Qian, one of the eight trigrams, indicates the northwest direction.
northwest
heaven and earth; the universe · trigrams Qian and Kun (I Ching) · yin and yang · northwest and southwest
emperor's virtue
the ways of heaven; heavenly virtue · the ways of men; the path men should follow
qian (hexagram 1 of the I Ching: heaven, the creative)
gandharva
From Chinese 乾 (qián), one of the eight trigrams in the I Ching. The character originally depicted the sun rising and vegetation growing, symbolizing the creative force of heaven.