TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
卦
卦 ＝ 卜 ＋ 圭
ㄍㄨㄚˋ · guà
noun — a divinatory symbol, a trigram or hexagram
字源 FORM — what the parts do
卜義the crack of divination
圭聲guī — gives the sound
FTguī → guà — final and tone shift
The crack of the oracle (卜) read off 圭 (a jade tablet) — the figure that the divination throws up: 八卦、卦象、占卦. 圭 guī carries the sound, shifted to guà.
意 · Meanings
(本義)卦、卦象— a divinatory figure常用
→八卦、占卦— the trigrams; to divine
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
掛＝ 扌 ＋ guàshares the sound part — 掛 takes the hand 扌 for "to hang up"; 卦 takes the oracle 挂guàa variant of 掛 by the same right side — versus 扌 splits the divination figure from the hanging