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Li (The Fire Symbol)
“八卦”之一，画为“”。“离”又为“六十四卦”之一，由两个三画的“离”卦组成，画为“”。在“八卦”系统中，“离”卦的基本象征意义是火，有干燥万物之义。又因火必附着于物而可燃烧，而有附着之义。“离”卦由一个阴爻和两个阳爻组成，属于阴卦，在人伦领域象征女性。“离”卦中的阴爻居于中位，故象征家中诸女中居长幼之间者。
Li (离) is one of the eight trigrams, represented by the diagram . It is also one of the 64 hexagrams and composed of two trigrams like this . Li symbolizes fire, which implies drying up all things. Since fire depends on combustible material to spread, it implies a relationship of dependence. The term is composed of one broken line and two unbroken lines. It is considered a yin trigram and symbolizes the female. The broken line lies in the middle, therefore it stands for the middle daughter of a family.
引例 Citations：
◎离，丽也。（《周易·说卦》）
（离，意为附着。）
Li means dependence. (The Book of Changes)
◎明两作，离。大人以继明照于四方。（《周易·象上》）
（光明重叠而至，是太阳之象。因此居于上位的人不断以明德彰显于四方。）
Just as the sun rises and turns all things bright, so a man in a leading position should constantly extend virtue to all. (The Book of Changes)
