Qian (qián); Kun (kūn); Kan (kǎn); Li (lí); Zhen (zhèn); Gen (gèn); Xun (xùn); Dui (duì)
Bagua, found in "The Book of Changes", was created by Fuxi, who used it to "make knots into ropes and make nets." Bagua is a primitive recording and creative application system. "Fuxi is extremely pure and honest, and he makes Yi Bagua." Bagua arises from Tai Chi, Liangyi, and Four Symbols, and "Four Symbols produce Bagua."
In Chinese culture, it is a tool used to deduce the relationship between various things in the world, space and time, just like the "Yin Yang and Five Elements". Each hexagram represents a certain thing. Qian represents heaven, Kun represents earth, Xun (xùn) represents wind, Zhen represents thunder, Kan represents water, Li represents fire, Gen (gèn) represents mountain, and Dui represents lake.
The Bagua is like eight infinite invisible bags, which contain everything in the universe. The Bagua are combined into sixty-four hexagrams, which are used to symbolize various natural and human phenomena. Due to the numerous people and things in today’s society, Bagua refers to the general term for the eight parts surrounding the palm in Chinese medicine.
Extended information:
Bagua is the basis of the Yi-Xue system. The pre-Qin Yi-Xue mainly includes the "Three Yis", namely the Lianshan Yi of the Xia Dynasty, Guizang of the Shang Dynasty, and the Zhou Yi The Zhouyi of the ancient times, and later generations are familiar with the Zhouyi, which is divided into the Yi Jing and the Yi Zhuan.
Bagua represents early Chinese philosophical thought. In addition to divination and Feng Shui, its influence involves traditional Chinese medicine, martial arts, music, mathematics and other aspects.
Innate Bagua diagrams usually appear in conjunction with Tai Chi diagrams. Tai Chi and Wu Chi represent the ultimate ontology "Tao" of traditional Chinese beliefs (Confucianism, Taoism).
Types of Bagua: It is divided into innate Bagua, Zhongtian Bagua and acquired Bagua.
The Five Elements of Bagua: Only the acquired five elements are discussed: Qian and Dui are gold, Kun and Gen are earth, Zhen and Xun are wood, Kan are water, and Li are fire.
Bagua matches the nine palaces: there are innate matches, acquired matches, and Taiyi matches.