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The Book of Changes, or Changes of Zhou, has been hailed as the first of the six Confucius classics. Yi (changes) contains three meanings: bu yi (no changes), bian yi (changes that make a difference), and jian yi (simple and easy changes). The contents are divided into two parts: Yijing and Yizhuan. Yijing consists of 64 gua (hexagrams, each composed of six horizontal lines), 384 yao (whole and broken linear symbols), along with explanations of hexagrams and linear symbols. Yizhuan, also called shi yi (Ten wings), contains a collection of ...