Common Meanings
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gèn艮
One of the eight trigrams in Bagua, representing the mountain.
在八卦中，艮代表山。
In Bagua, Gen represents the mountain.
In ancient times, 'Gèn' (艮) referred to a specific two-hour time slot, often considered to be near midnight, similar to how 'Qián' (乾) also designated a late-night period.
旧时，人们认为乾、艮二时皆是夜深人静的时刻
In ancient times, people considered both the Qian and Gen periods to be late-night, quiet hours.
When pronounced 'gèn', it refers to the northeast direction, as in 'gèn wéi' (northeast point).
村庄位于山的艮角，风景优美。
The village is located in the northeast corner of the mountain, with beautiful scenery.