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2. Chinese numismatic charm - Wikipedia

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   Another hypothesis on why star, moon, cloud and dragon symbols appeared on Chinese cash coins is that they represent yin and yang and the wu xing – a fundamental belief of the time – and specifically the element of water (水). The Hanzi character for a "water spring" (泉) also meant "coin" in ancient China. In Chinese mythology, the moon ...

3. I Ching divination - Wikipedia

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   In case the second throw yields both tails (T, T), then the yin is changing. If any of the two coins lands on H (either H, T, or T, H, or H, H) at second throw then the yin is unchanging. The modified two-coin method yields old yang (changing) 3/16 of the times. Unchanging yang 5/16 times, and unchanging yin 7/16. The remaining 1/16 outcomes is ...

4. Yin and yang - Wikipedia

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   Yin and yang (English: / j ɪ n /, / j æ ŋ /), also yinyang [1] [2] or yin-yang, [3] [2] is a concept that originated in Chinese philosophy, describing an opposite but interconnected, self-perpetuating cycle. Yin and yang can be thought of as complementary and at the same time opposing forces that interact to form a dynamic system in which ...

5. Zhouyuan Tongbao - Wikipedia

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   Therefore, it is said that the moon (crescent) patterns found on Zhouyuan Tongbao cash coins are closely related to the five elements, yin and yang, new life, and the beginning of the day (further reading: "Han dynasty coinage § "Yin Yang" and the "Five Elements" as the basis for Star, Moon, Cloud, and Dragon symbols on ancient Chinese coins ...

6. Fuhonsen - Wikipedia

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   These represent the yin and yang of Wuxing, and are thought to represent the symbols of heaven and earth. [2] An inscribed character "夲" on the coin is considered to be an ancient variant of "book" font. [2] The name Fuhon (富本) is derived from the Yiwen Leiju (芸文類聚) where its referred to as Dongguan Hanji (富民之本在於食貨).

7. Bagua - Wikipedia

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   Bagua is a group of trigrams—composed of three lines, each either "broken" or "unbroken", which represent yin and yang, respectively. [1] Each line having two possible states allows for a total of 2 3 = 8 trigrams, whose early enumeration and characterization in China has had an effect on the history of Chinese philosophy and cosmology .

8. Coinage shapes - Wikipedia

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   Yin Yang: Fiji has issued some Yin Yang shaped coins. [79] Arc (section of a circle with a hole): China started to issue a series of arc-shaped coins in the year 2000. [80] Heart: Several countries have issued non-circulating heart shaped coins, like China, Cook Islands and Poland. [81] Maps: Nauru has issued some non-circulating map shaped coins.

9. Jiaobei - Wikipedia

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   Moon blocks or jiaobei (also written as jiao bei etc. variants; Chinese: 筊杯 or 珓杯; pinyin: jiǎo bēi; Jyutping: gaau2 bui1), also poe (from Chinese: 桮; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poe; as used in the term "poe divination"), are wooden divination tools originating from China, which are used in pairs and thrown to seek divine guidance in the form of a yes or no question.