艮【gèn】
- one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain
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- ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- one of the Eight Trigrams, symbolizing mountain
- ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)
This usage refers to a symbol in Chinese philosophy and cosmology, representing stability and firmness, often associated with the characteristics of a mountain.
Gen symbolizes a mountain, representing stability and firmness.
In Feng Shui, the Gen direction is considered to bring a sense of security.
This meaning refers to the specific direction associated with the ancient Chinese compass, indicating a geographical orientation.
Traditionally, Gen represents the northeast direction, which is very important in navigation.
In ancient China, navigators used Gen to guide their direction.
Generated collocations (experimental)
gěn艮wéi为Shān山Gen represents the mountaingěn艮guà卦Gen trigramgěn艮wéi为zhèn震Gen symbolizes thundergěn艮jìng境mountainous regiongěn艮Fāng方wèi位northeast directiongěn艮de的xiàng zhēng象征symbol of Gengěn艮de的yì yì意义meaning of Gengěn艮guà卦Xiè解shuì说interpretation of Gen trigramgěn艮guà卦de的qǐ shì启示insight from the Gen trigramgěn艮zài在Zhōu yì周易zhòng dì中的dì wèi地位position of Gen in the I Ching