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卦

Mandarin · pinyin guà

divinatory diagram
one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 Yì jīng
one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經 Yì jīng

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卦: guà · fortune telling; tell fortunes

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4 · gua4

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divinatory trigram or hexagram of the I Ching
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to divine
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to change
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 掛 /挂 (guà)

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