The Emergence Machine

Guanxi

abstract · Sociology · Level 11 · E11

E11Organizations

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Guanxi emerges from relationship and requires trust, reciprocity, and society.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “social connections” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
关系
Origin language
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Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0GuanxiTrustBeliefCultureReciprocityEmotionSocietyThought… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesGuanxiL11ReciprocityL9TrustL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Reciprocity L9 (requires)
    Understanding reciprocity is foundational to guanxi.
  • Trust L10 (requires)
    Understanding trust is foundational to guanxi.