易 - I Ching

八卦指代最基本的自然现象，包含阴阳五行体系。

八卦不足以分析物体之间的关系，于是华夏文明使用两个卦象叠加表示一种基本关系，一卦代表分析主体，一卦代表外部事物。这就是所谓的“六十四卦”。

六十四卦可以描述事物关系；
六十四卦由八卦组成，八卦本身由洛书而来，带有时空特性。

使用六十四卦组合，可以构建动态的世界模型。

动态的，是“易”的，这是“易”的第一层含义，世界常“易”；
完备的世界模型永恒不变，是“不易”的，这是“易”的第二层含义，“易而不易”；
使用这套模型可以改变世界，这是“易”的第三层含义，“不易而易”。

In Chinese civilization, the concept of the "Eight Trigrams" represents the most basic natural phenomena, including the system of yin and yang and the five elements. The Eight Trigrams are not sufficient to analyze the relationships between objects, so Chinese civilization uses two Trigram combinations to represent a basic relationship, with one Trigram representing the main subject and the other representing external things. This is known as the "Sixty-Four Hexagrams."

The Sixty-Four Hexagrams can describe the relationships between things,
The Sixty-Four Hexagrams are composed of the Eight Trigrams, which originated from the "Luo Shu" and have a characteristic of time and space.

The use of the Sixty-Four Hexagrams allows for the construction of a dynamic world model.

Dynamic, meaning "changeable", this is the first level of meaning of "Yi", the world is always changing;
A complete world model is eternal and unchanging, meaning "unchangeable", this is the second level of meaning of "Yi", "changeable yet unchangeable";
Using this model can change the world, this is the third level of meaning of "Yi", "unchangeable yet changeable."

周易 - I Ching (Zhou Yi)

本书研究《周易》，周易是一套六十四卦模型，由先天八卦和后天八卦综合而成，描述事物关系，阐述事物发展规律。

周易一共六十四卦，每卦有四个组成部分。即卦画、卦名、卦辞、爻辞；
每卦由两个八卦组合而成，上面的卦象被称作“外卦”，下面的卦象被称作“内卦”；
周易外卦取自先天八卦；
周易内卦取自后天八卦；
周易每卦有六个爻组成，从最下面开始，往上依次是，初爻、二爻、三爻、四爻、五爻、上爻；
周易中每爻都有“阴阳”，
阴爻取数“六”，因为六是九宫十进制中阴数最居中的，地之最中；
阳爻取数“九”，因为九是九宫中阳数中最大的，天之最高。

The book studies the "Book of Changes" (Zhou Yi, I Ching), which is a 64-gua (64 Hexagrams) model that is composed of both Primordial and Derived Trigrams, describing the relationships between things and the laws of their development.

The "Book of Changes" has a total of 64 gua, each gua has four components, namely the gua pattern, the gua name, the gua text, and the yao text.
Each gua is composed of two gua combinations, the upper gua is known as the "external gua" and the lower gua is known as the "internal gua".
The external gua in the "Book of Changes" is taken from the Primordial Trigrams.
The internal gua in the "Book of Changes" is taken from the Derived Trigrams.
Each gua in the "Book of Changes" has six yao, starting from the bottom, they are: the first yao, the second yao, the third yao, the fourth yao, the fifth yao and the top yao.
In the "Book of Changes," each yao has "yin and yang".
The yin yao takes the number "six" because six is the most central yin number in the nine-palace decimal system and the most central on earth.
The yang yao takes the number "nine" because nine is the largest yang number in the nine-palace decimal system and the highest in the sky.

其他版本 - Other Versions

传说，《周易》之前，还有《夏易》、《商易》两套易。因此合理猜测，

《周易》应该在《夏易》、《商易》基础上发展开来，更进一步。

传说，《周易》之外，还有《连山》、《归藏》两套易。因此猜测，

《连山易》，可能是由两个先天八卦组合而成的六十四卦系统，先天八卦是静态的，阐述天地万物的体系，不动如山，命名为“连山”；
《归藏易》，可能是由两个后天八卦组合而成的六十四卦系统，后天八卦是动态的，阐述人与人之间的关系模型。主易的人不沾人事，命名为“归藏”。

可惜，《连山》、《归藏》已失传。

According to legend, there were also the "Xia Yi" and "Shang Yi" before the "Book of Changes". Therefore, it is reasonably assumed that the "Book of Changes" developed from the "Xia Yi" and "Shang Yi" and went further.

According to legend, there were also the "Lian Shan Yi" and "Gui Cang Yi" outside the "Book of Changes". Therefore, it is speculated that

the "Lian Shan Yi" may be a 64-gua system composed of two Primordial Trigrams, which are static and describe the system of all things in the world, not involved in human affairs, named "Lian Shan";
while the "Gui Cang Yi" may be a 64-gua system composed of two Derived Trigrams, which are dynamic, describing the relationship model between people, not involved in human affairs, named "Gui Cang".

Unfortunately, "Lian Shan" and "Gui Cang" have been lost.

以下行文，除特别声明，都以《周易》为准，不再赘述。

The following chapters and text, unless otherwise stated, will be based on the "Book of Changes" (Zhou Yi) as the standard, and will not be repeated.

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易 - I Ching

八卦指代最基本的自然现象，包含阴阳五行体系。

六十四卦可以描述事物关系；
六十四卦由八卦组成，八卦本身由洛书而来，带有时空特性。

使用六十四卦组合，可以构建动态的世界模型。

动态的，是“易”的，这是“易”的第一层含义，世界常“易”；
完备的世界模型永恒不变，是“不易”的，这是“易”的第二层含义，“易而不易”；
使用这套模型可以改变世界，这是“易”的第三层含义，“不易而易”。

The Sixty-Four Hexagrams can describe the relationships between things,
The Sixty-Four Hexagrams are composed of the Eight Trigrams, which originated from the "Luo Shu" and have a characteristic of time and space.

The use of the Sixty-Four Hexagrams allows for the construction of a dynamic world model.

Dynamic, meaning "changeable", this is the first level of meaning of "Yi", the world is always changing;
A complete world model is eternal and unchanging, meaning "unchangeable", this is the second level of meaning of "Yi", "changeable yet unchangeable";
Using this model can change the world, this is the third level of meaning of "Yi", "unchangeable yet changeable."

周易 - I Ching (Zhou Yi)

本书研究《周易》，周易是一套六十四卦模型，由先天八卦和后天八卦综合而成，描述事物关系，阐述事物发展规律。

周易一共六十四卦，每卦有四个组成部分。即卦画、卦名、卦辞、爻辞；
每卦由两个八卦组合而成，上面的卦象被称作“外卦”，下面的卦象被称作“内卦”；
周易外卦取自先天八卦；
周易内卦取自后天八卦；
周易每卦有六个爻组成，从最下面开始，往上依次是，初爻、二爻、三爻、四爻、五爻、上爻；
周易中每爻都有“阴阳”，
阴爻取数“六”，因为六是九宫十进制中阴数最居中的，地之最中；
阳爻取数“九”，因为九是九宫中阳数中最大的，天之最高。

The "Book of Changes" has a total of 64 gua, each gua has four components, namely the gua pattern, the gua name, the gua text, and the yao text.
Each gua is composed of two gua combinations, the upper gua is known as the "external gua" and the lower gua is known as the "internal gua".
The external gua in the "Book of Changes" is taken from the Primordial Trigrams.
The internal gua in the "Book of Changes" is taken from the Derived Trigrams.
Each gua in the "Book of Changes" has six yao, starting from the bottom, they are: the first yao, the second yao, the third yao, the fourth yao, the fifth yao and the top yao.
In the "Book of Changes," each yao has "yin and yang".
The yin yao takes the number "six" because six is the most central yin number in the nine-palace decimal system and the most central on earth.
The yang yao takes the number "nine" because nine is the largest yang number in the nine-palace decimal system and the highest in the sky.

其他版本 - Other Versions

传说，《周易》之前，还有《夏易》、《商易》两套易。因此合理猜测，

《周易》应该在《夏易》、《商易》基础上发展开来，更进一步。

传说，《周易》之外，还有《连山》、《归藏》两套易。因此猜测，

《连山易》，可能是由两个先天八卦组合而成的六十四卦系统，先天八卦是静态的，阐述天地万物的体系，不动如山，命名为“连山”；
《归藏易》，可能是由两个后天八卦组合而成的六十四卦系统，后天八卦是动态的，阐述人与人之间的关系模型。主易的人不沾人事，命名为“归藏”。

可惜，《连山》、《归藏》已失传。

According to legend, there were also the "Lian Shan Yi" and "Gui Cang Yi" outside the "Book of Changes". Therefore, it is speculated that

the "Lian Shan Yi" may be a 64-gua system composed of two Primordial Trigrams, which are static and describe the system of all things in the world, not involved in human affairs, named "Lian Shan";
while the "Gui Cang Yi" may be a 64-gua system composed of two Derived Trigrams, which are dynamic, describing the relationship model between people, not involved in human affairs, named "Gui Cang".

Unfortunately, "Lian Shan" and "Gui Cang" have been lost.

以下行文，除特别声明，都以《周易》为准，不再赘述。

The following chapters and text, unless otherwise stated, will be based on the "Book of Changes" (Zhou Yi) as the standard, and will not be repeated.

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