卦(guà)

HSK 7-98 strokes

divinatory diagram

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Character information

Pinyin
guà
Meaning
divinatory diagram; one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经; one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易经
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 卦 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰圭卜

In this compound, the meaning comes from 卜 (divination); 圭 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

圭guī卜bǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 卦 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 卦

Common words using 卦 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bā八guà卦
HSK 7-9

the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经; goss…

Open 八卦 page →
bǔ卜guà卦

to divine using the eight trigrams

Open 卜卦 page →
guà卦yì义

interpretation of the divinatory trigrams

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bā八guà卦zhǎng掌

baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)

Open 八卦掌 page →
suàn算guà卦

fortune telling

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biàn变guà卦

to change one's mind

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 卦’s common words

八卜义掌算变

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