yang" on the bottom. Attribute One yang arises from the bottom in the yin environment. Therefore, ☳ (Zhèn) indicates momentum, such as breakout and advance. Symbolic / Related Word ...

About Lí 離 Key Point ☲ (Lí) indicates "fire". Unbroken lines, "yang" meaning bright, are located on the top and bottom, and a broken line, "yin" meaning dark, is located between the two lines of yang. From this composition of Lí, we can say "the outside is bright, but the center is dark". This is just a character of fire. ...