I Ching

UK (also): /ˌaɪ ˈtʃɪŋ/

Definition

Definition of I Ching - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

religion

Rare

ancient Chinese book used for guidance through symbols and wise sayings

Rare

She consulted the I Ching before making her big career decision.
He carried a worn copy of the I Ching in his backpack.
Our philosophy seminar compared the I Ching with Western divination texts.

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Expressions with I

I spy

game where players guess objects by first letter

Let's play I spy on the car ride.

I do

exp.

emphatic assertion used to stress truth or insistence

I do really care about this.

I bet

exp.

used to say you are sure something is true

I bet she'll arrive early.

I can't wait

exp.

feel very excited for something to happen soon

I can't wait for the concert next week!

as far as I am concerned

exp.

in the speaker's personal opinion or view about something

As far as I am concerned, this plan is the best option.

as best I could

adv.

in the best way possible given the circumstances

I completed the project as best I could.

Origin of I Ching

Chinese, yi/ching (change) + jing/ching (classic/book)

Terms with I Ching included in their meaning

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hexagram

mysticism

one of 64 line sets used in I Ching divination

trigram

philosophy

set of three lines in I Ching

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French:Yi Jing, ...
German:I Ging, ...
Italian:I Ching, ...
Spanish:I Ching, ...
Portuguese:I Ching, ...
Chinese:易经, ...
Japanese:易経, ...
Arabic:كتاب صيني قديم للعِرافة والحكمة, ...
Hebrew:אַי צ׳ִינְג, ...
Russian:И цзин, ...
Ukrainian:І-цзин, ...
Hindi:आई चिंग, ...
Bengali:ই চিং, ...
Catalan:I Ching, ...
Czech:I-ťing, ...
Danish:I Ching, ...
Dutch:I Tjing, ...
Greek:Ι Τσινγκ, ...
Hungarian:Ji csing, ...
Khmer:អ៊ីជីង, ...
Korean:주역, ...
Persian:ئی چینگ, ...
Polish:I Ching, ...
Portuguese (BR):I Ching, ...
Romanian:I Ching, ...
Swedish:I Ching, ...
Thai:อี้จิง, ...
Turkish:Değişimler Kitabı, ...
Vietnamese:Kinh Dịch, ...

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Definition of I Ching - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Expressions with I

Origin of I Ching

Terms related to I Ching

Terms with I Ching included in their meaning

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