entries → 八卦
TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
八卦 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
八卦 ＝ 八 ＋ 卦
ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ · bāguà
noun — the Eight Trigrams (of the I Ching); gossip, gossipy

字源 FORM — what the parts do

八eight (八個)bā
卦a divinatory trigram (卦象)guà
八卦，八個的八，卦象的卦。
意 · Meanings
(本義)八個卦象— the Eight Trigrams of the I Ching常用
→流言、愛打聽— gossip; nosy, gossipy常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
卦象guàxiànga trigram figure — the same 卦謠言yáoyána rumor — the gossip sense