Book-of-changes
I Ching.
an ancient Chinese book of divination, in which 64 pairs of trigrams are shown with various interpretations.
noun
another name for the I Ching
noun
an ancient Chinese book of divination and a source of Confucian and Taoist philosophy. Answers to questions and advice may be obtained by referring to the text accompanying one of 64 hexagrams, selected at random Also called Book of Changes
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