English Explanatory Dictionary

King Wen sequence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The oldest surviving arrangement of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching.

Word forms

King Wen sequence the King Wen sequence

Etymology

Traditionally, it is said that 周文王 Zhōu Wén Wáng (King Wen) arranged the hexagrams in this sequence while imprisoned by 商紂王 Shāng Zhòu Wáng in the 12th century BC. However, the true age and authorship are unknown.

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