易經

See also: 易経, 易经, and 經易

Chinese

		change; easy; simple	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture
trad. (易經)		易	經
simp. (易经)		易	经

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yìjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jik⁶ ging¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yet⁵ gen¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Yi̍t-kîn
• Eastern Min (BUC): Ê-gĭng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): E̍k-keng / Ia̍k-keng / Ia̍h-keng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): iah⁸ gian¹

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁸yiq-cin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yìjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yìjing
    • Wade–Giles: I⁴-ching¹
    • Yale: Yì-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yihjing
    • Palladius: Ицзин (Iczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jik⁶ ging¹
    • Yale: yihk gīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁹ ging¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yig⁶ ging¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚² kɪŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yet⁵ gen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jet̚³² ken³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yi̍t-kîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: id gin´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁶ gin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /it̚⁵ kin²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yi̍t-kîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)id gin´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁶ gin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)it̚⁵ kin²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Ê-gĭng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)iŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: E̍k-keng
    • Tâi-lô: I̍k-king
    • Phofsit Daibuun: egkefng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /iɪk̚⁴⁻³² kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ia̍k-keng
    • Tâi-lô: Ia̍k-king
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iagkefng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iak̚²⁴⁻² kiɪŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ia̍h-keng
    • Tâi-lô: Ia̍h-king
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iaqkefng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kiɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung): /ia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: iah⁸ gian¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ia̍h kiaⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iaʔ⁴⁻² kĩã³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁸yiq-cin
    • MiniDict: yih^入 cin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵hhiq-jin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiɪʔ¹¹ t͡ɕin²³/

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• Middle Chinese: yek keng

Rime
Character	易	經
Reading #	2/2	1/2
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	清 (123)	青 (125)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	羊益切	古靈切
Baxter	yek	keng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jiᴇk̚/	/keŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/jiɛk̚/	/keŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/iæk̚/	/kɛŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jiajk̚/	/kɛjŋ/
Li Rong	/iɛk̚/	/keŋ/
Wang Li	/jĭɛk̚/	/kieŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯ɛk̚/	/kieŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yì	jīng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jik6	ging1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*lek  k-lˤeŋ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*leɡ  keːŋ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	易	經
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yì	jīng
Middle Chinese	‹ yek ›	‹ keng ›
Old Chinese	/*lek/	/*k-lˁeŋ/
English	change; exchange	loom; regulate; norm
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	易	經
Reading #	2/2	1/2
No.	15034	6799
Phonetic component	易	巠
Rime group	錫	耕
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	繹	經
Old Chinese	/*leɡ/	/*keːŋ/
Notes	甲文象斟酒，表易器而賜

Proper noun

易經

1. I Ching (the Book of Changes)

Synonyms

• 周易 (Zhōuyì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (易經):

• → Japanese: 易経(えききょう) (Ekikyō)
• → Korean: 역경(易經) (Yeokgyeong)

Others:

• → English: I Ching, Yi Jing

Japanese

Kanji in this term
易	經
えき Grade: 5	きょう Hyōgaiji
kan’on	goon

Proper noun

易(えき)經(きょう) • (Ekikyō) ^{←えききやう (ekikyau)?}

1. Kyūjitai form of 易経 (Ekikyō): the I Ching

Korean

Hanja in this term
易	經

Proper noun

易經 • (Yeokgyeong) (hangeul 역경)

1. Hanja form^? of 역경 (“I Ching”).