The Book of Changes. A woman's chastity is not a word, but ten years is a word

Pregnant.

I am on the first floor. I was in a hurry after get off work yesterday and did not answer carefully. I will add something today.

This is indeed controversial. First of all, there is this note in the Kangxi Dictionary: "The word "Xu Marriage" is also used for women. In "Yi Tun Gua", the word "Zhen" for women is not used, and the word "Zhen" is used for ten years."

The dictionary also says "(4) Pregnancy, a woman with a fetus in her body [be pregnant] is not a character, and ten years is a character. - "Yi Tun""

This It has been controversial for a long time, but now Yi scholars have basically formed a consensus that it is "pregnancy". Why? There are several main aspects.

1. It is determined by the nature of the Book of Changes - divination, And form a stage of perfection and thoughtfulness in the Spring and Autumn Period.

2. The original meaning of the word is breast.

3. The meaning of marriage appeared later. It should have started relatively early in the Qin and Han dynasties.

For more information, please refer to the relevant discussion in the Book of Changes.