What does Yi mean in the Book of Changes?

"Yi" in the Book of Changes is a noun. In ancient times, it refers to the phenomenon of alternating generations of yin and yang.

The Book of Changes is an ancient classic that expounds the changes of Vientiane in the world, and it is a profound dialectical philosophical work. The Book of Changes, which combines Lianshan, Guizang and Zhouyi, is known as the first of all the classics and the source of Taoism. It is the general program of China traditional culture, which contains simple and profound natural laws and harmonious dialectical thoughts, and is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Chinese nation for 5,000 years.

The Book of Changes has long been used as a "soothsayer". "Divination" is to predict the development of future events, and The Book of Changes is a book that summarizes the laws and theories of these predictions. In ancient times, the phenomenon of alternating generations of Yin and Yang was called "Yi", so it was called the Book of Changes.

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Evolution and Interpretation of the Word "One"

I. Evolution

"Yi" is the original word of "tin". Yi, Oracle Bone Inscriptions is like pouring the liquid from a vessel with a handle into another vessel without a handle. Bamboo slips abbreviate the vessel with handle as spoon shape, and the shape of pouring liquid is, which means pouring molten metal into the vessel blank mold with a spoon. Tin has a low melting point and is a good material for casting. The ancients found that "tin melting and casting" was simple and effortless, so it was easy to cast tin.

The bronze inscription is like a container with a handle, which contains tin liquid (water), and its shape is further simplified. Some inscriptions simplify the shape of the container to be difficult to understand, and the shape of the handle is wrongly written as "Sun" instead of "Sun". In the seal script, the inscription on the bronze inscription is vaguely written as a clear "day" glyph. At this point, in the "Yi" shape, the image features such as utensils, handles and molten liquid disappeared, which made the inscriptions of seal script and official script difficult to understand.

Original meaning of word formation: verb, inject tin with low melting point in a container into a mold to cast a new vessel. When the original meanings of "Yi" and "low melting point metal" disappeared, seal script was replaced by "gold" and "tin".

Second, explain

1, verb

① Original meaning, verb: tin-melting caster. The original meaning disappeared.

Verb: exchange.

Example: Cold and summer are easy to celebrate. -"Liezi? Tang Wen (solar terms change from cold to summer)

Three verbs: change, change. Such as: changing customs?

2. Adjective: It is easy and effortless to do. ?

Example: It's a piece of cake. Why not? -"Northern History"? Pei Tuo Biography Attached with Pei Ju

Adverb: easily and effortlessly. Such as: explosive, flammable?

4. Nouns

(1) refers to the alternation of generations of Yin and Yang in ancient times. For example, I ching

(2) the image of divination, used to express good or ill luck in ancient times.

Example: Cloth clothes, talking about stars, looking at wealth ... Later students all know a little. -The Scholars (I know a little about divination, astrology and fortune telling ...)

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