| 太极图说 |
Tài jí Tú shuō |
philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦颐, starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes |
| 太 |
tài |
highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely |
| 太极 |
Tài jí |
the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology |
| 太极图 |
Tài jí tú |
diagram of cosmological scheme / Yin-Yang symbol ☯ |
| 极 |
jí |
extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top |
| 图 |
tú |
diagram / picture / drawing / chart / map / CL:张 / to plan / to scheme / to attempt / to pursue / to seek |
| 说 |
shuì |
to persuade |
| 说 |
shuō |
to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine |
| 说 |
shuō |
variant of 说 |