noun
dui (trigram of the I Ching: swamp, west)
Technical term from the I Ching (易経). Refers to the trigram ☱, associated with marsh/swamp, the west, and the youngest daughter. Used in divination and philosophical contexts.
See also: 易経
易経では、兌は沢を象徴する。
In the I Ching, dui symbolizes the marsh.
八卦の一つに兌がある。
Dui is one of the eight trigrams.
The I Ching, the classical text in which 兌 appears as a trigram.
The character 兌 is used as a technical term in the I Ching; its derivation as a trigram name is part of the ancient Chinese divination system.