筮 — Chinese character

筮

shì

divination using the stalks of plants; divining rod

Pinyin: shì
Radical: 118 ⽵ (Bamboo)
Strokes: 13
Components: 巫
Formation: pictophonetic — divining rod; meaning component 巫; sound component ⺮
Japanese: 筮 as a kanji

Common words with 筮

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
卜筮	bǔ shì	divination

English words written with 筮

divination

筮 in the Chinese classics

Occurrences: I Ching 2 · Zhuangzi 1

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