Taixuanjing

Tai·xuan·jing
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proper noun

A Chinese divinatory text composed by the Confucian writer Yang Xiong (53 BCE-18 CE), similar to and inspired by the I Ching, and having 81 ternary tetragrams.

OriginMandarin 太玄經 /太玄经 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A Chinese divinatory text composed by the Confucian writer Yang Xiong (53 BCE-18 CE), similar to and inspired by the I Ching, and having 81 ternary tetragrams.

Origin

  1. Mandarin太玄經 /太玄经
  2. EnglishTaixuanjing

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 太玄經 /太玄经 (Tàixuánjīng, literally “Canon of Supreme Mystery”).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 太玄經 /太玄经
  • 太玄經 /太玄经 (taai³ jyun⁴ ging¹)Chinese divinatory text
Chinese Mandarin 太玄經 /太玄经
  • 太玄經 /太玄经 (Tàixuánjīng)Chinese divinatory text
Finnish Taixuanjing
  • TaixuanjingChinese divinatory text
Japanese 太玄経
  • 太玄経 (taigenkyō)Chinese divinatory text
Korean 태현경
  • 태현경 (taehyeon'gyeong)Chinese divinatory text
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Taixuanjing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taixuanjing

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“Taixuanjing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taixuanjing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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