Some special Chinese characters
Ching
"Ching" means "book". Not just an average book, but an old book containing wise words.
In the character you see on the left side the sign for silk.
The angles on the right depict an underground water stream.
These refer to the ancient process of book making.
I
"I" means "to change", or "easy". The usual translation of "I Ching" is "Book of Change". The two meanings of the word "I" give an idea of what kind of change is meant here: change that occurs almost by itself, no particular effort is involved.
The square with the dash is the character for sun.
Underneath it are four legs. These four legs are also seen
in other characters as the four legs of a horse,
and the four legs of a feline.
This brings up the idea of the movement of the sun through the sky.
The changing of the sun in the sky that occurs by itself, effortless.
About the I Ching: aljd;f
Tao
"Tao" is quite a difficult [begrip]. It literally has two meanings: "to go" and "road". The phylosopical meaning is more complex, meaning something like "the way things go". Since it is a key idea I prefer to see it not translated.
The character
Teh
"Teh" is said to be the quality a man must have to be able to walk the path of Tao. What quality that is is not immediately clear, one has to read and ponder to get an idea.
The character itself gives some clues.
The cross above means ten.
The square devided in three is an eye.
Underneath that is a horizontal line.
This means: ten eyes looked and saw no flaw.
Underneath that is the picture of a heart:
together they mean a righteous heart.
To the left are footsteps;
conduct inspired by a good heart: virtue.
About the Tao Teh Ching: ah;ldjf;laj
Chi
"Chi", T'ai Chi, Wu Chi, T'ai Chi Chuan
Ch'i
"Ch'i", Ch'i KungAbout T'ai Chi Chuan and Ch'i Kung
