乾けん

noun

qian trigram; the Creative; heaven

One of the eight trigrams (八卦) in the I Ching (易経), representing heaven, the northwest direction, the father, and the creative principle. Used in traditional Chinese philosophy and divination contexts.

See also: 易経

• 易えき経きょうでは、乾けんは天てんを表あらわす。

  In the I Ching, qian represents heaven.

• 八はっ卦けの一ひとつである乾けんは、西せい北ほくの方ほう角がくを示しめす。

  Qian, one of the eight trigrams, indicates the northwest direction.