Our Glossary
Duì is one of the 8 trigrams of "Bagua", this Chinese character represents the swamp.
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This character is still very much used in China. It has several meanings depending on its use:
to exchange, to blend, to add (liquid).
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Gèn is one of the 8 trigrams of "Bagua", this Chinese character represents the mountain.
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Nowadays, this character is still used in Chinese vocabulary. It can be translated as blunt and tough.
Kăn is one of the 8 trigrams of "Bagua", this Chinese character represents water.
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Nowadays, this character can be translated as pit and threshold.
KÅ«n is one of the 8 trigrams of "Bagua", this Chinese character represents earth.
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This character can be translated as female, feminine. We can find it associated with other characters to precise that objects or clothes are made for women.
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Lì is one of the 8 trigrams of "Bagua", this Chinese character represents fire.
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This character is still very much used in China. It can be transleted as: to leave, to be away from or to part from.
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Qián is one of the 8 trigrams of "Bagua", this Chinese character represents the sky.
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Nowadays, this character is quite rare.
It can be translated as male and sky.
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Xùn is one of the 8 trigrams of "Bagua", this Chinese character represents the wind.
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Nowadays, this character is rarely used.
Its meaning is : to obey.
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Zhèn is one of the 8 trigrams of "Bagua", this Chinese character represents the thunder.
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This character is still used in China nowadays.
It has several meanings : shake, quake ; shocked ; surpass.
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