I Ching

American  

[ee jing] / ˈi ˈdʒɪŋ /

(Pinyin) Yi Jing

noun

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

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I Ching British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of I Ching

First recorded in 1875–80; from Chinese Yì jīng

Example Sentences

Muzi, a Taoist monk and sailmaker, joins the crew partway through the novel and guides the captain using divinations from the “I Ching,” something which the rest of the crew finds understandably strange.

From Los Angeles Times

You also feature many other literary references, such as Agathe shelving Julio Cortázar’s “Hopscotch,” consulting the “I Ching,” namedropping Octavio Paz, and more.

From Salon

In Lincoln Heights, I suggested a residence be hidden behind a section on Eastern philosophy — dreaming the pocket-sized humans would find the history gratifying, and sensing the thick I Ching book could hide a fancy mini-pad.

From Los Angeles Times

Oracular, kaleidoscopic works on paper combine Saret’s mathematical studies with what appears like religious sacred geometry redolent of the I Ching and the Kabbalah’s Sefirot — intricate compositions thick with color, language, and visual information that spirals and stellates, like schematics for achieving transcendence.

From New York Times

Each element, its rollout determined by the I Ching, unfolded independently from all others: Singers performed arias unrelated to the instrumental accompaniment, which was unrelated to the scenic and lighting design, as well as stage directions.

From New York Times