I Ching

(Pinyin) Yi Jing
(Pinyin)

[ee jing]

noun

1. an ancient Chinese book of divination, in which 64 pairs of trigrams are shown with various interpretations.

I Ching

/ ˈiː ˈtʃɪŋ /

noun

1. Also called: Book of Changes. an ancient Chinese book of divination and a source of Confucian and Taoist philosophy. Answers to questions and advice may be obtained by referring to the text accompanying one of 64 hexagrams, selected at random

Word History and Origins

Origin of I Ching¹

First recorded in 1875–80; from Chinese Yì jīng