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I Ching

/ˌiː ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/

I Ching proper noun: a Chinese classic text describing an ancient system of cosmology and philosophy which is at the heart of traditional Chinese cultural beliefs.

Proper noun

I Ching

  1. A Chinese classic text describing an ancient system of cosmology and philosophy which is at the heart of traditional Chinese cultural beliefs.
    • A somewhat analogous situation exists in China. After the death of Mao Zedong and the gradual emergence of a market economy, UFOs, channeling and other examples of Western pseudoscience emerged, along with such ancient Chinese practices as ancestor worship, astrology and fortune telling—especially...1995, Carl Sagan, “The Most Precious Thing”, in The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, 1st edition, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 17
    • In search of inspiration, I picked up the I Ching, the ancient Chinese “Book of Changes” that has been consulted for centuries. I’ve held on to a dusty Bollingen Series text since my college days. To consult the oracle, you cast yarrow straws or, in a pinch, coins, and match the results with one of...
    • Sitting at the dinner table with the I Ching and some pennies, I formed a question in my mind: “Is it time to begin investing again?”2009 July 11, John Schwartz, “There’s No Future in Being an Oracle”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

I Ching meaning in Vietnamese

I Ching in Vietnamese

Chinese classic text
Kinh Dịch

Forms of I Ching

alternative formYi Jing

Origin of I Ching

From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 易經／易经 (I⁴-ching¹).

Words formed from I Ching

Questions about I Ching

What does I Ching mean?
I Ching means a Chinese classic text describing an ancient system of cosmology and philosophy which is at the heart of traditional Chinese cultural beliefs.
What is I Ching in Vietnamese?
I Ching in Vietnamese is Kinh Dịch. See I Ching meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is I Ching?
I Ching is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce I Ching?
I Ching is pronounced /ˌiː ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/.

Words near I Ching in the dictionary

  1. I can't hear you over the sound of
  2. I can't lie
  3. I can't remember the last time
  4. I can't swim
  5. I can't thank you enough
  6. I Ching
  7. I choose violence
  8. I could eat a brick
  9. I could eat a horse
  10. I couldn't have said it better myself
  11. I couldn't of said it better myself

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