eight trigrams; bagua
Refers to the eight divinatory trigrams of the I Ching (易経). Used in traditional Chinese-derived cosmology and fortune-telling.
The bagua are the eight fundamental figures of the I Ching.
By extension, refers to fortune-telling or divination in general, often using the eight trigrams. Common in set phrases like 八卦見 (はっけみ, fortune-teller).
He had his fortune told using the eight trigrams.
Baguazhang; Eight Trigrams Palm
bagua mirror; pa kua mirror
Standard kanji spelling for the eight trigrams and divination.
From Chinese 八卦 (bāguà), literally 'eight divinatory symbols'. The reading はっけ is the regular Sino-Japanese on'yomi; はっか is a less common variant.