蓍 — Chinese character

蓍

shī

yarrow, milfoil; a plant used in divination

Pinyin: shī
Radical: 140 ⾋ (Grass)
Strokes: 14
Components: 艹耆
Formation: pictophonetic — plant; meaning component 艹; sound component 耆
Japanese: 蓍 as a kanji

English words written with 蓍

yarrow

蓍 in the Chinese classics

Occurrences: Doctrine of the Mean 1

The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 25

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