彖
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Meaning: to foretell the future using the trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經
💡 Think 'tuan' as 'tune' — the tune of the Yijing hexagram's judgment.
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Character Story & Explanation
彖 (tuàn) refers to the 'judgment' or 'commentary' on a hexagram in the Yijing (Book of Changes). It specifically denotes the text that explains the overall meaning of a hexagram, often attributed to King Wen. While rare in modern Chinese, it appears in classical contexts related to divination and philosophy.
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