What does "Xuan" mean in ancient Chinese?

Spin is a word used to describe rotation and rotation in ancient times, and it can also be extended to change and transformation. There is a saying in the Tao Te Ching that "heaven and earth turn, everything grows and never stops", which expresses the ancient people's feelings about the law of natural change. The word Xuan is also widely used in poetry and songs. For example, there is a poem in Li Bai's "Into the Wine", "Oh, let a man with verve travel where he likes, and don't point his golden cup at the moon! Since God has given talents, let them be used! , spin one thousand silver, all back! Boil a sheep, kill a cow, sharpen my appetite, and let me, three hundred bowls, drink for one person! " The unrestrained rotating atmosphere brings poetry to the extreme.

The ancients took the phenomenon of natural rotation as a reference for self-cultivation and thought that everything in the universe had laws to follow, and the way of absorbing natural rotation was helpful to improve their own realm. For example, the Book of Changes says, "Heaven and earth merge and everything changes, Yin and Yang merge and heaven and earth are cool", and the law of rotation and change runs through everything in heaven and earth. Therefore, the ancients often used the symbol of rotation to describe the process of human growth and change in order to achieve the purpose of enlightenment and self-cultivation.

Rotation is a powerful word with a sense of quantity. The ancients applied the rotating energy to various occasions, showing their respect for life and awe of energy. For example, the description of Huilu being taught martial arts by immortals in "The Story of Awakening Marriage" said: "So Miyagi spiraled up and down, with seven doors and eight doors. Chui fook bowed their heads and grimaced, pointing back to the magic. Tap the jade column with both hands and spin it over the hall. Who can look down at the iron shaft and play the strings like rain? " It can be seen that the rotation here gives people a feeling full of divine power, which embodies the worship of power and mystery by culture at that time.