China's most mysterious word.

Although there are tens of millions of Chinese characters in China, the most mysterious ones are only eight, that is, eight characters in the eight diagrams on the geomantic compass-Gan, Xun, Kan, Gen, Kun, Zhen, Li and Hui. These eight words can not only represent the eight natural landscapes that the ancients feared most, such as heaven, earth, mountains, rivers, thunder, wind, water and fire, but also represent orientation, yin and yang, seasons and so on. If it corresponds to the head, mouth, eyes, feet, thighs, ears, hands and abdomen of the human body, "gossip" shows the ancient world view, that is, nature is a big universe and the human body is a small universe.

"Eight Diagrams" represent objects symbolizing eight images of nature.

Gossip is different from innate gossip and acquired gossip. The former was created by Fu, the ancestor of China, so it is called "Fuxi Bagua". The latter is said to be the performance of Zhou Wenwang, the founder of the Western Zhou Dynasty, so it is called "Eight Diagrams of King Wen". Innate gossip and the acquired gossip use the same name, and there is no difference between hexagrams, but the positions of these eight words are quite different. The two hexagrams in the Eight Diagrams are one Yang and one Yin (such as Gan Kun and Li Kan), and the sixty-four hexagrams are the opposite, and they are also one Yin and one Yang. Yi Zhuan believes that this is to clarify that nature and society are in line with the meaning of yin and yang, such as the sky is yang and the earth is yin, the day is yang and the moon is yin, the monarch is yang and the minister is yin, and the man is yang and the woman is yin. Therefore, it is required to understand things from two relative aspects and avoid looking at things one-sidedly.

According to innate gossip's middle order (clockwise on the compass), we can say eight words: dry, smoked, Kan, gen, Kun, truth, reason and meeting.

Say "fuck" first.

Everyone likes this word, and many people have used it throughout the ages, such as Aisingiorro, the famous sixth emperor of the Qing Dynasty? Li Hong, the year he used was called "Qianlong" because people used to call him "Emperor Qianlong". More interesting than "Qianlong" is "Ganling", which is the only tomb in China history where Wu Zetian and her husband Tang Gaozong Li Zhi were buried together. Why did you name the mausoleum "Gan"? There are many sayings, but it has a lot to do with the orientation attribute of "gan" On the compass, the word "the site is the needle of twenty-four dragons" is located in the northwest, and this mausoleum is located in the northwest of Chang 'an, so it is called "Gan". More importantly, "dry" is a symbol of "heaven", which is simply too suitable for the imperial tomb.

The word "dry" also has a gender color. It is male and belongs to Yang. The ancients also believed that, like a gentleman, there are four virtues, namely, yuan, constancy, reason and truth, which are called "line virtues". For a country, it is the "head of state"; For the family, it is "father". Such a good word will naturally be admired by the ancients in China. In innate gossip, the top one is the so-called "cognac".

"Xun"

This word may not be familiar to everyone. Read it. In the gossip, the ancients used the word "Xun" to represent "wind", so this word also means "dissipation", which is a kind of "wind god" in the gossip the day after tomorrow, and "Xun" ranks in the Southeast Palace. Why are you in this position? This is related to the fact that the eastern and southern parts of China are surrounded by the sea and there are many southeast winds. Every summer and autumn, disastrous typhoons will land from the southeast coast. The wind is strong, which is also reflected in ancient literary works. For example, in the sixteenth episode of Journey to the West, Wu Cheng'en, the Monkey King saw someone set it on fire. "He twisted the spell, looked at the ground, took a deep breath and blew away. A gust of wind blew the fire in a mess. "

"Kan"

This word is familiar to everyone. Shuowen said that "the ridge is also concave", that is, the place with low road surface. This is what people who have never seen the "pit" in the ditch mean. In Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the word is a "U", which stands for traps and holes dug by people. In ancient sacrificial activities, people would dig a pit to bury sacrifices. Choosing this word in gossip may have something to do with this behavior. The ground is low-lying and often accumulates water.

So in gossip, it also stands for "water". In the gossip of the day after tomorrow, its position is the same as that of Kun in innate gossip, in the north, opposite to that of Li Palace in the south. New Tang book? There is a saying in the Biography of Shatuo that people in the south of the Yangtze River quietly dug many traps in the fields at night, which caused several sons of Li Keyong, the great ancestor of the later Tang Dynasty, to fall into the pits. But this is a divination, a place where everything is hidden, including people. After death, everyone will enter the "hurdle" and the body will be buried.

" gen "

This word is not commonly used, such as Xu Shen's Shuowen, which explains "Gee, it's good." Later, the meaning of "hard" and "stiff" was extended. In the north, it is said that some people are too rigid, too honest and too frank. What does this word stand for in gossip? Mountains, of course. Innate gossip ranks in the northwest, and gossip ranks in the northeast the day after tomorrow. These two places are both places with big dragons (mountains) in China.

"Kun"

This word is familiar to everyone. The ancient meaning of "Kun" means "land". In gossip, every word pays attention to yin and yang. In the words mentioned above, Ganzhen Kang En means "Four Yang" and Kun means "Four Yin". Yin and Yang are relatively good, "opposites attract". As mentioned earlier, "dry" represents heaven, and the word opposite to dry can only be earth, so it is said that "Kun" and "dry" are in harmony, thus "positioning heaven and earth". Because this word is feminine, it also represents women. Because of this, this word was also synonymous with women in ancient times. For example, in the past, actresses were called "Hannah Quinlivan". "Kun" in the gossip represents the queen in the country and the mother in the family.

Innate gossip is in Bei Gong, but the gossip the day after tomorrow is arranged in the southwest. Why it is arranged in this position may be related to the word "earth" in the five elements.

"earthquake"

In Shuo Wen Jie Zi, "earthquake" means "sudden thunder". The ancients respected heaven and lived in peace with nature. If there is a huge thunder, they think it is God's anger and punish mankind. If there is a big natural disaster, the ancient emperors will think that they have not done anything well, which led to the disaster; Ordinary people will think that they are not doing well in some aspects; Therefore, the ancients prayed to God to forgive their mistakes and strive not to make similar mistakes or less in the future.

Nowadays, people, especially those in China, think that there is no God, and we should transform nature, fight against heaven, and "man can conquer nature" in the face of disasters. However, in the face of the Wenchuan earthquake on May 12, 2008, all the people in China were shocked. 20 1 1 March11The Fukushima earthquake in Japan shocked the whole earth. From this, modern human beings may realize how small and helpless human beings are in front of nature.

In Gossip the day after tomorrow, the ancients used the word "earthquake" to represent the terrible "thunder" and placed it in the most respected position at that time-due east. The East is the place where the sun rises, where everything grows, and where the Emperor of Heaven is. This is why the emperor was shocked. The large and medium-sized tombs discovered in Qin and Han Dynasties and before now almost all face in the same direction-facing east, which reflects the ancients' understanding of the "earthquake" in folklore.

"Leave"

"Leaving" is even scarier. You see, in today's society, the best way for couples to live is to "leave". The tide of divorce has become a scourge that impacts traditional families at present. According to Shuo Wen Jie Zi, this "divorce" was really an animal in ancient times, an animal in the mountains. This beast is quite powerful. It is like a dragon (stinger) without horns. The ancients were very afraid of it and regarded it as a mountain god. The word "compass enabled" may be related to the legend of "God".

In gossip, this word is a good word, and "Li" means "Li". Sunny days are the most beautiful, so "Li" represents the scorching sun in the sky and gives it the incarnation of "fire". In the gossip of the day after tomorrow, "Li" is more respected, and the word "Li" has been pushed to the most correct position-sunny south, replacing the top "dry" position in innate gossip. This position conforms to the laws of nature, and also shows the ancients' yearning for a better life and a better future. Freedom and happiness are more important than "doing" on this day.

"exchange"

Nowadays, "exchange" is generally used as a verb, and the meaning of "exchange" should be familiar to people in the financial field, because the exchange business is their daily work, such as exchanging dollars and RMB. In ancient Chinese characters, its attribute is mainly verbs, but its meaning is quite different. Shuowen says "exchange, say yes"; In Yi Xu's hexagrams, there is a saying that "to be right, say yes", and the two are similar, that is, "to be right" means to speak.

From Oracle Bone Inscriptions's point of view, the word is a person dancing with his mouth open, and his joy is beyond words. "Yes" means "Yue", and the music under the sun is the real "Yue". How to achieve "music in the sun" is to let the people speak, which is the most basic human right and the most basic requirement of primitive democracy. Therefore, among so many Chinese characters, the ancients chose this word as the name of the hexagram, ranking second only to Tian ("Duier"), which shows that although the ancients regarded Gan as the eldest son and father, they could not block the mouths of the people all over the world. They should open their mouths and allow them to complain and express different political views. It can be seen that the ancients attached great importance to collective demands and advocated freedom of speech and implication.

This gossip actually represents the traditional culture of China and has a wide meaning. In the Book of Changes, there is a saying: "The ancients took home as the king, looked up at the sky, bowed their heads and looked at the land of Dharma, watched the articles of birds and beasts, and observed the suitability of the land, both far and near, so they started gossip to communicate the virtues of the gods and the feelings of all things." This means a lot.

Meanwhile, "Eight Diagrams" and "River Map", "Luo Shu" and "Book of Changes" all belong to the traditional culture of China. By mastering and using these classics, the ancients can accurately know the past, present and future of a person, a country and even the universe, which is very profound.