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Definition 2024
卜筮
卜筮
Chinese
| to divine; foretell; turnip | divine by stalk | ||
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simp. and trad. (卜筮) |
卜 | 筮 | |
Verb
卜筮
- to practice divination; to divine
Usage notes
卜筮 involves two different types of divination. The first is 卜 (bǔ), or 龜卜／龟卜 (guībǔ), which involves the use of 龜甲／龟甲 (guījiǎ) or 牛骨 (niúgǔ); the second is 筮 (shì), or 占筮 (zhānshì), which involves the use of 蓍草 (shīcǎo).