太极图说

Traditional form:

太極圖說

Pinyin (reading):

Tàijí Túshuō

Definitions:

• philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤／周敦颐 ( Zhōu Dūnyí), starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes

Characters:

• 太 - very, too much; big; extreme
• 极 - extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole
• 图 - diagram, chart, map, picture; to plan
• 说 - to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid

Traditional characters:

• 太 - very, too much; big; extreme
• 極 - extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole
• 圖 - diagram, chart, map, picture; to plan
• 說 - to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid