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The character 卦 (guà) denotes a divinatory trigram or hexagram, core symbolic elements in ancient Chinese philosophy, cosmology, and fortune-telling. Structurally, it combines two components: the right side features the divination radical 卜 (bǔ), which clearly indicates practices like pyromancy or crack interpretation for prophecy. The left side is the component 圭 (guī), a jade ritual tablet, which provides the character's phonetic value and reinforces the ceremonial context of divination. Over time, 卦 became closely associated with the I Ching (Book of Changes), representing the specific patterns of broken and solid lines used to interpret cosmic forces, natural phenomena, and philosophical transformations.
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这个卦象很难解释。
他用八卦来预测未来。
爷爷会算卦，但从不轻易给人算。
太极图中间有八卦的图案。
占卜师仔细地分析着每一个卦。
《易经》中的六十四卦各有深意。
根据卦辞，你最近的运势会有转变。
他的一生仿佛都被那神秘的卦所注定。