Morning Reading Notes: The Book of Changes (1-1) is dry and easy to pass on in classical Chinese (1)

(1) Classical Chinese: Also known as the biography of classical Chinese, it is one of the ten wings. The Biography of Classical Chinese is a special article to explain the two hexagrams of Gan Kun. The two hexagrams of Gankun have a special position in the sixty-four hexagrams of the Book of Changes, which is the key to understanding the Book of Changes. Among them, the explanation of dried melon is called dry classical Chinese, and the explanation of Kun melon is called Kun classical Chinese. Classical Chinese Biography explains the Book of Changes based on Confucian personnel and moral cultivation, which is somewhat different from the original meanings of "Gua Ci" and "Yi Ci".

(2) Yuan Shan: "Yuan" is the initial growth and the beginning of life. "Long", command, leadership. That is, it dominates all good things.

(3) Heng, Jia Zhihui also said: "Heng" is a perfect collection of order. Jia is beautiful. Jia and Mei's party.

(4) the sum of righteousness is also: "righteousness": appropriate, appropriate. "and": corresponding.

(5) dry: the backbone is the root of doing things.

(6) body (lǐ): practice.

(7) Long person: Chang Jun.

(8) Gu Zhen: Resolutely uphold justice. Chastity, righteousness, justice, right path, sureness and persistence.

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Classical Chinese says: early growth is the power of all good; Prosperity is a collection of beautiful things; Advantage is the harmonious body of righteousness; Honesty is the foundation of doing things. A gentleman's practice of benevolence is enough to grow up; Convergence of beautiful things, in line with "ceremony"; If everything is beneficial to everyone, it is enough to reconcile "justice", adhere to the moral character of justice and integrity, and do things well. A gentleman is a person who can practice these four virtues, so it is said that divination has the moral character of "beginning, prosperity, benefit and frugality"