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Meaning of 筮

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Pinyin: shì
English Definition: divine by stalk
Chinese Definition:
①古代用蓍草占卦:“龟为卜,策为筮”。筮仕(古人将出外做官,先占卦问吉凶。后称初次做官为“筮仕”)。
Total strokes: 13; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (divining rod) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
    • [ ] wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman
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Example Words
卜筮 shì divination
More:筮* | *筮 | *筮*
Example Sentences
1
YiLin is used for divination and the author is good at saying calamity and abnormal phenomena.
2
It is necessary for us to understand Divination in "Zhouyi" with afresh sight and try to dig its aesthetics worthiness.
3
The Shaman's auguries and visions help guide the people and ministers to live more fulfilling lives.
4
Yi Jing is a book for divination, so use large divination term is a language characteristic.
5
The images of hexagrams constitute not only the foundation for us to comprehend the hexagram and line's texts but also the basis in divination in the Spring and Autumn period.