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I Ching

Pronunciation: /iː ˈtʃɪŋ/

Definition of I Ching

noun

  • an ancient Chinese manual of divination based on eight symbolic trigrams and sixty-four hexagrams, interpreted in terms of the principles of yin and yang. It was included as one of the ‘five classics’ of Confucianism. English name Book of Changes.

Origin:

from Chinese Yì Jīng 'book of changes'

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