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

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 (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸yiq-cin

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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    易經 / 易经
    譯經 / 译经
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^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁶ gin¹
  - Sinological IPA: /it̚⁵ kin²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yi̍t-kîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)id gin^ˊ
  - 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
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸yiq-cin
  - MiniDict: yih^入 cin
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵hhiq-jin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiɪʔ¹¹ t͡ɕin²³/

Middle Chinese: yek keng

Rime
Character	易	經
Reading #	2/2	1/2
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	昔 (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/
Bernhard 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

I Ching (the Book of Changes)

Synonyms

周易 (Zhōuyì)

Coordinate terms

四書五經／四书五经 (Sìshūwǔjīng, “Four Books and Five Classics”)

四書／四书 (Sìshū, “Four Books”)

大學／大学 (Dàxué, “Great Learning”)
中庸 (Zhōngyōng, “Doctrine of the Mean”)
論語／论语 (Lúnyǔ, “Analects”)
孟子 (Mèngzǐ, “Mencius”)

五經／五经 (Wǔjīng, “Five Classics”)

詩經／诗经 (Shījīng, “Classic of Poetry”)
書經／书经 (Shūjīng, “Book of Documents”)
禮記／礼记 (Lǐjì, “Book of Rites”)
易經／易经 (Yìjīng, “I Ching”)
春秋 (Chūnqiū, “Spring and Autumn Annals”)

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
→ Vietnamese: Kinh Dịch (calque)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
易	經
えき Grade: 5	きょう Hyōgai
kan'on	goon

For pronunciation and definitions of 易經 – see the following entry.

【易経えききょう】

[proper noun] the I Ching

(This term, 易經, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
易	經

Proper noun

易經 • (Yeokgyeong) (hangeul 역경)

hanja form^? of 역경 (“I Ching”)

Coordinate terms

사서오경 (四書五經, Saseoogyeong, “Four Books and Five Classics”)

사서 (四書, Saseo, “Four Books”)

대학 (大學, Daehak, “Great Learning”)
중용 (中庸, Jung'yong, “Doctrine of the Mean”)
논어 (論語, Noneo, “Analects”)
맹자 (孟子, Maengja, “Mencius”)

오경 (五經, Ogyeong, “Five Classics”)

시경 (詩經, Sigyeong, “Classic of Poetry”)
서경 (書經, Seogyeong, “Book of Documents”)
예기 (禮記, Yegi, “Book of Rites”)
역경 (易經, Yeokgyeong, “I Ching”)
춘추 (春秋, Chunchu, “Spring and Autumn Annals”)