top of page
Our Glossary
Glossary

Duì is one of the 8 trigrams of  "Bagua", this Chinese character represents the swamp.

​

This character is still very much used in China. It has several meanings depending on its use:

to exchange, to blend, to add (liquid).

​

​

Scents

Gèn is one of the 8 trigrams of "Bagua", this Chinese character represents the mountain.

​

Nowadays, this character is still used in Chinese vocabulary. It can be translated as blunt and tough.

Scents

Kăn is one of the 8 trigrams of "Bagua", this Chinese character represents water.

​

Nowadays, this character can be translated as pit and threshold.

Scents

KÅ«n is one of the 8 trigrams of  "Bagua", this Chinese character represents earth.

​

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.

​

Scents

Lì is one of the 8 trigrams of  "Bagua", this Chinese character represents fire.

​

This character is still very much used in China. It can be transleted as: to leave, to be away from or to part from.

​

​

Scents

Qián is one of the 8 trigrams of  "Bagua", this Chinese character represents the sky.

​

Nowadays, this character is quite rare.

It can be translated as male and sky.

​

​

Scents

Xùn is one of the 8 trigrams of  "Bagua", this Chinese character represents the wind.

​

Nowadays, this character is  rarely used.

Its meaning is : to obey.

​

​

Scents

Zhèn is one of the 8 trigrams of  "Bagua", this Chinese character represents the thunder.

​

This character is still used in China nowadays.

It has several meanings : shake, quake ; shocked ; surpass.

​

​

bottom of page