卦 (gwaa3 | gua4) : divinatory symbols

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卦

gwaa3

gua4

[1] divinatory symbols; one of the Eight Trigrams in the Book of Changes
[2] fortune-telling; divination; horoscope

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 卜 (#25)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

卦

Don't confuse with:
封

This word has been viewed 5244 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Sep 2009 05:32

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八卦 baat3 gwaa3 ba1 gua4 = the eight trigrams; gossip

八卦週刊 baat3 gwaa3 zau1 hon1 ba1 gua4 zhou1 kan1 = a muckraking weekly

八卦雜誌 baat3 gwaa3 zaap6 zi3 ba1 gua4 za2 zhi4 = a gossip magazine

卦命先生 gwaa3 meng6 sin1 saang1 = [n] a fortune teller

八卦公 baat3 gwaa3 gung1 ba1 gua4 gong1 = man who gossips

八卦妹 baat3 gwaa3 mui6*1 ba1 gua4 mei4 = a woman who gossips

八卦婆 baat3 gwaa3 po4*2 ba1 gua4 po2 = a (old) woman who gossips; a bitch

諸事八卦 zyu1 si6 baat3 gwaa3 zhu1 shi4 ba1 gua4 = nosey; busybody

占卦先生 zim1 gwaa3 sin1 saang1 = a fortune teller

占卦 zim1 gwaa3 = divination

卦辭 gwaa3 ci4 gua4 ci2 = hexagram statement

卦義 gwaa3 ji6 gua4 yi4 = interpretation of the divinatory trigrams

八卦佬 baat3 gwaa3 lou2 = a gossip (male) 粵

八卦新聞 baat3 gwaa3 san1 man4 ba1 gua4 xin1 wen2 = gossip news

變卦 bin3 gwaa3 bian4 gua4 = to change one's mind / to go back on one's word

八卦掌 baat3 gwaa3 zoeng2 ba1 gua4 zhang3 = Baguazhang

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 卦
Unicode code for this character: U+5366 (off-site link)

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