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

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易經 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
易經 (Classical)
易經 (Cantonese)
E̍k-keng (bûn-su) (Southern Min)
周易 (Wu)
I Ching (English)

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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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)

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

Proper noun

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

Kyūjitai form of 易経 (Ekikyō): the I Ching

Korean

Hanja in this term
易	經

Proper noun

易經 • (Yeokgyeong) (hangeul 역경)

hanja form^? of 역경 (“I Ching”)