乾 · Zhang Zhi
乾 (qián, 2nd tone) is, in Xu Shen, upward motion itself: 上出也。从乙。乙，物之達也 — ‘to emerge upward; from 乙; 乙 is things breaking through.’ Its grand second sense is the first hexagram: 乾, the Qian trigram, heaven, the creative. Cheng Yi says ‘以性情謂之 $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart