形而上

What Is Above Form / The Metaphysical

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无形或未成形质通常被称为有形事物的基础。“形而上”这个术语来自《周易》•与“形而下”相比，“形而上”是指形体，“形而上”是指在形体出现之前，即无形者。这种看不见的人被称为“道”。

The term means what is formless or has no formal substance yet. It generally indicates the basis of physical things. The term "what is above form" comes from "The Book of Changes" and is used as the opposite of "what is under form." "Form" indicates physical shape. "What is above form" refers to the state before a physical shape emerges, namely, formlessness. That which is formless is called "Dao."

引例 Citation：

◎形而上者称之道，形而下者称之器。•系辞上》）

未成形质者称为“道”，已成形质者称为“器”。

What is above form is called Dao, and what is under form is called "an object." (The Book of Changes)