八卦阵 bāguàzhèn eight-trigram battle array Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 八卦 bāguà Eight Trigrams the eight divinatory symbols from the 易经 yìjīng, representing fundamental principles of reality; later used for fortune-telling and divination阵 陣 zhèn noun battle array The disposition or formation of troops; a battle front or position.